July 2020

At least seven people were killed and scores wounded on Sunday when a car bomb exploded in northern Syria near a Turkish border crossing, a war monitor said. "A car bomb exploded at a roundabout leading to the entrance…

Israel was reinforcing its troops along its northern border with Lebanon on Thursday, days after a fighter with the Lebanon-based Hezbollah group was killed in a reportedly Israeli airstrike. An Israeli military spokesperson said in a…

On July 1st leaders of Russia, Turkey and Iran gathered for the next summit on Syrian settlement. Given the pandemic, the summit was held on-line, in the format of a video conference. In their closing…

Image copyrightABOOD HAMAM For years Abood Hamam chronicled the war in Syria for news outlets all over the world without ever revealing his name - and despite being employed by different warring parties. He began as photographer to the…

The U.S. will hand over control of bases in Iraq and is likely to reduce its overall troop level within the country as progress against the remnants of the Islamic State group continues, a senior official with the American-led coalition…

As the laws of war become optional and crimes in Syria and Libya go unpunished, there are fears the body has no teeth A security council meeting in 1953. Some countries are questioning whether the UN, set up after the…

At Istanbul meeting, Russia and Turkey agree to push for a ceasefire but Ankara says eastern commander must retreat. Turkey and Russia agreed on Wednesday to press for a ceasefire in…

The Egyptian parliament agreed on Monday to authorise President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi to send the army on combat missions abroad to “defend Egyptian national security”. The move came as the date approaches for the military operation…

The move comes after a Hezbollah fighter was killed in an air raid in Syria's capital, Damascus, earlier this week. Israel has said it is sending…

Syrian Observatory for Human Rights   July 23, 2020   As warnings about the possibility of an ISIS revival and territorial gains are becoming more palpable, the International Coalition against Islamic has continued its military…