Breaking News
- Joint patrols | Russian and Turkish forces tour villages in Ras Al-Ain countryside (Sere Kaniye)
- Ras Al-Ain | Turkish-backed militiaman assassinated, as factional quarrels continue in “Peace Spring” areas
- “Observation” post in Murek | Turkish forces and Al-Sham Corps refrain from paying financial dues for more than 25 months
- “De-escalation zone” | Regime forces and opposition factions trade fire in rural Idlib, and rebels thwart two infiltration attempts by regime forces
- Standing up to strife in their regions | Albu Kamal activists form political gathering in Deir ez-Zor countryside
- Hostilities | Opposition factions repel infiltration attempt by regime forces in Idlib countryside, and clash with regime forces on frontlines of rural Aleppo and Idlib
- Coronavirus | Health authorities fail to adhere to quarantine rules for suspected cases, death toll increases to six people, and 63 new confirmed cases
- Corruption | Relief organization in Idlib distributes food baskets for less than their real value on market, and traders buy them for only a third of their value
- ISIS resurgence in eastern rural Hama | Kidnapping of three civilians and stealing their property, and pro-regime militiaman killed in landmine explosion
- “De-escalation zone” | Death toll of regime forces on Idlib frontlines rises to eight, and HTS targets regime forces’ gatherings in Aleppo countryside
Opinions and articles
Coups on allies: HTS rids Syria’s Idlib of opponents
HTS was a magnet for foreign fighters from Europe, but now they are in its prisons as part of the…
Brown University’s Gift to the Assad Regime
Is Brown University’s Costs of War Project laundering Syrian government talking points, or is the…
The Endless Fantasy of American Power
Neither Trump Nor Biden Aims to Demilitarize Foreign Policy
A U.S.…
US-led wars have displaced 37m people. America should accept responsibility
Since the war on terror, the US has contributed to displacing an estimated 37 million people,…
In war-torn Syria, the coronavirus pandemic has brought its people to the brink of…
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad may have successfully warded off a nine-year rebellion against…
There were 5 priests in Aleppo, Syria: 2 died of COVID-19
An image of the devastation in Aleppo, Syria, used to illustrate a letter sent by Father Ibrahim…
Kurds Have Paid Dearly for Trump’s Reckless Withdrawal From Syria
President Donald Trump made one of his most reckless decisions last October, when he…
The Price of Peace
Critics of U.S. foreign policy attribute the world’s ills to American power.
A Syrian…
It is high time the West took responsibility for its role in Syria
If not out of moral rectitude, then to avoid their citizens becoming foot soldiers of the…
Will Turkey join the Axis of Resistance?
President of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Istanbul, Turkey on August 21, 2020…
Beware a Russian ‘October Surprise’ in Syria
In the wake of U.S. foreign policy success through the Israel peace deals with the United…
As the United Nations Turns 75, the Celebration Is Muted by Conflict
The organization created in the wake of one world war was aimed at preventing another. But a…
Lebanon can’t afford to remain in political deadlock
Hezbollah should be careful what it wishes for because if the stalemate continues, then chaos…
Is Hezbollah heading for an early exit from Syria?
Iran's regional proxy Hezbollah and Israel have been engaged in a shadow war in Syria. Could we…
America’s War on Terror is the True Cause of Europe’s Refugee Crisis
Photograph Source: James Gordon from Los Angeles, California, USA – Iraqi refugee children,…
Despite spiraling coronavirus crisis, Syria’s ‘government is not…
After years of war and economic deprivation, Syria is poorly equipped to handle COVID-19.…
Syrians need hope for better future
Coronavirus quarantine centers for Syria, like the detention centers where citizens are persecuted…
Unintended Consequences Abound with New US Sanctions on Syria
As America’s most sweeping sanctions against the Syrian regime gain…