August 2020

Turkey was still recruiting Syrian militants despite the ceasefire declared in Libya, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) reported on August 22. The monitoring group said a new batch of Syrian militants, who were recruited…

“ASyrian military communiqué said two Syrian soldiers were killed and 10 wounded by the American bombing.” So reported that hawk’s hawk of the polite establishment, Thomas Friedman, in the New York Times – where he still has a regular…

According to Rai Al-Youm website, the new base is intended to undermine the Syrian army’s move towards the district around Latakia. The exact number of Turkish bases in northern Syria is not known. Turkish…

Deir ez-Zor Province- Syrian Observatory for Human Rights: SOHR activists say that unknown assailants, believed to be Islamic State cells in western countryside of Deir al-Zour, kidnapped a member of the Internal Security Forces, while…

Daraa governorate - Syrian Observatory for Human Rights: SOHR sources have reported that residents in Daraa al-Balad found a decapitated head of a young man from the town of Ma'araba in Daraa countryside, lying on a grave in al-Bahar…

SOHR activists say that U.S. forces and SDF have arrested a former SDF member, after he defected from the Islamic State, from his workplace near the bridge of al-Busayrah city in the eastern countryside of Deir ez-Zor, and took him to his…

On August 21, a former al-Qaeda militant was assassinated by unidentified gunmen in the southern Syrian city of Daraa. The militant, “Omar Nasser al-Qiztam al-Msalamah,” was reportedly passing in the al-Sad road in Daraa city when he was…

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights has monitored this afternoon a great tension in Ras al-Ain (Seri Kanier), following clashes between two Turkish-backed factions which left two people dead. The appointment of the new director of…

Syrian regime targets rebel positions in Idlib with rockets as ceasefire continues to deteriorate IDLIB, Syria — Regime forces resumed rocket attacks on the areas under opposition control yesterday. The rocket…

Syrian troops have overtaken a major neighborhood in Aleppo, state media reports. The development means that a large northern section of the city—including 10 neighborhoods and more than 3,000 buildings—is back under government…