October 2018

Aleppo Province, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights: the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights received a copy of the statement of the agreement between Hayyaat Tahrir al-Sham and the National Liberation Front; after the violent clashes…

Idlib Province, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights: the security chaos restrikes again at Idlib province and the surrounding countryside, which are controlled by the rebel and Islamic factions, Hayyaat Tahrir al-Sham, and the…

The roads are unpaved. Many of the buildings still standing are riddled with bullet holes. But this secretive U.S. base, located near Syria's eastern border with Jordan and visited by journalists for the first time Monday, is now seen as…

Tareq can recall in detail each of the 22 times he climbed over the concrete border wall, dodged a flurry of bullets, and sprinted as fast as he could – until Turkish border guards caught him and turned him back. On his 23rd attempt,…

United Nations chief Antonio Guterres has informed the Security Council that he wishes to appoint Norwegian diplomat Geir Pedersen as the next special envoy to Syria, diplomatic sources told AFP Tuesday. Pedersen is currently Norway's…

The Istanbul summit on Syria took "huge steps" toward ending its civil war, but the situation remains dangerous with so many foreign armed forces in the country, a top US envoy said Tuesday. The leaders of Turkey, Russia, France and…

The leaders of Russia, Turkey, France and Germany met here Saturday to seek an end to Syria’s long war, a process over which Moscow wields considerable influence. But while each country stressed its commitment to ending the seven-year…

Allies Russia and Syria appear to be at odds over whether Turkey is abiding by an agreement regarding the removal of Islamist militant fighters from a rebel-held province, just as Turkish strikes prompted Syrian Kurds to appeal to both…

Part of Syria's national museum has reopened to the public six years after civil war forced its closure. The world-renowned antiquities museum in Damascus closed in 2012 to protect its ancient artefacts from damage. Most of the…

After several delays, the Istanbul summit finally took place on Saturday, bringing together the leaders of Turkey, Russia, France and Germany to discuss peace in Syria. The four-way meeting was originally scheduled for early September, but…