Syria

Syrian Druze Leader Calls for International Intervention in Sweida —————————– The leader of Syria’s Druze community, Hamoud Al-Hanawi, has sharply criticized the Syrian government and called for immediate international intervention to end the siege of the Druze-majority province of Sweida.…

Syria’s Minorities Call for Decentralized State and Constitution Guaranteeing Pluralism ————————————– Representatives from Syria’s ethnic and religious minorities convened in Hassakeh on August 8 to demand the establishment of a decentralized state and the drafting of a new constitution that…

Syrian Observatory Reports Nearly 10,000 Killed Since Fall of Assad ……………… REPORT: The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) has documented 9,889 deaths across Syria since the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime, according to a new report released Thursday. The…

Joint Operation Captures Two ISIS Militants in Eastern Syria —————————— A joint operation conducted by the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) and the US-led Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS has resulted in the capture of two militants in eastern Syria,…

Suspected Daesh attack kills two SDF fighters in east Syria ——————————– The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) reported that two of their fighters were killed in a suspected Islamic State (ISIS) attack in eastern Syria’s Deir ez-Zor province on Wednesday,…

Security Breakdown in Syria Amid Rising Sectarian Killings ………………….. Syria is experiencing a rapid deterioration of security marked by increasing sectarian-motivated killings, raising fears of a complete collapse of the security system. Observers highlight that lack of legal accountability and…

Syria Violations Documentation Center Condemns Attacks on Shiite Communities ……………………. The Syria Violations Documentation Center issued a strong statement condemning repeated attacks and illegal seizures targeting the Shiite community in parts of Syria. The center described these acts as serious…

Syria and UAE Firm Discuss Damascus Metro Project ——————————— Syrian officials have met with a delegation from a UAE-based investment company to discuss the funding and execution of a new metro system for the capital, Anadolu Agency reported. The meeting,…

Four killed in Sweida as sectarian clashes resurface ———————————– Renewed sectarian clashes erupted on Sunday in southern Syria’s Druze-majority Sweida province, resulting in at least four deaths, Arab News reported. The violence follows a fragile ceasefire established last month after…

Armed Groups Attack Syrian Internal Security Forces in Sweida ————————————– Armed groups have attacked Syria’s internal security forces in the southern city of Sweida, resulting in the death of one security force member and injuries to others, Al Arabiya English…