January 2019

A bomb attack hit near the Russian embassy in the Syrian capital on January 24th but caused no casualties, state media said on the second such blast to strike Damascus in under a week. Until last week, Damascus had enjoyed more than a year…

he Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) on Wednesday claimed the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) are getting close to defeating the Islamic State in the countryside of Deir al-Zor. “The SDF managed to achieve an important…

Members of the Islamic State group failed Thursday to break a siege imposed by U.S.-backed fighters in the last area they control in Syria, leading to fierce fighting that inflicted casualties on both sides, Syrian opposition activists…

A bomb exploded Thursday in the capital Damascus causing property damage but no casualties, Syrian state media reported. Syrian TV said the explosive was placed inside a car in the Adawi neighborhood. The Russian Embassy is located several…

The US has reportedly deployed at least 250 trucks filled with weapons to its bases in Syria despite President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw all American forces from the Arab country. A video by the so-called Syrian Observatory for…

Members of the Islamic State group failed Thursday to break a siege imposed by U.S.-backed fighters in the last area they control in Syria, leading to fierce fighting that inflicted casualties on both sides, Syrian opposition activists…

A bomb attack hit near the Russian embassy in the Syrian capital on Thursday but caused no casualties, state media said, in the second such blast in Damascus in less than a week. Eight years into Syria’s devastating civil war, President…

A mass grave believed to be containing as many as 1,000 decomposed bodies was found Wednesday in the countryside of the Raqqa province, the former de-facto capital of the Islamic State (IS) group in northern Syria, a war monitor group…

A bomb attack hit near the Russian embassy in the Syrian capital Thursday but caused no casualties, state media said, in the second such blast in Damascus in less than a week. Eight years into Syria's devastating civil war, President…

The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), an alliance of Kurdish and Arab fighters, has spearheaded the fight against the Islamic State (IS) group in Syria, alongside the US-led coalition. On Wednesday, it overran the last village held by IS in…