A review of incidents in southern Syria in recent weeks points to the area becoming an increasing flash point as many issues are now in flux.
New sanctions on Syria risk empowering extremists
Last week, the United States announced a new round of crippling sanctions on Syria. The Caesar sanctions ostensibly take specific aim at senior government figures and seek to punish any entities that …
IRGC commander threatens Israel in rare 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.
Iran News Agency Reports Visit of New Quds Chief to Syria
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 …