Syria

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 ……………. 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 ———————————— 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 ———————————— 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 ———————————– 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…

Syria Delays Parliamentary Election in Sweida Due to Security Concerns ——————————- Syria has announced that its first parliamentary election under the new Islamist administration will be delayed in the southern province of Sweida and two other provinces because of security…

Syria to Introduce New Banknotes, Removing Two Zeros from Currency ———————————– Syria plans to issue new banknotes by removing two zeros from its severely devalued pound in an effort to restore public confidence and ease daily transactions, Arab News reported.…

US CENTCOM: Senior ISIS member killed in northern Syria ————————————– US Central Command announced on Friday that its forces killed a senior ISIS member and key financier during a raid in Atimah, northern Syria, on August 19, Anadolu Agency reported.…

Syria faces an urgent humanitarian and recovery crisis as thousands of families return to their homes amid widespread destruction, while ongoing violence and displacement worsen conditions in the south. Jan Egeland, Secretary General of the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC), visiting…

Armed assault on Darfur hospital kills one: MSF ———————————- An armed attack on a hospital in Sudan’s conflict-ridden Darfur region resulted in one fatality, according to medical charity Doctors Without Borders (MSF), which also announced it had to halt its…