July 2020

Despite supporting opposing sides in another conflict in the Mediterranean, both Russia and Turkey have setup a joint working committee to establish peace inside Libya. Similar to Syria, the Turkish Foreign Ministry announced the…

In capital cities across the Middle East and Europe, politicians are taking aim at Turkey’s involvement in Libya – and yet all have so far avoided speaking its name. On July 20, in an extraordinary decision, Egypt’s parliament voted…

Europe needs a grand bargain with Turkey that can create a short- and longer-term conflict-resolution framework covering energy, maritime boundaries, the Cyprus conflict, and Libya. There was an odd scene during Joseph Borrell’s…

Russia sending weapons to support fighters loyal to Haftar in breach of an arms embargo, says US military. A member of the Petroleum Facilities Guard is…

Reliable sources have informed the Syrian Observatory that unknown gunmen kidnapped a former member of the Syrian regime's "People's Assembly" a few days ago in Al-Aselah village in the western countryside of Hama. The village is under the…

Reliable SOHR sources have confirmed that the Turkish-backed "National Army" arrested three persons in Al-Hajaj village in the south of Ras Al-Ain city (Sere Kaniye) in Al-Hasakah countryside. The three persons were arrested for "dealing…

Reliable sources have told SOHR that Syria Democratic Forces installed observation outposts near river crossings between the two banks of the Euphrates River. It is not known yet if these posts have been installed in this area to prevent…

SOHR activists have monitored tens of residents of Al-Jiza town in the eastern countryside of Daraa, participating in a demonstration this afternoon. The demonstrators demanded the release of detainees held in regime prisons, toppling of…

Violent explosions rocked the northern countryside of Al-Quneitra near the occupied Syrian Golan this morning. No farther details were reported about the circumstances and nature of the explosions. Meanwhile, the Syrian regime's air defence…

Although ISIS resurgence started to escalate in the Syrian desert in March 2019, "Islamic State" stepped up its operations and attacks on positions of regime forces and loyal militias in the past few weeks. Since early June 2020, the Syrian…