Syria Conflict
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
“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
War monitor says rocket was fired at makeshift camps for displaced people.
Updated 07 Nov, 2022 09:01am
Tehran says it has deployed forces in Syria at the invitation of Damascus and only as advisers.
Updated 25 Aug, 2022 07:44am
Tuesday’s raids follow overnight clashes between Ankara’s forces and the Kurdish-led SDF, says monitoring group.
Updated 17 Aug, 2022 10:28am
“If Turkiye wants to stand with the world that is already against us, let it be, it won’t change much,” says a protester.
Updated 13 Aug, 2022 10:19am
Express opposition to the "illegal seizure and transfer of oil revenues that should belong to Syria”.
Updated 20 Jul, 2022 08:22am
Wishes the people of Syria and soldiers in the military a happy Eid.
Updated 10 Jul, 2022 12:09pm
Pilgrims were left stranded after the runways of Damascus airport were severely damaged by Israeli air strikes on Friday.
Updated 14 Jun, 2022 08:53am
PIA arranges special flights for evacuation; remaining pilgrims will travel to Iraq.
Updated 13 Jun, 2022 07:48am
Decision comes day after the state doubled the price of bread, the country’s main staple, and increased the price of diesel fuel.
Updated 11 Jul, 2021 09:12pm
Of the recently confirmed fatalities, more than 42,000 are civilians, most of them killed under torture in Syrian regime prisons.
Published 01 Jun, 2021 05:52pm
The Israeli air force carried out more than 18 strikes against multiple targets from the town of Deir Ezzor to the Iraqi border.
Updated 13 Jan, 2021 08:07pm
“The Assad regime has committed horrific crimes time after time ... There must be consequences,” says Dutch FM.
Published 18 Sep, 2020 09:34pm
The fresh round of sanctions on Syria penalise 39 companies and individuals, including Assad and his wife Asma.
Published 17 Jun, 2020 07:30pm
“President Assad issues decree number 143 for year 2020 which relieves the prime minister Imad Muhammad Dib Khamis of his position.”
Updated 12 Jun, 2020 10:34am
It was not immediately clear who carried out the strikes on “a base” controlled by Iranian forces.
Updated 18 May, 2020 09:51am
Team says because of a lack of infrastructure, many could die if "disease strikes before preparation".
Published 23 Apr, 2020 03:50pm
Officials in the government of President Bashar al-Assad have repeatedly denied using chemical weapons.
Published 08 Apr, 2020 09:17pm
UN chief says the worst is yet to come, referring to conflict-hit countries like Syria, Libya and Yemen.
Updated 04 Apr, 2020 07:39am
Monitoring group says at least 384,000 people have been killed, including more than 116,000 civilians.
Updated 16 Mar, 2020 07:44am
Forces will establish a security corridor on either side of the M4 highway.
Updated 14 Mar, 2020 10:51am
The agreement raised hopes of an end to one of the bloodiest phases in the nine-year conflict between Russia and Turkey.
Updated 07 Mar, 2020 10:24am
