27/05/2018

Five members of the Syrian White Helmets were killed by masked gunman as they broke their Ramadan fast on Saturday morning, the group said. The rescue group said the assailants stormed their Al-Hader centre in the northern province of…

After seven years of war, Syrian government forces have taken full control of the area around their capital, Damascus, freeing up an overstretched military to move against the country’s few remaining rebel pockets. The battle for Damascus…

Iraq announced Friday it had carried out air strikes against the Islamic State group in Syria, the third cross border aerial operation inside a month in its war-torn neighbour. “Iraqi F-16 planes carried out (Thursday) morning raids…

Western diplomatic sources told Asharq Al-Awsat on Friday that Tel Aviv has informed Moscow about its decision to “expand the scope of its red lines” in Syria by preventing Iran from consolidation its military presence and that of its…

Syria's army has issued orders to return home for men conscripted for compulsory service in 2010, the year before war broke out, fighters and local media said on Saturday. The decision ends the drawn-out deployment of thousands of Syrians…

A massive explosion rocked the jihadist-held provincial capital of the Idlib Governorate this afternoon, the pro-opposition Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) reported. According to the SOHR report, a car bomb was detonated along…

At least 70 people have died in a suspected chemical attack in Douma, the last rebel-held town in Syria‘s Eastern Ghouta, rescuers and medics say. Volunteer rescue force the White Helmets tweeted graphic images showing several bodies in…

The US and Turkish officials have agreed on a roadmap to cooperate over the security of the northern Syrian city of Manbij following months of dispute between the two NATO allies over the presence of Kurdish militia in the region. US…

The United States warned Syria on Friday it would take “firm and appropriate measures” in response to ceasefire violations, saying it was concerned about reports of an impending military operation in a de-escalation zone in the country’s…

Syrian aircraft on May 25 dropped leaflets on the southern province of Daraa, urging the rebels who control most of it to lay down their weapons or face an offensive. Residents told AFP that several different leaflets were scattered across…