May 2019

The Syrian government along with its Russian allies launched a brutal assault on Idlib province, the last rebel-held areas, on Monday 30 April. The United Nations said the attacks included the worst use of barrel bombs by the Syrian army in…

The U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces took credit for defeating the Islamic State group in its last stronghold in eastern Syria, celebrating the victory in front of throngs of journalists at a ceremony in March following a bloody…

The U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces took credit for defeating the Islamic State group in its last stronghold in eastern Syria, celebrating the victory in front of throngs of journalists at a ceremony in March following a bloody…

Syrian government troops captured a northwestern village known for its medieval fortress on Thursday as they move deeper toward Idlib province, the last major rebel stronghold, activists and pro-government media said. The latest wave of…

Syrian government troops captured a northwestern village known for its medieval fortress Thursday as they move deeper toward Idlib province, the last major rebel stronghold, activists and pro-government media said. The latest wave of…

Syrian government forces reportedly have captured at least three towns from Islamic militias, which control portions of the country's northwest between Idlib and Hama. Arab media also are reporting the government was battling its…

The Syrian has government captured the town of Qalaat al-Madiq in northwest Syria, some of its residents and a war monitor said on Thursday, as it pushes into the biggest remaining rebel territory under a massive bombardment. Syria's army,…

Syrian government forces recaptured a northwestern town Thursday from around which militants and allied rebels have launched rockets on their Russian ally's key airbase, a monitoring group said. The capture of the town of Qalaat al-Madiq,…

On Wednesday, the Syrian army took control over a main city in the countryside of Hama province in central Syria, as part of the military campaign launched currently against the ultra-radical rebels, a war monitor reported. The army took…

surge in airstrikes by the regime of Bashar al-Assad and his Russian allies, and the beginnings of a ground invasion against one of the few remaining rebel-held enclaves in Syria, has prompted concerns of an impending humanitarian…