Syria: Opposition fighters declare Damascus ‘liberated’, al-Assad ousted

Syria opposition forces have declared that the 24-year rule of President Bashar al-Assad has come to an end, hours after fighters entered the capital, Damascus, following a lightning advance across the country. In a statement broadcast live on Syrian national Read More …

US says it carried out strike against ‘imminent threat’ in Syria

The Pentagon has confirmed that the United States carried out a strike against military assets in eastern Syria after a rocket attack near one of its bases. Pentagon spokesperson Pat Ryder told reporters on Tuesday that the US military struck Read More …

Syria, Russia forces step up air raids in a bid to slow opposition advance

Syrian and Russian jets have intensified air attacks in Idlib city and positions in Aleppo as the government of President Bashar al-Assad tries to slow the advance of opposition fighters. The raids on Monday followed big gains by the opposition Read More …

Syrian military confirms rebels enter Aleppo, says dozens of soldiers killed

The Syrian military said on Saturday that dozens of its troops had been killed during an insurgent attack in northwestern Syria and that rebels had managed to enter large parts of Aleppo city, forcing the army to redeploy. The Syrian Read More …

Syria: Head of Kafr Nan Municipality killed in a car bomb explosion in northern Homs

The head of the Kafr Nan municipality, Mohammad al-Ismail, was martyred today when an explosive device exploded in a van he was driving in the village of Tasnin, in the northern countryside of Homs. A medical source at al-Bassel hospital Read More …

US military says strikes in Syria targeted ‘Iranian backed groups’

The US military has carried out strikes against targets in Syria in what the United States Central Command (CENTCOM) said was a response to recent attacks on US forces by “Iranian-aligned targets” in the country. CENTCOM’s commander General Michael Erik Read More …

Syria: Five seriously injured in mine explosion in Shehba

Five people were seriously injured in a mine explosion in the canton of Afrin-Shehba on Friday. According to security forces, the victims, who belong to the same family, are four adults between the ages of 20 and 50 and a Read More …

Halo calls for emergency £1M as syrians fleeing Lebanon return to land ridden with explosives

The global landmine clearance charity The HALO Trust has issued an emergency appeal for £1m to prevent former Syrian refugees returning from Lebanon encountering deadly munitions in their homeland. Exactly one month since conflict escalated in Lebanon, more than 400,000 Read More …

Syria: Unknown combat drones target US bases in Deir ez-Zor and Homs provinces

The US military base in Al-Omar oil field in the Deir ez-Zor province, eastern Syria, came under attack on Sunday evening by multiple kamikaze drones, local sources told Anadolu. The sirens were sounded in the area of the military base Read More …