The Latest Breaking News from Syria

Water Shortages Worsen As Funding Dries Up For Northwest Syria Displaced

Hussein al-Naasan struggles to provide water for his family in the scorching summer, as aid funds have dried up and conditions deteriorated in impoverished displacement camps in Syria's rebel-held northwest.

International Business Times · Jul 11, 2024

Scholarship spurs Syrian refugee to study science

Refugee students who have fled war and conflict have one less hurdle in their way thanks to scholarships helping them pursue their dreams.

AAP · Jul 11, 2024

Syrian asylum seeker in UK says he ‘lost everything’ after Rwanda roundup

People held before planned removal from UK under Sunak government face disruption and relocation after release

The Guardian - UK · Jul 10, 2024

Russia Jails Playwright And Director For 'Justifying Terrorism'

A Russian military court on Monday sentenced a playwright and a theatre director to six years in prison on charges of "justifying terrorism" in a play about women marrying jihadists in Syria.

International Business Times · Jul 8, 2024

Erdogan Says May Invite Syria's Assad To Turkey 'At Any Moment'

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday said he might invite his Syrian counterpart Bashar al-Assad to Turkey "at any moment", in a sign of reconciliation after the 2011 war broke ties between Ankara and Damascus.

International Business Times · Jul 7, 2024

Anglo-Saxons may have fought in northern Syrian wars, say experts

Warriors from Britain joined far-flung Byzantine military campaigns in sixth century, grave goods suggest

The Guardian - UK · Jul 4, 2024

Germany, Sweden Arrest Eight Over Syria Crimes Against Humanity

Investigators in Germany and Sweden on Wednesday arrested eight suspects allied with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's government over alleged participation in crimes against humanity in Syria, prosecutors said.

International Business Times · Jul 3, 2024

At least 7 arrested in Germany and Sweden on suspicion of committing war crimes in Syria

At least seven people have been arrested in Germany and Sweden on suspicion of committing crimes against humanity and war crimes in Syria in 2012-2014

The Independent UK · Jul 3, 2024

France's top court to examine arrest warrant for Syria's Assad

Prosecutors have asked France's highest court to review the legality of a French arrest warrant for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad over deadly chemical attacks on Syrian soil in 2013.

Radio France Internationale · Jul 3, 2024

Turkish police arrest hundreds after anti-Syrian riots in several cities

Turkish police arrested hundreds of people during anti-Syrian riots in several cities which erupted after a Syrian man had been accused of harassing a child. Turkey, which hosts around 3.2 million Syrian refugees according to UN data, has been shaken several times by bouts of xenophobic violence in recent years.

France 24 · Jul 2, 2024