Syria

The United States has begun withdrawing hundreds of troops from northeastern Syria, according to a report by The New York Times on Thursday. The move includes the closure of three out of eight U.S. military outposts in the region and…

Iraq’s ambassador to Syria, Yassin Sharif Al-Hujami, visited the holy shrine of Sayyida Zaynab (peace be upon her) in the Damascus countryside, where he reviewed the site’s security and service conditions. According to a statement from the administration of the…

Syria’s presidency announced on Friday an extension of the investigation into the killings of Alawite civilians in coastal areas, granting the fact-finding committee three additional months to identify perpetrators, Arab News reported. The violence, which erupted on March 6, followed…

Syria has urgently appealed to the United Nations Security Council to halt Israel’s ongoing “attacks and incursions” into its territory, Rudaw reported. According to Syrian officials, the offenses are motivated by “false pretexts” and “baseless” allegations. Ambassador Koussay Aldahhak emphasized…

A newly released investigative report has shed unprecedented light on the 2014 Al-Shaitat massacre, one of the worst atrocities committed by ISIS during its expansion in Syria. The report, published by the “ISIS Prisons Museum,” meticulously documents how the extremist…

Sheikh Ghazal Ghazal, the head of the Supreme Alawite Islamic Council in Syria and Diaspora, has called for urgent international intervention to protect civilians amid ongoing violence, including killings, kidnappings, and mutilations, on the Syrian coast, ANHA reported. He stressed…

The United Nations (UN) and the United States (US) have raised alarms over the increasing activities of Daesh (ISIS) in Syria, warning of potential attempts to free thousands of its fighters held in prison camps managed by Syrian-Kurdish forces, Arab…

Over 100 Alawite civilians were reportedly killed in the coastal city of Banias on March 8 and 9, 2025, according to information gathered by Amnesty International. Amnesty International’s investigation confirmed 32 deliberate killings, primarily in the al-Qusour neighborhood, where armed…

In Tartus province, unidentified attackers opened fire in Haref Nemra, killing at least 10 people, including a 12-year-old boy and an 80-year-old, Arab News reported. The incident, described by witnesses as involving masked gunmen believed to be government forces, has…

A delegation from the Shia clerical body in Syria met with Syrian President Ahmad Al-Sharaa on Friday to discuss the community’s situation and future in the country. According to a statement from the meeting, the delegation addressed challenges facing Syria’s…