Syria

Brussels - Syrian Bishop Jacques Mourad, Metropolitan of Homs for the Syriac Catholic Church, received the John Paul II Award during a ceremony held at the Vatican’s Apostolic Palace, recognizing his lifelong commitment to peace, reconciliation, and interfaith dialogue. The...

Damascus - U.S. special forces carried out an airborne raid targeting a member of the Islamic State (ISIS) in the Damascus countryside, American sources said on Saturday. Charles Lister, director at the Middle East Institute, wrote on X (formerly Twitter)...

Moscow – The Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) announced on Friday that it has arrested a member of an international “terrorist organization” active in Syria, during a special operation in the Zabaykalsky region in eastern Russia. In a statement carried...

Deir ez-Zor, east Syria - The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) said that its special “Commando Units,” in coordination with the U.S.-led international coalition, carried out two security operations targeting ISIS cells in Syria’s eastern Deir ez-Zor province. In a...

Al-Hasakah,  northeastern Syria General Mazloum Abdi, the commander of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), announced on Monday that a preliminary agreement has been reached with the Syrian interim government regarding the integration of SDF forces into the Syrian army. In...

Berlin - German Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt announced on Sunday that Germany will revoke asylum rights from Syrian refugees who return to their homeland after receiving protection in Germany. The minister stated that the return of Syrian refugees to their...

Quneitra, southwest Syria - Early Wednesday morning, Israeli forces carried out a limited incursion in Syria’s southwestern Quneitra Governorate. According to our correspondent, the Israeli military deployed near the eastern village of Samadaniyah in central Quneitra and established checkpoints in...

Aleppo, north Syria - A source in Syria’s interim government said Tuesday that an agreement has been reached to halt fighting in Aleppo’s Sheikh Maqsoud and Ashrafiyeh districts, following heavy clashes overnight. According to state television Al-Ikhbariyah, the ceasefire was...

Aleppo, north Syria - The Internal Security Forces affiliated with the Syrian Interim Government closed today the roads leading to the Kurdish-majority Sheikh Maqsoud and Ashrafiyeh neighborhoods in the city of Aleppo, northern Syria. Our correspondent reported that the Internal...

Raqqa, northeast Syria – The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) announced on Sunday that they had carried out a major security operation against ISIS sleeper cells and organised crime groups in the countryside of Raqqa province, northeastern Syria. In a statement...