The US has transferred thousands of detainees linked to the group from Syria to Iraq. When US President Donald Trump, during his first term in office, declared that ISIL (ISIS) had been defeated, many of the group’s fighters and their families were locked up in northeastern Syria. They stayed there, in prisons and camps, until … Read more
The army has made significant territorial gains after intense battles with the SDF. It all started in Aleppo, and now the fighting has expanded to the northeastern parts of Syria. The army says it has made major advances there, seizing areas previously under the control of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF). Recommended Stories list … Read more
Published On 17 Jan 202617 Jan 2026 Click here to share on social media share2 Share The Syrian military says it is advancing to secure territories formerly controlled by the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in Aleppo governorate. On Saturday, government troops entered Deir Hafer, approximately 50km (30 miles) east of Aleppo city, following the … Read more
NewsFeed The Syrian army has declared a rural area east of Aleppo a “closed military zone” amid fears of renewed clashes with the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces. A military source said the SDF destroyed three bridges connecting areas it controls with government-controlled areas. Al Jazeera’s Zein Basravi has the latest from Aleppo. Published On 13 … Read more
Published On 12 Jan 202612 Jan 2026 Click here to share on social media share2 Share Residents of a Kurdish neighbourhood in Syria’s second-largest city, Aleppo, have passed through government checkpoints to find blackened walls, burned-out vehicles and debris-strewn streets. They returned home on Sunday after days of deadly clashes. The fighting, which erupted in … Read more
Alawite protesters confront government supporters in coastal cities. Syria’s new leader has been trying to stabilise his country and reintegrate it globally since he took office in January. But outbreaks of sectarian violence are threatening President Ahmed al-Sharaa’s efforts to rebuild the country after 14 years of civil war. Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend … Read more
Renewed fighting between army and SDF highlights volatility. As the year comes to an end, a deal between the Syrian government and the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces was expected to come into force. Instead, fighting has erupted between the two sides in the northern city of Aleppo. They later agreed to stop the fighting, while … Read more
NewsFeed At least two people have been killed in clashes in Aleppo between Syrian government forces and the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) that control the country’s northeast. Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa signed a deal in March with the SDF to integrate the group into the country’s state institutions by the end of this year. … Read more
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
With the fallout from the war in Syria as a backdrop, director Nour Alkheder longs for her father through memories, imagination and the fragments of a life uprooted by conflict. As Alkheder reflects on what was lost and what remains, she confronts the emotional weight of nostalgia and the love that binds her to her … Read more