Rebels reached Damascus outskirts, Assad's location unknown
Rebel forces advancing toward Damascus have reported they are beginning to encircle the capital. Sources told CNN that Bashar al-Assad ...
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Why does everyone want to be Syria's ally?
After more than a decade of civil war and mass killings, why is the Assad regime enjoying renewed legitimacy—even from ...
Syria's Asma Assad to be isolated due to cancer bout
In August 2019, Asma said she had fully recovered from breast cancer that she said had been discovered early but ...
Syria accuses Israel of missile strike on western city
No deaths were reported. Photos from SANA show that the missiles may have landed on farmland.
IDF forces fire warning shots at suspects on Syrian border
Israeli tanks fire flares, warning shots after suspects seen manning military positions inside Syria adjacent to their location. Helicopters and ...
4 Syrian children killed when government forces shell last rebel enclave
Elsewhere, explosion at arms depot near Homs leaves six pro-government fighters dead.
Report: Israeli sniper kills Syrian intelligence officer near border
Madhat al-Saleh, a senior adviser to Syria President Bashar Assad who in the past spent 12 years in an Israeli ...
Syrian army resumes shelling of rebel enclave after collapse of deal
Syrian army units backed by Iranian-backed militias resumed the shelling of a rebel enclave in southern Syria on Sunday ...
Syrians vote in election certain to give Assad new mandate
"The Assad regime’s so-called presidential election is neither free nor fair," US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken says in a ...
Syrian court names 2 obscure candidates to run against Assad
Opposition groups and Western countries view the May 26 Syrian presidential election as a farce to keep Bashar Assad in ...