Syrian rebel fighters say they have found around 40 bodies showing signs of torture in the mortuary of a military hospital in a suburb of Damascus following the overthrow of…
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Syria: PM Mohammed al-Bashir says al-Assad military collaborators to be brought to justice
Syria’s new interim prime minister has pledged to protect minority rights and bring security to the country in an interview with Al Jazeera, amid reports that the tomb of Hafez al-Assad,…
LIVE UPDATES: Syria civil war
12 Dec 2024 Turkiye appoints diplomat for long-defunct Damascus embassy Burhan Koroglu has been appointed as the interim charge d’affaires for the Turkish embassy in Damascus. The Turkish embassy in…
Syria: Israel seizing on Damascus chaos to strike military assets
After launching hundreds of air strikes on Syrian military assets and seizing positions including the summit of a mountain with an uninterrupted sightline to the capital Damascus, Israel appears to…
UK: Authorities ‘keeping close eye’ on British jihadists in Syria
Any prospect of British jihadists returning from Syria would be “a concern” and the UK is keeping “a very close eye” on the situation, a Home Office minister has said.…
Syria: Barrage of Israeli attacks destroys ‘important military sites in Syria’
Israel has unleashed a barrage of aerial attacks across Syria, battering key military sites amid a security vacuum after opposition forces ousted President Bashar al-Assad.Near the port city of Latakia, Israel targeted an…
LIVE UPDATES: Syria civil war
11 Dec 2024 Interim government appointees to be announced ‘within days’, says PM Syria’s Prime Minister al-Bashir told Al Jazeera that the full appointees of the interim government will be…
Syria: UN urges patience as European countries suspend Syrian asylum decisions
The United Nations high commissioner for refugees calls for “patience and vigilance” in returning Syrian refugees to Syria after the ouster of President Bashar al-Assad. Filippo Grandi said in a…
Syria: Opposition begins government formation
Syria’s opposition forces are in talks to take formal control of the country after a sweeping offensive that captured swaths of territory, including Damascus, and ousted longtime President Bashar al-Assad.…
Syria: Rescuers end search for secret cells in notorious prison
Rescue workers from the White Helmets say they have ended their search operation for possible detainees in secret cells or basements at Syria’s notorious Saydnaya military prison without finding anyone.…