This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Syria’s defense minister announced a ceasefire Tuesday after overnight clashes between government forces and Kurdish fighters in Aleppo neighborhoods left civilians ...

A boy walks with a woman, carrying his belongings, after Syrian government forces and the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces agreed to de-escalate on Monday evening in the northern city of Aleppo, after a wave of attacks that both sides blamed on each ...

Troops of the 76th Division of the Syrian Arab Army. (@kwnan_Syria on X) In response, the Syrian Ministry of Defense stated that the “army quickly responded to the sources of fire and carried out a counterattack in which it regained the positions lost to ...

Damascus, November 17, 2025 — The fall of the Assad-led government reignited long-deferred hopes among many Syrian refugees that returning home might finally be possible. Despite tangible steps toward stabilization in the country over the past twelve ...

President-elect Donald Trump publicly urged Russian President Vladimir Putin to reach an “immediate ceasefire” deal with Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky in a late-night social media post Saturday evening amid reports that Syria’s capital of ...

Syrian President Ahmed al Sharaa (right) meets with US Special Envoy for Syria Tom Barrack (center, foreground) and Commander of US Central Command Admiral Brad Cooper (right) on October 7. (SANA) Several rounds of meetings between US and Syrian leaders ...

Tensions have been building over government attempts to bring the Kurdish-led region in northeastern Syria under its authority. Kurdish leaders have so far resisted. By Carlotta Gall Reporting from Damascus A deadly outburst of fighting in Syria’s second ...