May 2020

Reliable SOHR sources say that fierce clashes erupted today between "Ahrar Al-Sharqiyyah" on one hand, and "Al-Hamzat Division" backed by forces of the "military police" on the other, in Tal Halaf town in Ras Al-Ain countryside, north of…

A feud is raging at the heart of Bashar al-Assad’s regime just as the Syrian dictator looks close to victory in the nine-year civil war that has destroyed much of the country. The public dispute between President Assad and Rami Makhlouf,…

Iran is refuting reports that it's reducing its presence in Syria and said it is seeking to bolster its ties with neighboring Iraq as the Islamic Republic pushes forward with a plan to expel the United States from the Middle East.…

News headlines today: May 20, 2020Catch up on the developing stories making headlines. Twenty years after Hezbollah guerrillas pushed Israel’s last troops from southern Lebanon, both sides are gearing up for a possible war that…

IDLIB, Syria (Reuters) - At a soccer stadium in Syria’s Idlib re-purposed to shelter people displaced by war, children are being offered a service highly sought after since the coronavirus pandemic set in: a haircut. The camp is…

Image captionRami Makhlouf has posted three videos online in a month, complaining about his treatment In his most recent video, shared on Sunday, Rami Makhlouf stares at the lens, speaking quietly, almost whispering some sentences. His…

Deir Ezzor Province - Syrian Observatory for Human Rights: SOHR sources say that unknown assailants killed a former fighter of Syria Democratic Forces in Al-Busayrah town in the eastern countryside of Deir Ezzor. The victim is from Mashekh…

Syrian Observatory activists have monitored Russian and Turkish forces crossing the border of Ariha city for the first time since the recent ceasefire came into effect. The patrol started from Tarnabeh village in eastern Idlib, crossed the…

Reliable sources have told SOHR that Russia is recruiting Syrian people, turning them into mercenaries to fight in Libya on the side of the "Libyan National Army".   In regime-held areas in Al-Qamishly, one example among many, recruitment…