The Latest: Syria says 98 percent of east Aleppo retaken
The Latest on the Syrian conflict (all times local): 12:30 p.m. Syria’s military says it has gained control of 98 percent of eastern Aleppo, leaving only a tiny enclave packed Continue Reading
Monitor says Syrian army seizes Aleppo Old City from rebels
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said on Wednesday the Syrian army seized control of all parts of the Old City of Aleppo which had been held by rebels. The Continue Reading
Thousands flee besieged Aleppo as Assad forces advance
Tens of thousands of civilians are fleeing intense fighting in the embattled rebel-held districts of Aleppo , as the forces of President Bashar al-Assad make advances into the Syrian opposition’s Continue Reading
For Bashar al-Assad, Winning the Syrian War May Lead to New Troubles
BEIRUT, Lebanon — With the Syrian government making large territorial gains in Aleppo on Monday, routing rebel fighters and sending thousands of people fleeing for their lives, President Bashar al-Assad Continue Reading
Syria forces ‘retake’ second Aleppo area
Civilians in Aleppo have experienced intense fighting in recent days Syrian government forces have retaken a second rebel-held district in eastern Aleppo, military sources say. They say the army and Continue Reading
Thousands flee besieged Aleppo as Assad forces advance
Tens of thousands of civilians are fleeing intense fighting in the embattled rebel-held districts of Aleppo , as the forces of President Bashar al-Assad make advances into the Syrian opposition’s Continue Reading
Syria: Food Production Hits All-Time Low
Food production in Syria dropped to an all-time low in 2016, a joint report from two U.N. agencies said Nov. 15, Reuters reported. According to the report from the Food Continue Reading
Food production in Syria ‘at all-time low’: U.N.
Food production in Syria has dropped to an all-time low as the country enters a sixth winter of war, U.N. agencies said on Tuesday. The study by the Food and Continue Reading
Exclusive: Syria makes major wheat deal with Russia after dire local harvest
Picture taken September 16, 2016. Syria’s state grain buying agency Hoboob struck a deal to purchase one million tonnes of Russian wheat from political ally Russia, covering the needs of Continue Reading
Coalition Air Strikes Wipe Out More ISIS Oil Assets In Syria
Air Strike Coalition military forces have carried out 10 air strikes against ISIS targets in Syria, destroying five supply routes, oil well heads and oil tanker trucks, the Combined Joint Continue Reading
Why Russia And China Are Intent On Salvaging Syria’s Economy
An economy in ruins More than five years of armed conflict has had a catastrophic impact on the Syrian economy. National GDP has plummeted to less than 50 percent of Continue Reading
Syria ceasefire deal rife with legal, liability questions
Latest Syria News Syrian cease-fire holds as Aleppo awaits relief Israel denies its aircraft harmed after raid in Syria As Syria truce holds. al-Qaida affiliate denounces it The deal crafted Continue Reading
Russia’s Lavrov blames U.S. for holding up Syria agreement
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov accused the United States of holding up a Syrian ceasefire at talks in Geneva with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Friday and said Continue Reading
Russia and the United States Reach New Agreement on Syria Conflict
Russia and the United States agreed early Saturday on a new plan to reduce violence in the Syrian conflict that, if successful, could lead for the first time to joint Continue Reading
US-led Coalition Strikes Destroy More ISIS Oil Assets in Syria
ISIS oil tank trucks U.S. and coalition military forces have conducted air strikes and destroyed ISIS oil pump jacks and oil tanker trucks in Syria, the U.S. Department of Defense Continue Reading
Kurds Carve Out a Home in Syria, Testing U.S. Ties With Turkey
Amid the chaos of Syria’s years-long civil war, the Kurds have carved out a semiautonomous region called Rojava that is home to about four million people, is as big as Continue Reading
Turkey-backed Syrian rebels aim for Manbij city, commander says
A rebel fighter carries a boy as civilians and rebels who were evacuated from the besieged Damascus suburb of Daraya, after an agreement reached on Thursday between rebels and Syria’s Continue Reading
Turkish warplanes, artillery hit targets in north Syria: sources
Turkish warplanes and artillery struck targets held by the Kurdish YPG militia in north Syria on Sunday, security sources said, as Turkey pressed on with a cross-border campaign launched last Continue Reading
Turkish Military Begins Major Offensive Into Syria in Fight Against ISIS
Turkey mounted on Wednesday its largest military effort yet in the Syrian conflict, sending tanks, warplanes and special operations forces over the border in a United States-backed drive to capture Continue Reading
U.N. Relief Official Calls Crisis in Aleppo the ‘Apex of Horror’
The top aid official at the United Nations gave a gloomy assessment of the Syria relief effort on Monday, saying no convoy deliveries had been made to besieged areas this Continue Reading
U.S. assessing if Russian use of Iran base violates U.N. resolution
A still image, taken from video footage and released by Russia’s Defence Ministry on August 16, 2016, shows a Russian Tupolev Tu-22M3 long-range bomber based in Iran dropping off bombs Continue Reading
Syrian Government and Russia Are Accused of Using Napalm-Like Bombs
BEIRUT, Lebanon — Syrian government aircraft hit the rebel-held Damascus suburb of Daraya with incendiary bombs for the third straight day on Wednesday, according to local council members, who said Continue Reading
Russia bombs Syrian militants from Iran base for first time
A still image, taken from video footage and released by Russia’s Defence Ministry on August 11, 2016, shows a Russian Tupolev Tu-22M3 long-range bomber dropping off bombs at an unknown Continue Reading
Heavy fighting in Aleppo as Syrian rebels renew their assault: monitor
Heavy fighting took place in different sectors of the Syrian city of Aleppo on Sunday as rebels assaulted two government strongholds in the city’s northwest and south, a monitor of Continue Reading
Islamic State oil commander dead
A commander in charge of oil for the Islamic State was killed in operations led by multilateral forces near the Syrian border, the Kurdish government said. The Security Council for Continue Reading
Syrian rebels vow to take Aleppo after breaking siege
Syrian opposition fighters vowed to capture all of Aleppo after breaking a weeks-long siege of the northern city that has become a critical battleground of the country’s five-year civil war. Continue Reading
Islamic State ‘almost completely’ ousted from Syria’s Manbij city: Observatory
U.S.-backed forces trying to oust Islamic State militants from the Syrian city of Manbij took “almost complete control” of the city on Saturday, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said. Continue Reading
ISIL digging hundreds of small pits to store oil in lieu of destroyed refineries
Satellite images provided to the Washington Post by Stratfor, a U.S. geospatial research firm, show tiny, makeshift refineries popping up in Mosul oil fields controlled by ISIL. With its refineries Continue Reading
Suicide, car bomb blasts hit Damascus suburb, at least eight dead: state media
At least eight people were killed and scores wounded in twin suicide and car bomb blasts on Saturday in a Damascus suburb that contains Syria’s holiest Shi’ite Muslim shrine, state Continue Reading
Islamic State loses ground on fronts in Syria, Iraq
Islamic State’s far-flung enemies in Syria and Iraq pressed ahead on Wednesday with major advances on multiple fronts that have put some of the greatest pressure on the ultra-hardline Islamists Continue Reading
U.S.-backed Syria force closes in on Islamic State-held city; slow Iraq advance causes rift
U.S.-backed Syrian fighters have surrounded the Islamic State-held city of Manbij from three sides as they press a major new offensive against the jihadists near the Turkish border, a spokesman Continue Reading
Blasts kill more than 100 in Syrian government stronghold: monitor
A Syrian army soldier and civilians inspect the damage after explosions hit the Syrian city of Tartous, in this handout picture provided by SANA on May 23, 2016. SANA/Handout via Continue Reading
Wave of bombings kills at least 65 on Syria’s loyalist coast
A wave of bombings in Syria killed at least 65 people Monday in a coastal area where Russian troops are based, Syrian state media reported. The attacks struck at one Continue Reading
Wartime Damascus Preserves Tenuous Air of Normalcy Amid Syria’s Ruin
Adnan Gimaah was perhaps the sourest purveyor of sweets in the old souk of Damascus. If a customer questioned the quality of his wares, he snorted impatiently. If they haggled Continue Reading
Partial Truce Said to Be Restored in Syria, but Not Yet in Aleppo
BEIRUT, Lebanon — As Syria convulsed from the bloodiest week there in months, the United States and Russia declared on Friday that they had won agreement for a new partial Continue Reading
‘Monstrous’ violence in Syria as government excludes Aleppo from truce
Syria called local truces near Damascus and in a northern province on Friday but no halt to combat on the main battlefield in Aleppo, after a surge in fighting the Continue Reading
Syrian food crisis deepens as war chokes farming
Syria’s war has destroyed agricultural infrastructure and fractured the state system that provides farmers with seeds and buys their crops, deepening a humanitarian crisis in a country struggling to produce Continue Reading
Activists: Car bomb kills 6 in Syrian capital
An activist-run monitoring group says a car bomb has exploded in a suburb of Damascus that is home to one of the holiest Shiite shrines in Syria, killing six people. Continue Reading
Oil finances nearly severed for Islamic State
Military strikes on oil lines controlled by terrorist groups in Iraq and Syria cutting into their financial life line, White House spokesman Josh Earnest says. Pictured, a pair of U.S. Continue Reading
Syria’s Partial Cease-Fire Shows Signs of Crumbling
A fragile and partial cease-fire in Syria is coming under new strains, with ground clashes and airstrikes intensifying as the government promises a new offensive and prepares to hold controversial Continue Reading
Opinion: Why is Iran “Openly” Announcing its Presence in Syria?
The deputy coordinator of the Iranian Army’s Ground Forces General Amir-Ali Arasteh announced that his country will send “special forces from Brigade 65 and other units to Syria to work Continue Reading
Russia and US pledge renewed effort for Syria peace
Russia and the US pledged on Thursday to push for a faster political resolution to the Syrian crisis and broaden their efforts to secure a continuation of a month-old ceasefire. It was Continue Reading
Syrian Kurds Hope to Establish a Federal Region in Country’s North
Syrian Kurdish parties are working on a plan to declare a federal region across much of northern Syria , several of their representatives said on Wednesday. They said their aim Continue Reading
Kurdish moves on federalism cloud Syria peace drive
Kurdish-controlled areas of northern Syria are expected to declare a federal system on Thursday, a move likely to further complicate peace talks in Geneva on ending more than five years Continue Reading
Russian Warplanes Redeployed From Syria
The Russian Ministry of Defense said its warplanes began redeploying from Syria on Tuesday, after a surprise announcement by Russian President Vladimir Putin that Moscow would withdraw the bulk of Continue Reading
Putin Orders Start of Syria Withdrawal, Saying Goals Are Achieved
Photo Russian pilots climbing into a fighter jet at the Hemeimeem air base in Syria in October. Credit Vladimir Isachenkov/Associated Press MOSCOW — President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia on Continue Reading
Russia ready to cooperate with US-led coalition in fight for Syria’s Raqqa: Interfax
Russia is ready to coordinate its actions with the U.S.-led coalition in Syria to push the Islamic State group out of Raqqa, Interfax news agency quoted Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Continue Reading
Syria: Entire Country Without Power
The electricity network for all of Syria is down for unknown reasons, Reuters reported March 3, citing state news agency SANA. Investigators are looking into the cause of the outage. Continue Reading
Syrian opposition says government wrecking truce deal
People attend a protest against forces loyal to Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad, Russia and the Syrian Democratic forces, in Tariq al-Bab neighbourhood of Aleppo, Syria, February 29, 2016. A senior Continue Reading
Syria rebels say attacks by army and Russian planes threaten truce
The Syrian opposition warned on Sunday that attacks by the army, backed by Russian warplanes, threatened a U.S.-Russian deal for a cessation of hostilities with collapse and endangered future peace Continue Reading