Breaking News
- Violence in Afrin | People from Damascus and countryside demand the expulsion of “Al-Hamza Division” and be held accountable, and clarification on the presence of naked women in Division prisons
- Homs | Fires break out in rural areas and 2,000 donums of palm trees burned down in Palmyra
- “SOHR camera” captures huge fires in the village of Um Ushbeh, which is under the control of Turkish-backed factions near areas of frontlines with SDF, while Turkish forces and their proxy factions standing idly by
- Arsons in Al-Hasakeh | Fires devour about 10,000 donums of agricultural land in western countryside
- ISIS resurgence | Cells slaughter three SDF members, north of Deir ez-Zor
- Turkey’s military build-up | Nearly 3,550 vehicle arrive in Syria since the new ceasefire came into effect, as 30 new vehicles enter “Putin-Erdogan” area
- Afrin’s factional clashes | Tense calm returns after expelling “Al-Hamza Division” members, and Division’s leadership issues a statement to appease public outrage
- SOHR reveals | New exclusive information about 50 ISIS members identified by names, joining battles in Libya
- Feuding factions in Afrin | Clashes among Turkish-backed factions leave three civilians dead, including children
- Al-Hasakeh’s fire | One civilian dies and another injured while trying to extinguish raging fires in countryside
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