Syrian Civil War

Syria accuses Hezbollah-linked cells of plotting attacks, signaling break from Assad-era alliance

Damascus is moving against networks it says planned assassinations, bombings, and rocket fire, raising new questions about sovereignty and power after Bashar Assad’s fall.

A worker tears down the pictures of Syria's Bashar al-Assad, former Syrian President Hafez al-Assad, Lebanon's late Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah and Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei at a gas station in Nubl, in rural Aleppo, Syria, December 11, 2024.
The logo of the French building materials maker Lafarge at Lafarge concrete production plant in Pantin near Paris, France, November 3, 2025.

French cement maker Lafarge found guilty of financing jihadists in Syria

Members of the Syrian Civil Defence work to extinguish a fire after shelling amid renewed clashes between the Syrian army and the Syrian Democratic Forces in Aleppo, Syria, January 8, 2026.

Syria says it has taken control of Aleppo's Sheikh Maksoud neighborhood, Kurdish forces deny claims

Security forces affiliated with the Ministry of the Interior stand guard in the Ashrafieh neighbourhood, which they have taken control of, according to the Interior Ministry, following battles with the Syrian Democratic Forces, in Aleppo, Syria, January 9, 2026.

Syrian Army to strike Aleppo as Kurdish forces reject evacuation after ceasefire announcement


Report: Syrian air defence thwarts 'Israeli agression'

Asked about the SANA report, an Israeli military spokeswoman said: "We don't comment on foreign reports."

Missile fire is seen from Damascus, Syria

Building on the hopeful message of ‘all killers are my enemies’

Even in the diaspora most Syrians are conscious that if they will ever return to “Assad’s Syria,” any public association with the “Zionist enemy” could cost them dearly.

ON THE march. A poster of Syrian dictator Bashar Assad who is allied with Russia and Iran.

Building on the hopeful message of ‘all killers are my enemies’

Even in the diaspora most Syrians are conscious that if they will ever return to “Assad’s Syria,” any public association with the “Zionist enemy” could cost them dearly.

ON THE march. A poster of Syrian dictator Bashar Assad who is allied with Russia and Iran.

More than 30,000 displaced in Syria's Idlib in latest offensive

The U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs said an all-out military assault on the last major stronghold of active opposition to President Bashar Assad could set 800,000 to flight.

Yazidi refugees flee for their lives from Islamic State forces near the Syrian border, August 11.

Germany says in talks about possible military role in Syria

Overseas military action remains a sensitive and deeply unpopular topic in Germany, given its Nazi past.

Angela Merkel gestures during a cabinet meeting in Berlin

Russian and Syrian jets pound Idlib province after summit

Russia says it avoids civilians and only targets radical al Qaeda inspired groups.

The aftermath of a Russian warplane shot down by Syrian rebels in Idlib, Syria

Russian and Syrian jets pound Idlib province after summit

Russia says it avoids civilians and only targets radical al Qaeda inspired groups.

The aftermath of a Russian warplane shot down by Syrian rebels in Idlib, Syria

Foreign report: Israel armed Syrian rebels to fight Iran proxy and Isis

According to foreign reports, Israel’s aim in providing weapons and cash to rebel groups in Operation Good Neighbor was to keep troops belonging to Hezbollah and Iran away from Israel’s border.

A Free Syrian Army fighter prays after eating his iftar (breaking fast) meal during the holy month of Ramadan in the rebel-held town of Dael, Syria May 30, 2018.

Who controls what in Syria?

Syria areas of control - map

Syria says Israeli planes target military positions in Syria

An Israeli military spokeswoman declined to comment on the report.

Smoke rises following an explosion on the Syrian side near the Quneitra border crossing between the Golan Heights and Syria, August 29, 2014.