The Latest Breaking News from Syria

Socceroos up for high-stakes Syria reunion at Asian Cup

The Socceroos will take on Syria in the second game of their Asian Cup campaign as they attempt to seal progression to the round of 16.

AAP · Jan 17, 2024

Iran conducts airstrikes on alleged Mossad base in Iraq

Learn about the recent Iranian airstrikes in Iraq and Syria, targeting a Mossad base and a terrorist headquarters, and the significance of Ukraine downing ...

Top News · Jan 16, 2024

Iran targets alleged Mossad spy base; US condemns strikes

The Revolutionary Guard of Iran claims to have targeted and destroyed a spy base for Mossad, Israel's intelligence agency. The strikes in Erbil and Syria h...

Top News · Jan 16, 2024

Iran launches missile strikes in Iraq and Syria citing security threats

IRGC says it fired ballistic missiles at Israeli ‘espionage centres’ in Erbil in north Iraq, hit ISIL targets in Syria.

Al Jazeera · Jan 15, 2024

Turkish Strikes Deprive Hundreds Of Northeast Syria Villages Of Power

Hundreds of northeast Syrian villages and towns have lost power, with water supplies also affected, after Turkish strikes pounded electricity stations and infrastructure, the region's semi-autonomous Kurdish administration said Monday.

International Business Times · Jan 15, 2024

With hundreds of Turkey's quake victims still missing, families struggle to grieve

Almost a year has passed since the deadly earthquake that hit southern Turkey and northwestern Syria. The official death toll stands at over 50,000, but many victims are still missing, presumed dead. Their families often still don't know what happened to them or where they are buried, making the grieving…

France 24 · Jan 15, 2024

Rojek review – unsettlingly intimate portraits of Islamic State militants

Documentary collects sequence of interviews with prisoners, not all repentant, alongside footage of war-blasted Syrian Kurdistan

The Guardian - UK · Jan 15, 2024

Syrian Farmers Abandon The Land For Steadier Jobs

After years of war, drought and economic crisis, Omar Abdel-Fattah was forced to rent out his farmland in northeast Syria, preferring a more stable job to provide for his family.

International Business Times · Jan 14, 2024

Jordy Bos leads shining subs to give Arnold headaches

Impressive turns by substitutes including Jordy Bos and Riley McGree, will give coach Graham Arnold headaches ahead of Australia's Asian Cup clash with Syria.

AAP · Jan 13, 2024

Protesters in Washington call for Gaza ceasefire – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU · Jan 13, 2024