Syria

Alawite Syrians, who fled the violence in western Syria, walk in Nahr El Kabir River, after the reported mass killings of Alawite minority members, in Akkar, Lebanon March 11, 2025. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir Over the past week, the largest part of the world’s already scant media attention on the slaughter in…

Smoke rises while Israeli security forces raid the Nur Shams refugee camp, in the city of Tulkarem, March 2, 2025. Photo by Nasser Ishtayeh/Flash90 After almost a year and a half of war, a deceptive quiet has settled over the Israeli home front in recent weeks, as ceasefires have largely…

Local News Former Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett's comment was an apparent reference to the September pager attacks in Lebanon and Syria. Demonstrators display Palestinian flags and banners during a protest against former Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett's campus visit to Harvard University. A coalition of students and community activists…

Reporter's Notebook: At 9,232 feet above sea level, I looked down on Syria, Lebanon, and Israel all at the same time. By YONAH JEREMY BOB MARCH 11, 2025 20:00 Updated: MARCH 12, 2025 13:05 Yonah Jeremy Bob narrating from the Syrian side of the Golan. (Credit: Yonah Jeremy Bob) At…

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CNN  —  A Syrian military operation against remnants of the former Assad regime has now ended, having sparked some of the worst violence seen in the country in years. Hundreds of people have been killed in the crackdown and fighting between the security forces and supporters of former President Bashar…

The Syrian Democratic Forces, the Kurdish-led coalition that joined with U.S. troops to fight the Islamic State terrorist group, has agreed to integrate with the same interim Syrian government forces that were previously affiliated with Al Qaeda, officials said. The two groups struck the deal Monday after days of deadly sectarian…

HAMBURG — Amid rising calls in Germany for Syrians to return home after the fall of Bashar al-Assad, one group of professionals is being encouraged to stay: doctors. Germany opened its doors a decade ago to nearly 1 million Syrians, taking in more than any other country in Europe. Today,…

A Russian soldier rides on an infantry fighting vehicle, part of a Russian military convoy heading towards Hmeimim air base in Latakia, on the coast of Syria, Dec 14, 2024. PUBLISHED ON March 11, 2025 6:24 AM DUBAI — The Israeli army said on Tuesday (March 11) it had struck overnight…

Shortly after the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime in Syria, the new government led by rebel leader Ahmed al-Sharaa pledged to unite Syrians and establish a “civil peace” in the country. In recent days, this fragile peace has been tested. Late last week, clashes broke out between government security forces…