An Iranian news agency on Saturday reported a visit by the chief of the elite Quds Force to eastern Syria, a rare public announcement of a trip to the battlefield by the successor of a commander …
Syria’s war: Families of detainees wait for closure
It has been a week since the United States imposed its toughest sanctions yet on Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad and his allies. Central to those sanctions was evidence that Syrian prisoners have …
IRGC head Esmail Ghaani threatens Israel in message from Syria – report
Ghaani said that Iran would continue to fight the “Zionist regime” and the US, and said the US and Israel were supporting ISIS.
Strange similarities in the declining fortunes of Syria’s Bashar Al Assad and Iraq’s Saddam Hussein
Hafez Al Assad his son Bashar may have despised Saddam Hussein but there are parallels in the paths of their regimes …
Syria risks another wave of migration, UN food agency warns
The long-awaited Caesar Act sanctions could stand in the way of any rebuilding effort. Under the law, which took effect earlier this month, the US can sanction anyone — foreign or Syrian —who does …
10 killed in strikes by unidentified aircraft in central Syria – report
Just two days after alleged Israeli airstrikes targeted a number of sites around Syria, 10 pro-Iranian militants were killed in airstrikes by unidentified aircraft in central Syria on Thursday night, …
Jordan: Secondary School Gap for Syrian Refugee Kids
The vast majority of Syrian refugee children lose the chance to study and learn before they even get to high school,” said Breanna Small, children’s rights fellow at Human Rights Watch and author of …
UN food agency calls for aid to prevent another Syria exodus
Growing desperation in Syria could trigger another mass exodus unless donor countries send more funds to alleviate hunger and the international community ensures aid …
Waterspout roars across lake in Turkey as torrential rains lash Istanbul, killing Syrian refugee
A large waterspout could be seen over a lake in Turkey as heavy rain and hail storms lashed Istanbul on Tuesday, flooding streets and causing at least one death.
Turkish lira becomes the currency of choice in northern Syria
Syrians take on the Turkish lira as the value of their pound plummets. Syrians living in the opposition-held northwest Idlib province are switching currencies because the value of their pound is …