Syria
Death Toll in Suwayda Clashes Rises to 1,895 Amid Reports of Mass Executions
August 28, 2025
Death Toll in Suwayda Clashes Rises to 1,895 Amid Reports of Mass Executions
Death Toll in Suwayda Clashes Rises to 1,895 Amid Reports of Mass Executions …………. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights has documented a total of 1,895 deaths since July 13, following intense clashes, field executions, and Israeli airstrikes across various…
Israeli Drone Strikes Kill Six Syrian Soldiers Near Damascus
August 27, 2025
Israeli Drone Strikes Kill Six Syrian Soldiers Near Damascus
Israeli Drone Strikes Kill Six Syrian Soldiers Near Damascus …………………. Six Syrian army personnel were killed in Israeli drone strikes near the city of al-Kiswah, south of Damascus, according to a report by TRT Global citing Syria’s state-run Al-Ikhbariya TV.…
Syrian Druze Leader Calls for Separate Druze Region
August 27, 2025
Syrian Druze Leader Calls for Separate Druze Region
Syrian Druze Leader Calls for Separate Druze Region —————————- Hikmat al-Hajri, the spiritual leader of Syria’s Druze community, has called for the establishment of a “Druze region” in southern Syria. According to Anadolu Agency, following the creation of a military…
SDF Repels Attack by Jolani-Linked Groups in Deir ez-Zor
August 27, 2025
SDF Repels Attack by Jolani-Linked Groups in Deir ez-Zor
SDF Repels Attack by Jolani-Linked Groups in Deir ez-Zor ———————————- The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) successfully repelled an attack launched by armed groups affiliated with the Jolani administration on a military base of the Kasrah Military Council in western Deir…
Israel Expands Operations as U.S. Lifts Sanctions and Syria Faces Deepening Crisis
August 26, 2025
Israel Expands Operations as U.S. Lifts Sanctions and Syria Faces Deepening Crisis
Syria is witnessing rapid military, political, and humanitarian shifts this week, with Israeli raids near the Golan, U.S. sanctions removal, Turkish defense alignment, and worsening drought conditions compounding displacement and aid shortfalls. Damascus has accused Israel of launching a new…
Armed Raids Target Alawite Villages in Syria’s Tartus Countryside
August 25, 2025
Armed Raids Target Alawite Villages in Syria’s Tartus Countryside
Armed Raids Target Alawite Villages in Syria’s Tartus Countryside ——————————————- Local sources reported that a group of five masked assailants launched a nighttime raid on a home in the Alawite-populated village of Al-Ransiyah, in the outskirts of Tartus. The attackers…
Discontent in Damascus Over Sensitive Questions in Census Survey
August 25, 2025
Discontent in Damascus Over Sensitive Questions in Census Survey
Discontent in Damascus Over Sensitive Questions in Census Survey ……………. Residents of Damascus’ al-Wuroud neighborhood, largely populated by the Alawite community, voiced frustration during a nationwide census conducted by Syrian authorities. The process required families to present identification documents, family…
Suicide Bombing in Eastern Syria Kills Police Officer, Daesh Suspected
August 24, 2025
Suicide Bombing in Eastern Syria Kills Police Officer, Daesh Suspected
Suicide Bombing in Eastern Syria Kills Police Officer, Daesh Suspected ———————————— A suicide attack at a security checkpoint in Syria’s eastern Deir Ezzor province on Friday killed one police officer, Arab News reported citing state media, which blamed the assault…
Syrian Government Push to Recruit Kurds and Minorities in Afrin Met with Hope and Skepticism
August 24, 2025
Syrian Government Push to Recruit Kurds and Minorities in Afrin Met with Hope and Skepticism
Syrian Government Push to Recruit Kurds and Minorities in Afrin Met with Hope and Skepticism ———————————— The Syrian government has launched a new recruitment drive to bring Kurds and religious minorities into its General Security forces in Afrin, a region…
Syrian Forces Foil Daesh Suicide Attack in Deir ez-Zor’s Al-Mayadin
August 24, 2025
Syrian Forces Foil Daesh Suicide Attack in Deir ez-Zor’s Al-Mayadin
Syrian Forces Foil Daesh Suicide Attack in Deir ez-Zor’s Al-Mayadin ———————————– Syrian security forces thwarted a suicide attack by Daesh militants in the city of Al-Mayadin, Deir ez-Zor province, the state-run Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) reported on Thursday. According…