May 2018

As the seven-year civil war in Syria continues and threatens to escalate, CBC's Margaret Evans is in Damascus, accompanied by Syrian government representatives.​ She took questions Saturday about the ongoing conflict and the…

Europe needs to do more to end the war in Syria, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Saturday as she received a peace award from Franciscan monks in the birthplace of St. Francis. Merkel was given the Franciscan order’s “Lamp of…

The fate of a remote U.S. military base in southern Syria captures the contradictions at the heart of President Trump’s Iran policy. The tiny outpost at Tanf, surrounded by vast desert, was established during the battle against the…

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitored the arrival of the 2nd batch of the 4th convoy to the outskirts of Idlib Province, where the convoy includes more than 180 vehicles including about 55 buses, and carrying about 2550…

Idlib Province, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights: an explosion was heard on the road between Idlib and Ma'arrat Mesrin in the northern countryside of Idlib, caused by the detonation of an IED in a car of fighters of a rebel army…

Deir Ezzor Province, the Syrian Observatory for human rights: the Syrian Observatory monitored clashes during the last night, between fighters from the Syria Democratic Forces against unknown gunmen in the vicinity of the electricity…

Al-Raqqah Province, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights: an explosion was heard in al-Raqqah city which is controlled by Syria Democratic Forces, it was caused by a mine explosion that killed one person at least and injured others,…

Aleppo Province, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights: more than 6 rocket shells landed on places in Nile Street and al-Khalidiyah neighborhood, in Aleppo city and under the control of the regime forces, which caused material damage but…

Damascus Province, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights: the regime forces continue the rocket shelling on areas in the southern section of the capital Damascus, where places in Yarmouk Camp, al-Hajar al-Aswad and outskirts of al-Tadamon…

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitored the arrival of the 1st batch of the 4th convoy of central Syria’s displaced people to Qal'aat al-Madiq northwest of Hama after midnight of yesterday, where the buses were switched and then…