Syria civil war

Main suspect in Syria's Tadamon massacre arrested, ministry says

Amjad Yousef was arrested in the Hama province in western Syria, where he had been hiding since the overthrow of Bashar Assad in 2024.

|ByREUTERS
Amjad Yusuf, main suspect accused of the 2013 Tadamon massacre, April 24, 2026
Members of the Kurdish Internal Security Forces known as "Asayish", and residents rally during a demonstration against the attacks by the Syrian government forces and in support of Kurdish fighters in Qamishli, the main Kurdish city in the country's northeast on January 18, 2026.

Kurdish commander calls on US to 'intervene forcefully' in Syria clashes

The head of the YPG warned that only the US or its coalition partners can halt Syria’s advance into Kurdish-held territory, as government forces seize key towns and energy sites.

|ByREUTERS, JAMES GENN
A member of the internal security forces stands watch at a checkpoint in the village of Al-Mazra'a while vehicles pass by, after days of violence in the Sweida province sparked by clashes between Bedouin fighters and Druze factions, in Sweida province, Syria, July 21, 2025.

Nearly 100 people abducted or disappeared in Syria since January, says UN

The latest number is in addition to the more than 100,000 people who went missing under the ousted President Bashar al-Assad.

|ByREUTERS
U.S. military vehicles drive in Hasaka, Syria December 6, 2024.

Senior ISIS member killed in US military operation in Syria, official says

The raid, only the second done by the US since former President Bashar al-Assad was ousted in December, killed a senior ISIS member who was seen as a candidate to be the leader of ISIS in Syria.

|ByREUTERS

Global donors to seek more than $6 billion for Syrian aid

The majority of aid is likely to go to help the refugees outside Syria and the millions displaced within.

APRIL 23, 2018ByREUTERS
A fighter of Syrian Democratic Forces stands amidst the ruins of buildings near the Clock Square in Raqqa, Syria October 18, 2017.

Syrian opposition says U.S. cannot afford to leave Syria yet

"Daesh [ISIS] is not finished," said Syria's chief opposition negotiator.

APRIL 23, 2018ByREUTERS
Nasr al-Hariri, Head of the Syrian Negotiation Commission, speaks at a news conference in Brussels

Rouhani tells Assad: Iran ready to aid in Syria's reconstruction

In a letter, Iran's president looks forward to a speedy victory over "terrorism."

APRIL 21, 2018BySAMUEL THROPE
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani and Syrian President Bashar al-Assad

Assad steps up efforts to crush last besieged enclaves

Despite Western airstrikes, the Syrian government continued its advance, with Russian and Iranian aid.

APRIL 19, 2018ByREUTERS
Bashar Assad

Joint List slams Erdan for 'incitement' against Odeh

Yusuf Jabreen: US Syria strike is part of an “American attempt to dictate its plans in the region, including Trump’s declaration on Jerusalem.”

APRIL 17, 2018ByBEN LYNFIELD
Israeli Arab lawmakers from the Joint Arab List (from L to R) Osama Saadi, Ahmed Tibi, Ayman Odeh, Masud Ganaim and Haneen Zoabi stand in front of the Dome of the Rock during a visit to the Temple Mount in Jerusalem's Old City July 28, 2015.

Voices from Syria: 'Looking forward to a Western attack'

On the eve of the US, British and French missile strikes on Syria, opposition activist Abdollah Awad said "Assad is Iran's man."

APRIL 14, 2018ByYASSER OKBI/ MAARIV HASHAVUA, REUTERS
Civil defense help a man from a shelter in the besieged town of Douma in eastern Ghouta in Damascus, Syria, February 22, 2018.

Russia likely to call U.N. meeting over Syria attack, says lawmaker

The US-led strikes were a response to a suspected chemical weapons attack on the Syrian town of Douma last weekend which killed dozens of civilians.

APRIL 14, 2018ByREUTERS
Syrians wave Russian and Syrian flags during a protest against US-led air strikes in Damascus,Syria April 14,2018

Trump: Decision on Syria will come ‘fairly soon’

Trump and his latest early morning tweet.

APRIL 12, 2018ByHERB KEINON, REUTERS
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a joint news conference with Latvia's President, Estonia's President and Lithuania's President at the White House, April 3, 2018.

British PM to discuss possible military action in Syria

May said she is ready to join US and France in strikes following chemical weapons attack in Douma.

APRIL 12, 2018ByREUTERS
Britain's Prime Minister, Theresa May, leaves 10 Downing Street, in central London, Britain March 21, 2018.

PM threads the needle between Putin and Trump on Syria

Israel cannot afford to rely totally on the US when it comes to the Syrian conflict or the wider Iranian threat.

APRIL 10, 2018BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
Donald Trump (L) and Vladimir Putin (R)