Syria

Widespread Protests in Syria Over Cuts to Islamic Education Hours and Grading ———————————- A decision by the Syrian Ministry of Education to reduce the teaching hours for Islamic Education and eliminate its score from final examinations has sparked a wave…

Sectarian Threats in Damascus’ Zainabiyah Highlight Rising Minority Insecurity in Syria ———————————————— Reports of threatening sectarian slogans and harassment directed at Shia residents in the Zainabiyah district of southern Damascus have triggered fresh concern over Syria’s fragile intercommunal balance, as…

Report Highlights Ongoing Sectarian Attacks Against Shia Communities in Syria ……………. A new report by the Center for the Documentation of Violations Against Shia in Syria has documented a series of sectarian attacks and abuses targeting Shia civilians across several…

War Remnants Kill Over 600 Civilians in Syria Since December 2024 …………….. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights has documented the deaths of 628 civilians, including 176 children and 42 women, caused by landmines and unexploded ordnance across Syria since…

UN Expert Urges Global Support to Locate Thousands of Missing Syrians —————————- The head of the Independent Institution for Missing Persons in Syria (IIMP), Karla Quintana, called for a collective international effort to help locate the thousands of individuals who…

RSF Attacks Kill 20 at Last Functioning Hospital in Sudan’s El-Fasher —————————— Attacks by Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) on one of the last functioning health facilities in the besieged city of El-Fasher have killed at least 20 people,…

Syria: Two Killed and Dozens Injured in Escalation in Aleppo ……………… At least two people were killed and more than 60 others injured on Monday following a sharp escalation in Aleppo’s Sheikh Maqsoud and Ashrafiyeh neighborhoods, according to local sources.…

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…