Syria

Heavy Frontline Fighting Near Aleppo, Opposition to 2025 Elections, and Alawite Vulnerability in Syria’s Transition —————————————– Intense clashes have erupted between the Syrian Arab Army and Syrian Democratic Forces in the Deir Hafer and Tishrin Dam corridors just east of…

UN Says Over 560 Aid Workers Killed in Gaza Since October 2023 ………….. The United Nations reported on Friday that at least 562 aid workers, including 376 UN employees, have been killed in Gaza since October 7, 2023, amid ongoing…

Syrian Activists Dismiss Ongoing Parliamentary Elections as Symbolic ………….. Syrian activists and political observers have described the ongoing parliamentary elections in government-controlled areas as “symbolic” and “undemocratic,” saying they do not reflect the will of the Syrian people. Voting began…

Mass Graves Discovered in Rural Homs Containing 16 Unidentified Bodies ………………. Syrian authorities announced the discovery of several mass graves in Abu Hakfa al-Shamali village, in the al-Mukharram area of northeastern rural Homs, containing the remains of about 16 unidentified…

A Syrian activist has reported the deaths of over twenty thousand Alawi citizens in Syria at the hands of groups affiliated with the Al-Joulani regime, warning that many more have been displaced or gone missing. Local sources in Syria confirmed…

Syria Votes in First Post-Assad Parliament Election ——————————- Syria is holding an indirect vote today, Sunday, for its first parliament since the regime of Bashar al-Assad was toppled in December. This milestone election is a key step in the country’s…

Recent Incidents Related to Syria ———————————— Unexploded Ordnance Detonates on Lebanon-Syria Border An unexploded rocket detonated in the Jusiya region on the border between Lebanon and Syria, resulting in the death of one Syrian public security officer and the injury…

Residents in dozens of Alawite-majority villages in the suburbs of Hama province, Syria, launched a widespread strike to protest rampant insecurity and a lack of accountability for violence under the current government. The mass protest was triggered by the fatal…

Syrian Observatory Reports 315 Deaths in September, Majority Civilians ………….. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights documented 315 deaths in Syria during September 2025, including 271 civilians, comprising 219 men and young men, 20 women, and 32 children. The monitoring…

The Syrian Druze community in Sweida is moving toward greater autonomy following deadly clashes with government forces and shifting regional dynamics, marking a major setback for Damascus. Over the summer, Syrian government troops entered Sweida in an attempt to reassert…