Syria Conflict

Syrian government forces deploy in response to Turkish threat

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s forces are sending military reinforcements to Tel Rifaat to confront any possible military operation that the Turkish army and the Turkish-backed Free Syria Army may launch.

Khaled al-Khateb | Syria | Oct 27, 2021

Syrian government forces patrol the northern town of Tel Rifaat, Syria, March 28, 2018.

Turkey’s parliament votes to extend mandate for troops in Iraq, Syria

The main opposition CHP announced an hour before the session that it would vote against the motion.

Nazlan Ertan | Turkey | Oct 26, 2021

Turkish President and leader of the Justice and Development Party Party Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

Turkish-backed factions outmaneuver Syrian jihadist group in Idlib

The Turkish-backed Syrian National Army in north Syria announced a series of mergers recently, derailing plans by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham to seek rapprochement with some of the factions affiliated with the Syrian National Army.

Sultan al-Kanj | Syria | Oct 26, 2021

Turkish-backed Syrian fighters of the Sultan Murad Turkoman brigade.

Syrian government completes reconciliation deals in Daraa area

Syrian government and rebel forces reached a Russian-brokered cease-fire agreement in Daraa in the south earlier this year, following intense fighting.

Al-Monitor Staff | News Brief | Oct 25, 2021

Iran’s new brigade infiltrates tribes in east Syria

Iran is working on controlling and infiltrating the Syrian community by supporting local leaders affiliated with it, forming tribal councils and appointing new sheikhs from small clans and families to spread Shiism in its areas of control in east Syria.

Mohammed Hardan | Syria | Oct 24, 2021

Members of the Syrian Democratic Forces gather in the village of Susah in the eastern province of Deir ez-Zor, near the Syrian border with Iraq, Sept. 13, 2018.

'Big disappointment': Syrian constitutional negotiations fail again

UN Special Envoy Geir Pedersen said the Syrian government's side did not present a new proposal as previously agreed.

Al-Monitor Staff | Syria | Oct 22, 2021

Turkey tells Syrian opposition forces to increase military readiness

The timing and extent of the anticipated operation against Syrian Kurdish forces are still uncertain and will likely depend on Ankara’s weighing of tradeoffs with Washington and Moscow.

Sultan al-Kanj | Syria | Oct 22, 2021

A member of security of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) stands guard in the countryside of the Hasakah province, on June 27, 2020.

Protests break out in Syrian city controlled by jihadist faction

Protests erupted in Idlib against the Syrian Salvation Government, affiliated with Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, amid high inflation and deteriorating living conditions.

Khaled al-Khateb | Syria | Oct 21, 2021

Gasoline prices are displayed in Turkish lira at a gas station in the town of Sarmada in Syria's northwestern Idlib province, on June 15, 2020.

US base in Syria hit with suspected drone attack

The remote Tanf outpost has been quiet for years, but Iran's pinprick provocations may once again be targeting the base, which plays a key role in Washington’s effort to obstruct Tehran's influence.

Jared Szuba | Syria | Oct 21, 2021

Suspected Turkish drone strike targets three people in Syrian Kurdish town

Turkey's latest strike comes on the four-year anniversary of the Kurdish fighters' capture of Raqqa from the Islamic State.

Al-Monitor Staff | Syria | Oct 20, 2021

A Syrian fighter with Turkey-backed forces is pictured on a road between the northern Syrian towns of Tell Abyad and Kobani on October 22, 2019.

Refugees returning to Syria face reprisals from government

The rights organization documented arrest, arbitrary detention, torture and other forms of abuse among Syrian refugees who returned to their home country from Lebanon and Jordan.

Al-Monitor Staff | Syria | Oct 20, 2021

Military bus explodes in Damascus, leaving 14 dead

Syrian government soldiers were also killed in an explosion in central Syria.

Al-Monitor Staff | News Brief | Oct 20, 2021

Members of Congress criticize normalization with Syria's Assad

Both Democrats and Republicans on Capitol Hill have spoken out against countries establishing ties with Syria as Jordan, Egypt and the UAE have increased diplomatic contacts with Damascus.

Adam Lucente | News Brief | Oct 20, 2021

Female volunteers in northwestern Syria raise awareness of breast cancer

Volunteers raise breast cancer awareness among women in opposition areas in northwestern Syria, where access to health care is limited.

Khaled al-Khateb | Syria | Oct 20, 2021

Displaced Syrian women walk at a camp in Kafr Lusin village on the border with Turkey in the northwestern province of Idlib, Syria, March 10, 2020.

Ankara-backed Syrian forces 'fully prepared' for Turkish operation

Turkey has threatened to launch a military operation against the SDF in the wake of attacks carried out by the latter in north Syria.

Mohammed Hardan | Syria | Oct 19, 2021

Syria Conflict

Syrian government forces deploy in response to Turkish threat

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s forces are sending military reinforcements to Tel Rifaat to confront any possible military operation that the Turkish army and the Turkish-backed Free Syria Army may launch.

Turkey’s parliament votes to extend mandate for troops in Iraq, Syria

Turkish-backed factions outmaneuver Syrian jihadist group in Idlib

Syrian government completes reconciliation deals in Daraa area

Iran’s new brigade infiltrates tribes in east Syria

'Big disappointment': Syrian constitutional negotiations fail again

Turkey tells Syrian opposition forces to increase military readiness

Protests break out in Syrian city controlled by jihadist faction

US base in Syria hit with suspected drone attack

Suspected Turkish drone strike targets three people in Syrian Kurdish town

Refugees returning to Syria face reprisals from government

Military bus explodes in Damascus, leaving 14 dead

Members of Congress criticize normalization with Syria's Assad

Female volunteers in northwestern Syria raise awareness of breast cancer

Ankara-backed Syrian forces 'fully prepared' for Turkish operation

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Palestinian video game strikes Israel’s nerve

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