Washington has blamed ISIL (ISIS) for the attack and promised retaliation. Three US soldiers have been killed in an attack in Syria’s central city of Palmyra. It is the first known deadly attack on US forces since former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad was deposed last year. Washington has accused the ISIL (ISIS) group of carrying … Read more
What kind of Syria is the new government trying to build? And what challenges is it facing? After nearly 14 years of civil war, Syria is trying to turn the page on its past. It has been a year since Ahmed al-Sharaa’s now-defunct armed group walked into Damascus to little resistance. Bashar al-Assad, whose family … Read more
Elizabeth Tsurkov: Israel’s Syria policy lacking | The Jerusalem Post Jerusalem Post/Middle East Tsurkov: “There is no clear objective for Israel’s presence. What is the long-term goal? What is the long-term vision?” A damaged site, following an Israeli raid on Friday, according to Syrian state media, in Beit Jinn, Syria November 28, 2025. (photo credit: … Read more
Six soldiers hurt in gun battle as IDF detains terror suspects in southern Syria The Times of Israel Israel’s deadly incursion in Syria a ‘war crime’ after 13 killed, Syrian FM says CNN LIVE: Israel strikes Palestine, Lebanon, Syria threatening stability Al Jazeera Thirteen killed in deadliest Israeli raid for months in southern Syria BBC IDF said mulling expanded … Read more
Defence Ministry accuses Kurdish-led SDF of injuring four army personnel and three civilians in rocket attack near Manbij. Syria’s Ministry of Defence has accused the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) of carrying out a rocket attack on a military position in northern Syria, injuring four army personnel and three civilians. In a statement carried by … Read more
Rubio and Lavrov ‘confirmed their mutual desire to find peaceful solutions to conflicts’, Russian Foreign Ministry says. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio have held rare face-to-face talks on the sidelines of the ASEAN meeting in Malaysia, discussing the war in Ukraine, as well as developments in Iran and … Read more
British foreign secretary pledges support for Syria’s new government after talks with interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa. The United Kingdom has announced it is formally restoring diplomatic ties with Syria as British Foreign Secretary David Lammy travelled to the capital Damascus to meet with interim Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa. Al-Sharaa received Lammy on Saturday alongside Syrian … Read more
Israeli officials said there is serious doubt whether new Syrian leader Ahmad al-Sharaa would agree to any peace deal with Israel that did not include a withdrawal from the Golan Heights, which Israel captured during the 1967 Six-Day War and later annexed. The officials said the United States has been informed about the negotiations, which … Read more
Syria’s Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces described the attack as ‘one of the deadliest’ against it in a while. The ISIL (ISIS) group has killed five Kurdish fighters in an attack in eastern Syria’s Deir Az Zor, the group’s news agency has reported, underscoring concerns about its resurgence. Farhad Shami, spokesperson for Syria’s Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic … Read more
Suleiman Khalil was harvesting olives in a Syrian orchard with two friends four months ago, unaware the soil beneath them still hid deadly remnants of war. The trio suddenly noticed a mine lying on the ground. Panicked, Khalil and his friends tried to leave, but he stepped on a hidden mine that exploded. Terrified, his friends … Read more