Syria

Suwayda, Syria – Syrian activists have documented the disappearance of 80 Druze women and girls during the recent wave of armed clashes and unrest in Suwayda province, southern Syria, over the past week. The names of the missing individuals were...

DAMASCUS, Syria - Syrian President Ahmad al-Shara received the final report on Sunday from the national investigative committee probing the deadly events that took place in Syria’s coastal region in March, the presidency announced. In a statement published on its...

WASHINGTON - U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Sunday that “The rape and slaughter of innocent people which has and is still occuring must end.” urging the Syrian government to uphold a recently brokered ceasefire in Suwayda. "The...

Amman, Jordan Syria’s Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani met with his Jordanian counterpart Ayman Safadi and U.S. envoy to Syria Thomas Barrack in Amman, Jordan on Saturday to discuss the implementation of a ceasefire in southern Syria’s Suwayda province. According to...

Damascus, Syria – The Syrian presidency on Saturday announced an immediate and comprehensive ceasefire in the southern province of Suwayda, following a U.S.-brokered agreement between Syria and Israel. In an official statement, the presidency said: “We announce a full and...

PARIS - Germany will suspend support for the Syrian government unless it takes serious action to halt religious and ethnic abuses, Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul said Thursday during a joint press conference in Paris with his French counterpart, Jean-Noël Barrot....

Damascus, Syria - The Syrian government and Israel have reached a ceasefire agreement to halt fighting in southern Syria’s Sweida province, U.S. envoy to Syria Thomas Barrack announced on Saturday. In a post on X, Barrack said Syrian President Ahmad...

Sweida, southwest Syria - Armed clashes between local Druze factions and pro-government Bedouin tribes escalated on Friday across Syria’s southern province of Sweida, amid rising civilian casualties and international calls for restraint. Local sources told +963 that tribal gunmen seized...

HASAKAH, northeast Syria – The Kurdish-led Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria said on Friday it will open a humanitarian corridor from Suwayda province, following an appeal from Druze spiritual leader Sheikh Hikmat al-Hijri. Hassan Kojar, deputy co-chair of...

Damascus, Syria - The United Nations and several Western governments on Thursday called for an immediate ceasefire and a full investigation into reported human rights violations in Syria’s southern Suwayda province, where days of clashes have killed dozens. U.N. High...