February 2021

Gen. Frank McKenzie (Screengrab) LONDON: The head of US forces in the Middle East says Iran is a major source of instability in Iraq, Syria and Yemen. US Central Command chief Gen. Frank…

Aleppo Governorate- Syrian Observatory for Human Rights: SOHR activists say that nine civilians, including three women and two children, were injured, some seriously, as a result of the artillery shelling by the Manbij Military Council…

If the Biden administration is looking to correct Washington’s overly militarised foreign policy, one opportunity to redefine U.S. counter-terrorism strategy lies in Idlib, an area which U.S. officials once described as “the…

SOHR activists have reported seeing a new International Coalition convoy entering Syrian territory via Al-Walid border crossing with the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, consisting of 45 military vehicles and trucks, including military and…

A Syrian flag flies over the Syrian capital, Damascus, on October 27, 2014. (Photo by AP) Damascus has strongly objected to Turkey’s decision to open schools in northern Syria, calling the decision a “dangerous act” and a…

Aleppo Province- Syrian Observatory for Human Rights: SOHR sources say that Russian forces have given the green light to the forces of the Council of Manbij to shell the positions of Turkish-backed factions in the area "Euphrates Shield"…

Daraa Governorate- Syrian Observatory for Human Rights: SOHR sources say that regime forces have released 58 detainees, with the efforts of the Security Committee in Daraa governorate. According to Syrian Observatory sources, parents of…

Khaled al-Assad had been in charge of the site at ancient Palmyra for decades (social media) Remains thought to belong to Khaled al-Asaad, the distinguished archaeologist who was killed by Islamic State group (IS) militants for…

Syria (MNN) — The UN Special Envoy for Syria recently voiced his frustration over a stalled peace process. Syria’s conflict will pass the 10-year mark in March with no end in sight. There are more than 11 million people in need and 5.5…

Turkey’s Diyanet Foundation opened a primary school for 1,100 students in Syria’s northwestern province of Idlib in November 2020. (AFP/File) Ankara faces accusations of foreign meddling and…