Israel has carried out further strikes in Syria despite repeated warnings from the Syrian government, reports said on Saturday. Earlier, Israel carried out a second airstrike after the initial one near the presidential palace in Damascus that Syria’s de facto leader called a “dangerous escalation.” The Syrian leadership has said that these repeated violations are … Read more
IN one of the deadliest outbreaks of violence in Syria, over 1,000 people have been killed in clashes between security forces and loyalists of former President Bashar al-Assad. The violence, which erupted on Thursday, saw government-backed gunmen launching “revenge killings” against the Alawite minority sect that had remained loyal to Assad. According to the Syrian … Read more
THE UN Special Envoy for Syria, Geir Pedersen has condemned ongoing Israeli attacks inside Syrian territory and continuing violations in and around the demilitarised zone created as part of a 1974 ceasefire agreement. Pedersen said in a statement on Tuesday that “such actions are unacceptable and risk further destabilizing an already fragile situation, heightening … Read more
A litany of announcements came from Damascus on Wednesday as its de facto leadership aims to maintain power and rebuild Syria from the ground up. The constitution has been suspended, parliament has been dissolved, rebel fighting factions have disbanded, and Syria’s leader, Ahmed al-Sharaa, has been named the interim president, the Military Operations Command announced. Sharaa, formerly … Read more
THE Turkish trade ministry has announced a roadmap to resolve disputes between Turkey and Syria following the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s government last month, which brought bilateral trade to a halt due to a sudden increase in customs duties. Earlier this month, the new Syrian government raised customs duties on Turkish imports by up to 300 percent, aiming to … Read more
Syria‘s new foreign minister said during a visit to Qatar on Sunday that US sanctions are hindering the country’s ability to recover swiftly from years of conflict and called on Washington to lift them. “These sanctions constitute a barrier and an obstacle to the rapid recovery and development of the Syrian people who await services and partnerships from other … Read more
SYRIA’s transitional government has vowed to dissolve and restructure all security agencies of the toppled dictator Bashar al-Assad’s regime accused of mass killings and abuses. Al-Assad, who ruled Syria for more than two decades, fled the country earlier this month as Islamist-led rebels advanced on the capital Damascus during a lighting sweep. The interim … Read more
THREE civilians were killed on Saturday when a Turkish drone struck a car in northeastern Syria. According to the Kurdish-led security force, Turkish forces targeted a car with a drone strike on a road between al-Hawl and Tal Brak in Hasakeh province. A drone attack on a car in northeastern Syria attributed to the Turkish military … Read more
THE UN World Health Organisation (WHO) on Friday launched an appeal to raise $56.4 million over the next six months, echoing deep concerns over the scale of needs and “tremendous hardships” that Syrians still face. Dr Christina Bethke, Acting WHO Representative in Syria, in a statement, warned that displaced communities continue to live in … Read more
The United States has confirmed the death of Abu Yusuf, also known as Mahmud, a key leader of the Islamic State (IS), in a precision airstrike conducted in eastern Syria. The US Central Command (Centcom) stated that the operation also neutralized another IS operative. The strike targeted a region formerly controlled by Syrian regime forces … Read more