April 2020

The Russian government has revealed that its new T-14 Armata main battle tank was shipped to Syria for use under “field conditions.” Armata, a brand new tank design, was apparently shipped to Russian forces in Syria but it is not clear if…

Canada's ban on new arms exports to Turkey has been extended indefinitely, Global Affairs confirmed today. The Liberal government imposed a suspension on the approval of export permits last fall after Turkish forces launched an incursion…

The International Coalition against Islamic State has completed 67 months of military operations in Syria, while it has been boosting its efforts to cooperate with SDF to eliminate ISIS cells in SDF-controlled areas. The International…

Reliable sources have informed the Syrian Observatory that ISIS carried out surprising attack on positions of the Iraqi Hezbollah in Al-Mayadin desert in the eastern countryside of Deir Ezzor. Fierce clashes erupted between both sides…

Syrian Observatory activists have reported hearing simultaneous explosions in Al-Ahras and Al-Amiryah villages in rural Ras Al-Ain (Sere Kaniye). According to SOHR sources, the explosions were caused by detonating landmines in both…

Breaches and security chaos are escalating in areas under control of “Peace Spring” factions and Turkish forces, just like in the areas held by the Turkish-backed factions of “Olive Branch” and “Euphrates Shield”. The Turkish-controlled…

Israeli airstrikes late Monday in the area of the central Syrian city of Palmyra killed nine fighters loyal to the Iran-backed Damascus regime, a war monitor said Tuesday. Those who died in several missile strikes included three Syrians…

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Monday that the Syrian government was violating a ceasefire in the northwestern Idlib region, warning that Damascus would suffer “heavy losses” if it persisted. Turkey and Russia, which back…

Six years ago Wassim Mukdad fled Syria, demoralized and fearing for his life as the country spiraled ever deeper into all-out war. This week, the 34-year-old will come face-to-face with the man accused of running a government detention…

Detainees in regime's prisons are still subjected to brutal torture which claims the lives of many of them, at a time when the Syrian authorities release other detainees who have been held in these prisons for years. SOHR activists have…