Syria civil war

Sweida’s schoolchildren become pawns in Syrian political struggle over exams

Muhannad Sharrouf, a political activist from Sweida, said: “They are not merely depriving them of an exam; they are threatening their future and pushing another generation toward further loss."

A schoolroom in Syria.
 Images of Syria’s Bashar al-Assad and his father, Hafez al-Assad, are riddled with bullet holes as fighters of the ruling Syrian body inspect the damage at a military site, in Damascus on December 14, 2024.

Syria’s post-Assad gov't faces a defining test of accountability over chemical weapons - analysis

Amjad Yusuf, main suspect accused of the 2013 Tadamon massacre, April 24, 2026

Main suspect in Syria's Tadamon massacre arrested, ministry says

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.

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


Analysis: Can the Islamic State be defeated?

The Syrian regime army will soon push into the village of Tafas and find itself face-to-face with ISIS fighters.

Hezbollah fighters stand near military tanks in Western Qalamoun, Syria

This week in 60 seconds: Historic anti-Pay for Slay bill passes into law

Got a minute? Here's the week in review.

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Syria - the next steps

The Jerusalem Post

Everything you need to know about Syria's developments this weekend

As Assad threatens the US, and Russia and Israel discuss Iran, the country’s smoldering conflicts are the calmest in seven years.

Soldiers loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad forces are deployed at al-Qadam area near Yarmouk Palestinian camp in Damascus, Syria April 29, 2018.

Why U.S. must expand, not withdraw, in Syria

The Jerusalem Post

Syrian monitor says ISIS insurgents quit enclave, state media denies report

The recovery of the enclave south of Damascus will mark another milestone in President Bashar al-Assad's war effort.

Soldiers loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad forces are deployed at al-Qadam area near Yarmouk Palestinian camp in Damascus, Syria April 29, 2018.

Chlorine likely used in February attack in Idlib, Syria

Several people were treated at local medical facilities for breathing difficulties after the attack on February 4.

Syrian medical staff take part in a training exercise to learn how to treat victims of chemical weapons attacks, in a course organized by the World Health Organisation (WHO) in Gaziantep, Turkey

Top Putin aide: No talk of delivering S-300 air defense system to Syria

Israel has repeatedly urged Moscow not to provide the weapons platform to the Assad regime.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Victory Day parade in Moscow, May 2018

Analysis: Iran’s missile threat and Israel’s message to Russia and Assad

Tehran understands that Israeli messages are part of a wider strategy.

Khamenei and Assad

Senseless wars

Perhaps the grim reality of this war is that Syria has lost an entire generation of children, children who have seen nothing but carnage, grief, displacement and human misery.

PROTESTERS CLASH with police in Bahrain during 2011 Arab Spring protests