Syria

Germany’s Chancellor Friedrich Merz says he and Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa are aiming for roughly 80 percent of Syrians in Germany to go back home over the next three years. The announcement came after their meeting in Berlin on Wednesday. “Looking ahead over the next three years – as Sharaa…

Syria said its bases sustained a drone attack early Monday, just a day after Damascus announced it had discovered a tunnel network into Lebanon as the country faces increasing security threats related to the war with Iran.  What happened: The Syrian military said it faced a “large-scale drone attack” on…

ATHENS, March 30 - Abdulaziz Aldarwish decided to take drastic action after his son Yahia's young kidneys failed. The Syrian construction worker could not afford the 1,200 euros ($1,380) per month needed for dialysis treatment and in any case the public healthcare system in Lebanon, where he worked, is in…

Worshippers attended a muted Palm Sunday service at a Greek Catholic cathedral in Damascus after the city's churches decided to limit celebrations to prayers only after violence hit a Christian town. On Friday night, Suqaylabiyah, one of the largest Christian communities in central Syria, was attacked, with shops vandalised and…

Shlama lokon. I begin by acknowledging the traditional owners of the land on which we meet, and I pay my respects to Elders past, present and emerging. And today we celebrate the indigenous people of Iraq - the Assyrian people. I'd also like to acknowledge Hermiz Shahen, President of the…

More than 250,000 people flee Lebanon in two weeks, with 125,000 crossing into Syria, including 7,000 Lebanese citizens. A man with his wife, displaced from Beirut's southern suburb of Dahiyeh, shelter from the rain inside a tent along the coast in Beirut. The Israeli military has issued expanded leave-or-die threats…

By SETH J. FRANTZMAN MARCH 23, 2026 23:00 Updated: MARCH 24, 2026 18:16 An Iranian-backed militia targeted Syria with rocket fire. The rockets appear to have been fired from an area north of Mosul in Iraq and targeted a military base in eastern Syria. The Iranian-backed militias in Iraq have…

U.S. Central Command conducted aerial strikes against more than 30 ISIS targets in Syria from February 3 through Thursday. Photo courtesy of U.S. Central Command Feb. 14 (UPI) -- The U.S. military struck dozens of Islamic State targets in Syria while conducting retaliatory strikes for the deaths of two soldiers…

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio held a joint meeting on Friday with his Syrian counterpart and the head of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference. What happened: Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shibani sat next to SDF commander-in-chief Gen. Mazloum Kobane during the…

By Feras Dalatey , Suleiman Al-Khalidi, Orhan Qereman and Jonathan Spicer Feb 13 (Reuters) - A U.S.-backed ceasefire agreement in northeastern Syria leaves thorny questions unresolved, as Kurds seek to retain some authority despite a much weakened hand following the rapid advance of central government forces. The progress of the…