Syria Conflict
Moscow says Russia, Iran, Turkiye in "close contact" over situation.
Updated 05 Dec, 2024 09:32am
UN decries attacks on civilians; Iraqi PM says won’t remain a spectator in Syria; Erdogan discusses Syria conflict with Putin.
Updated 04 Dec, 2024 09:47am
Russian planes bomb positions of anti-Damascus fighters.
Updated 03 Dec, 2024 10:25am
French president arrives in Saudi Arabia for state visit.
Updated 03 Dec, 2024 10:19am
Rebels take Aleppo city; Iran, Russia supporting Assad regime in Damascus.
Published 02 Dec, 2024 08:49pm
Iran's FM lands in Turkiye after meeting Syrian president in Damascus; strikes kill 21 in Aleppo, Idlib.
Published 02 Dec, 2024 02:35pm
Abu Mohammad al-Jolani believed to be present in HTS central headquarters; Iran, Jordan voice support to Syria; UN calls for political solution.
Updated 02 Dec, 2024 10:22am
If Al Qaeda’s ideological allies establish a strong foothold in Syria, it will fuel transnational terrorism.
Updated 02 Dec, 2024 04:32pm
The rebel offensive has upended a fragile balance.
Published 02 Dec, 2024 05:38am
Fierce fighting leaves over 250 dead in three days; Syrian and Russian jets carry out strikes in Idlib.
Updated 30 Nov, 2024 09:57am
Iranian general killed during clashes; death toll “in battles ongoing for the past 24 hours has risen to 132".
Updated 29 Nov, 2024 09:16am
Deceased comprise pro-Iran group members, including Syrian and foreigner fighters, says war monitoring body.
Published 04 Jun, 2024 06:54am
Incident comes days after Israeli air strikes killed 52 people, including 38 soldiers, 7 Hezbollah members.
Published 01 Apr, 2024 07:05am
Damascus says civilians, soldiers among those killed.
Updated 30 Mar, 2024 10:23am
A US military official, requesting anonymity, says the “US did not conduct any defensive strikes overnight”.
Published 31 Dec, 2023 07:06am
Deceased identified as father, mother and three of their children.
Published 27 Dec, 2023 07:26am
“Regime forces committed a massacre by directly targeting residential areas in Aleppo province,” says war monitor.
Published 18 Dec, 2023 07:12am
Flights being diverted to Aleppo, Latakia airports.
Updated 27 Nov, 2023 11:26am
Air aggression targets number of military positions.
Updated 26 Oct, 2023 09:20am
Deir Ezzor Military Council is led by Ahmad al-Khabil also known as Abu Khawla who is under arrest.
Published 30 Aug, 2023 07:20am
Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Lebanon, Egypt and the Arab League’s secretary general will form a ministerial contact group to liaise with Syrian government.
Updated 07 May, 2023 11:38pm
Raisi's visit is first by an Iranian president to Syria since war broke out, and comes as regional capitals are re-engaging with internationally isolated govt in Damascus.
Published 03 May, 2023 08:42pm
Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says Israeli missiles targeted “the Aleppo international airport area and the Nayrab military airfield area”.
Published 02 May, 2023 08:39pm
Saudi Arabia severed ties with Assad's govt in 2012 and Riyadh had long openly championed the Syrian president's ouster.
Published 18 Apr, 2023 07:57pm
Biden says US “does not seek conflict with Iran, but is prepared to act forcefully to protect our people”.
Published 26 Mar, 2023 07:01am
“Armed men likely affiliated with IS cells targeted truffle hunters in the desert southeast of Aleppo," says Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.
Updated 12 Mar, 2023 08:30am
“The Turkish Armed Forces needs just a few days to become almost fully ready,” says official.
Updated 29 Nov, 2022 11:11am
“With the security (zone) ... we are also protecting the rights of millions of women and children,” he says.
Updated 26 Nov, 2022 09:57am
Since Sunday, Turkiye has carried out air strikes against the semi-autonomous Kurdish zones in north and north-eastern Syria.
Updated 26 Nov, 2022 09:59am
Threat comes after cross-border air strikes on Kurdish positions in Syria and Iraq and deadly fire on Turkey.
Updated 22 Nov, 2022 09:23am
