Syria civil war

Kurdish commander calls on US to 'intervene forcefully' in Syria clashes

The head of the YPG warned that only the US or its coalition partners can halt Syria’s advance into Kurdish-held territory, as government forces seize key towns and energy sites.

Members of the Kurdish Internal Security Forces known as "Asayish", and residents rally during a demonstration against the attacks by the Syrian government forces and in support of Kurdish fighters in Qamishli, the main Kurdish city in the country's northeast on January 18, 2026.
A member of the internal security forces stands watch at a checkpoint in the village of Al-Mazra'a while vehicles pass by, after days of violence in the Sweida province sparked by clashes between Bedouin fighters and Druze factions, in Sweida province, Syria, July 21, 2025.

Nearly 100 people abducted or disappeared in Syria since January, says UN

U.S. military vehicles drive in Hasaka, Syria December 6, 2024.

Senior ISIS member killed in US military operation in Syria, official says

 Syria's de facto leader Ahmed al-Sharaa, also known as Abu Mohammed al-Golani, speaks to the media during a meeting with Qatar's Minister of State Mohammed bin Abdulaziz Al-Khulaifi, in Damascus, Syria, December 23, 2024.

Syria's Sharaa rejects Kurdish demands for decentralization


Syrian opposition says U.S. cannot afford to leave Syria yet

"Daesh [ISIS] is not finished," said Syria's chief opposition negotiator.

Nasr al-Hariri, Head of the Syrian Negotiation Commission, speaks at a news conference in Brussels

Rouhani tells Assad: Iran ready to aid in Syria's reconstruction

In a letter, Iran's president looks forward to a speedy victory over "terrorism."

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani and Syrian President Bashar al-Assad

Assad steps up efforts to crush last besieged enclaves

Despite Western airstrikes, the Syrian government continued its advance, with Russian and Iranian aid.

Bashar Assad

Joint List slams Erdan for 'incitement' against Odeh

Yusuf Jabreen: US Syria strike is part of an “American attempt to dictate its plans in the region, including Trump’s declaration on Jerusalem.”

Israeli Arab lawmakers from the Joint Arab List (from L to R) Osama Saadi, Ahmed Tibi, Ayman Odeh, Masud Ganaim and Haneen Zoabi stand in front of the Dome of the Rock during a visit to the Temple Mount in Jerusalem's Old City July 28, 2015.

Voices from Syria: 'Looking forward to a Western attack'

On the eve of the US, British and French missile strikes on Syria, opposition activist Abdollah Awad said "Assad is Iran's man."

Civil defense help a man from a shelter in the besieged town of Douma in eastern Ghouta in Damascus, Syria, February 22, 2018.

Russia likely to call U.N. meeting over Syria attack, says lawmaker

The US-led strikes were a response to a suspected chemical weapons attack on the Syrian town of Douma last weekend which killed dozens of civilians.

Syrians wave Russian and Syrian flags during a protest against US-led air strikes in Damascus,Syria April 14,2018

Trump: Decision on Syria will come ‘fairly soon’

Trump and his latest early morning tweet.

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a joint news conference with Latvia's President, Estonia's President and Lithuania's President at the White House, April 3, 2018.

British PM to discuss possible military action in Syria

May said she is ready to join US and France in strikes following chemical weapons attack in Douma.

Britain's Prime Minister, Theresa May, leaves 10 Downing Street, in central London, Britain March 21, 2018.

PM threads the needle between Putin and Trump on Syria

Israel cannot afford to rely totally on the US when it comes to the Syrian conflict or the wider Iranian threat.

Donald Trump (L) and Vladimir Putin (R)

How a secret Russian airlift helps Syria's Assad

Planes pass through a long trail of shadowy hands before being put to use by Iran and Assad in Syria.

A Sukhoi Su-24 fighter jet takes off from the Hmeymim air base near Latakia, Syria, in this handout photograph released by Russia's Defence Ministry