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


Archaeological gem Dura-Europos found to be mirror image of Iraq's Anqa

Strategically located Dura-Europos was a ‘forgotten city’ in Syria and neglected by archaeologists who finally identified Iraq’s Anqa as its near-mirror image.

‘Hand of God in Exodus and the Crossing of the Red Sea,’ wall painting from the Dura-Europas synagogue in Syria

In Syria’s Daraa Governorate, conflict persists despite Assad’s renewed postwar control

Escalating clashes in the cradle of the Syrian uprising challenge Assad’s hold on the region.

 Syrian President Bashar Assad speaks to pro-Kremlin journalist Vladimir Sovolyov, March 2024.

How an anti-ISIS operation in Syria got bogged down in tribal politics - analysis

It is important to look back at how various forces involved in the Syrian turmoil go to this point in order to understand this complex conflict.

 A Coalition convoy of US led international coalition against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) stops to test fire their M2 machine guns and MK19 grenade launcher in the Middle Euphrates River Valley in the Deir ez-Zor province, Syria, November 22, 2018

Druze protests in Syria stokes solidarity in Lebanon, Israel - analysis

The protests in Syria are momentous and come after many years where the minority community has suffered in southern Syria.

 Supporters of Syria's President Bashar al-Assad carry his pictures and flags during a demonstration in the mainly Druze city of Sweida

UN aid set to resume to NW Syria after 'understanding' with Damascus

In July Russia refused to allow UN aid to continue to reach northwest Syria, now that aid is set to resume

 Al-Hol displacement camp, Syria

Syria’s Assad and the Arab League at a crossroads - analysis

Can they move from pushing for stability in Syria to creating real stability in Sudan? Is the region entering a new diplomatic era?

 UAE PRESIDENT Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan bids farewell to Syrian counterpart Bashar Assad, at the Presidential Airport in Abu Dhabi, last month

Did Jordan carry out airstrikes on drug traffickers in Syria? - analysis

Jordan supported Syria's return to the Arab League but at the same time also wants the war-torn country to crack down on the drug trade.

 Fighters from the Free Syrian Army are seen in Yadouda area in Daraa, Syria May 29, 2018.

Arab League readmits Syria as relations with Assad normalize

Syria was suspended from the Arab League in 2011 after cracking down on protests against the regime.

 Saudi Arabia hosts a meeting of foreign ministers from Iraq, Jordan, Egypt and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries to discuss Syria's return to the Arab League in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, April 14, 2023.

Aid convoy successfully reaches rebel-held northwest Syria

After previous attempts to send aid have been blocked, an aid convoy has made it to earthquake-ravaged northwestern Syria.

 Syria earthquake damage

Why is an ex-Syria War jihadist fighting for Ukraine against Russia?

Rustam Azhiev, better known by his nom-de-guerre Abdul Hakim al-Shishani, led Ajnad al-Kavkaz in Syria and now leads Chechen fighters in the Ukrainian Foreign Legion.

 Rustam Azhiev, now leader of Chechen units in the Ukrainian Foreign Legion against Russia, is seen firing an anti-armor weapon in city of Bakhmut in the Donbas.