Syria

Hasaka, northeast Syria - The United States has repatriated an American child from a displacement camp in northeast Syria, the State Department said on Tuesday, renewing calls for other nations to bring home their citizens. "Approximately 30,000 individuals from more...

Damascus, Syria - Dozens of Syrian refugees returned from Lebanon on Tuesday as part of a voluntary repatriation program coordinated by the United Nations, Syrian and Lebanese authorities, according to the Syrian state news agency (SANA). The first organized convoy...

Hasaka, northeast Syria - The top commander of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) said on Tuesday they are committed to Syria’s unity and have formally requested the return of government institutions to areas under their control in the northeast....

Damascus, Syria - Amnesty International on Monday called on the Syrian government to launch urgent and impartial investigations into the abduction of at least 36 women and girls, mostly from the Alawite community, in recent months; warning of an alarming...

Baghdad, Iraq - Iraq announced on Sunday it has repatriated 15,000 of its nationals from the Al-Hol camp in northeastern Syria as part of a broader effort to close the file on external displacement and reintegrate returnees into society. The...

Damascus, Syria - The World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Friday that the healthcare system in Syria’s southern Suweyda province is on the brink of collapse, with hospitals overwhelmed due to a spike in violence, mass displacement, and widespread shortages...

Damascus, Syria - The World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Friday that the healthcare system in Syria’s southern Suweyda province is on the brink of collapse, with hospitals overwhelmed due to a spike in violence, mass displacement, and widespread shortages...

Washington - The U.S. State Department on Thursday called for an immediate and transparent investigation into the killing of American citizen Hussam Saraya last week in Syria’s southern province of Sweida, where deadly clashes have recently erupted. State Department spokesperson...

Idlib, Syria - Dozens were injured on Thursday after a powerful explosion tore through an ammunition depot in the town of Maarrat Misrin in northern Idlib province, northwest Syria. A medical source in Idlib told +963 that over 70 wounded...

Beirut, Lebanon - Finland’s Ambassador to Lebanon and Chargé d'Affaires in Damascus, Anni Meskanen, emphasized Wednesday the need for administrative decentralization and inclusive governance in Syria, asserting that meaningful recovery cannot occur without rebuilding state institutions on the foundations of...