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Syria opposition partially withdraws from Idlib town Opposition groups partially withdrew from Khan Sheikhoun town in southern Idlib province and from their last remaining territory in neighboring Hama province after regime... more

Syrian Crisis Regime bombardment kills 18 civilians in Syria's Idlib Bombardment by the Syrian regime and its Russian ally killed 18 civilians including five children in northwest Syria Wednesday, a monitor said, in the latest violence to hit... More
Syrian Crisis Israel attacks strategic area in southern Syria Assad regime-linked television said on Wednesday there were reports of an Israeli attack on a strategic area in southern Syria where Western intelligence sources previously... More
War On Terror US general, envoy meet with top YPG terrorist in Syria U.S. Central Command's Gen. Kenneth McKenzie met with the top commander of the People's Protection Units (YPG), the Syrian affiliate of the PKK, which is recognized as a terrorist... More
Syrian Crisis Russian jets strike Idlib market, killing 50 civilians Assad regime and Russian air strikes killed Monday 50 people in the de-escalation zone in northwestern Syria, most of them in a crowded market, a war monitor said, in the... More
Syrian Crisis Syrian regime air defenses thwart hostile targets in Hama's Masyaf: state TV Syrian air defenses on Sunday thwarted hostile targets in the northwestern city of Masyaf in Hama Governorate, Assad regime-linked TV reported. Masyaf is known to be the... More
Syrian Crisis Anadolu Agency journalist killed in Idlib airstrike An Anadolu Agency freelance journalist was among 18 civilians killed in Russian airstrikes on Idlib province in northwestern Syria on Sunday, rescue workers and a monitor... More
Syrian Crisis Syrian regime jets bomb village market in Idlib At least 12 people were killed and scores wounded on Tuesday in aerial strikes believed to have been carried out by the Syrian regime air force on a popular market in a village... More
Syrian Crisis Syria regime strikes kill 9 in Idlib de-escalation zone At least nine civilians were killed and 14 others injured in fresh regime airstrikes in the de-escalation zones in northwestern Syria on Tuesday. The attacks targeted... More
Syrian Crisis Attack puts Syria regime pipeline out of service: media Militants targeted a gas pipeline in regime-controlled central Syria, putting it out of order Sunday, according to regime media. The SANA news agency didn't name the attackers.... More
Syrian Crisis 14 killed in Assad regime, Russian strikes in Syria Fourteen civilians, including six children and infants, were killed Saturday in airstrikes in northwest Syria, targeted for months now by deadly regime and Russian bombardment,... More
Politics International organizations condemn regime attacks on civilians, hospitals in Idlib U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres condemned the Bashar Assad regime airstrikes on health facilities and reiterated the call to stop targeting civilian areas More
Syrian Crisis Assad regime intensifies bombardment in Syria's Idlib Airstrikes targeted opposition-held cities in northwest Syria on Friday, a war monitor reported, widening bombardment of the last major insurgent enclave to areas that had... More
Syrian Crisis Car bomb near church injures 7 in Syria's Qamishli A car bomb exploded near a church in an Assad-regime controlled area of Qamishli, northeastern Syria on Thursday, wounding almost a dozen people, an AFP journalist and regime-controlled... More
Syrian Crisis 11 killed, 35 injured in explosion in Syria's Afrin At least 11 civilians were killed and 35 others injured on Thursday when a bomb-laden tanker exploded in Afrin, northwestern Syria. Initial reports said five people died... More
Diplomacy Kalın, Lavrentiev discuss Syria summits, Idlib Presidential Spokesman Ibrahim Kalın met with Russia's Special Envoy to Syria Alexander Lavrentiev on Wednesday, as both discussed the Syrian Constitutional Committee, latest... More
Syrian Crisis Regime hits school, hospital in Idlib, 9 killed The Assad regime and its Iranian-backed militia allies targeted a school and a hospital, along with other civilian settlements in the Idlib de-escalation zone in Syria, killing... More
Politics International community called on to stop regime's offensive The Syrian Opposition and the Revolutionary Forces (SMDK) called on the international community on late Monday to take action against airstrikes and bombardment by the Bashar... More

Syrian Crisis Regime forces enter Khan Sheikhoun in Syria’s Idlib, sources say Regime army troops and their allies entered Khan Sheikhoun in northwest Syria, town where ground battles raged on Monday night, a monitor source said. The Syrian Observatory... More
War On Terror Turkish convoy headed to Idlib targeted in strikes A Turkish military convoy which crossed into northwest Syria on Monday to head for the observation points near the key town of Khan Sheikhoun, where Assad regime forces are... More
Diplomacy Safe zone a hope for Syria’s future The planned safe zone in northern Syria aims to provide security and stability in the region so that locals can return home safely More
Syrian Crisis Russian jets kill 15 civilians in Syria's Idlib Airstrikes by Syria's regime and its Russian ally killed 15 civilians, most of them in a camp for the displaced in Idlib province, a war monitor said Friday. Four children... More
Syrian Crisis Regime forces move closer to Khan Sheikhoun Syrian regime forces captured five villages in the country's northwest early Wednesday, inching closer to a major rebel-controlled town that was the scene of a deadly 2017... More
Syrian Crisis Russian airstrikes kill 4 civilians in Syria's Idlib At least four civilians were killed in Russian airstrikes Thursday in a de-escalation zone in northwestern Syria, according to sources with the White Helmets civil defense... More
War On Terror US plans to prevent Turkish counterterror op in Syria The U.S. intends to prevent Turkey's anti-terror operation in northern Syria, an official said Tuesday, adding that any such move would be unacceptable. "Clearly we believe... More
War On Terror Explosives nabbed in Daesh bomb workshop in Syria A joint raid by the National Intelligence Organization (MIT) and Turkish gendarmerie intelligence units in northern Syrian town of al-Bab discovered a bomb workshop operated... More
Diplomacy US delegation to come on Aug. 4 for safe zone talks A new military delegation from the U.S. will come to Turkey in the week of August 3 to continue talks on establishing a safe zone in Syria, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Hami... More
Syrian Crisis Syria regime agrees to conditional truce in Idlib The Syrian regime has agreed to a truce in the northwestern region of Idlib on the condition that a Turkish-Russian buffer-zone deal is implemented, regime news agency SANA... More
Syrian Crisis Clashes intensify south of Idlib, regime claims advance Media outlets close to the Assad regime troops have scored advances on the ground in the northwest, seizing a hilltop village and a nearby town from insurgents. The advances... More
Syrian Crisis Vehicle bomb kills 1, injures 16 in Afrin, NW Syria At least one civilian was killed and another 16 wounded on Sunday when a bomb-laden motorcycle exploded in Afrin, northwestern Syria. The attack was carried out by a bomb-laden... More
Syrian Crisis 6 children, 8 others killed by regime strikes in Syria At least 14 civilians, most of which were children, were killed in regime attacks in de-escalation zone in northern Syria on Saturday, according to sources with the White... More
Syrian Crisis UN: Attacks targeting Syrian civilians 'war crimes' The U.N. human rights chief said intentional attacks against civilians in northwestern Syria were war crimes, referring to the latest onslaught by the Bashar al-Assad regime... More
Diplomacy Turkey tells US it has no more patience over Syria Turkey has informed the U.S. delegation about its views and proposals regarding the Syria safe zone and that it does not have any more patience left and will take the initiative... More
Politics Smear campaign against Turkey after Istanbul decree A social media campaign targeted Turkey by spreading misinformation that the country was deporting Syrians – overlooking the last eight years of support it has provided for Syrian refugees More

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