The Latest Breaking News from Syria

Two Civilians Killed in Israeli Attack on Syria’s Damascus

Israel staged airstrikes on the southern suburbs of the Syrian capital of Damascus early Tuesday, killing two civilians and causing some material damage, Syrian state media reported.

Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 4, 2023

Local media report two killed in Israeli air attack on Damascus

Syrian state media says Tuesday’s attack was the fourth of its kind in a week as Israel targets Iran-backed groups.

Al Jazeera · Apr 3, 2023

To reconstruct Turkey, rebuild its democracy

The devastating earthquakes that killed more than 50,000 people in Turkey (and at least 7,000 in northern Syria) in February have exposed deep-rooted problems in the run-up to potentially epochal presidential and parliamentary elections on May 14. Turkey, it is now clear, needs more than a change of government; it…

Bangkok Post · Apr 3, 2023

How will the Iran-Israel conflict play out in Syria?

Tehran has promised to retaliate against Israel but is focused in the meantime on diplomatic wins in the region.

Al Jazeera · Apr 3, 2023

Car bomb rocks a suburb of Syria’s capital Damascus

Police sources say there were no casualties after the bomb went off in a busy area of the affluent Mezze suburb.

Al Jazeera · Apr 3, 2023

Ahlan Wa Sahlan review – journey into Syria’s colonial past with the camel cavalry

Film-maker Lucas Vernier retraces his grandfather’s footsteps as a member of the French army in a powerful portrait of a country at war

The Guardian - UK · Apr 3, 2023

Car Blast in Syrian Capital Hits Mezzah Suburb

A car bomb caused the large blasts heard in the Mezzah suburb area west of the Syrian capital Damascus, Syrian state media said on Sunday. Police sources quoted by state media said there were no injuries from the improvised explosive device (IED). Residents earlier said large blasts were heard around…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 3, 2023

Israel Shoots Down Drone It Says 'Came From Syria' Following Strikes

Israeli airstrikes hit several sites in Syria’s Homs province early Sunday, wounding five soldiers, Syrian state media reported.

Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 3, 2023

He promised a family vacation. Now, he’s behind bars for joining forces with ISIS in Syria

A U.S. citizen with several addresses listed in South Florida in the early 2000s will spend 20 years behind bars for supporting ISIS and dragging his family along to Syria.

Miami Herald · Apr 2, 2023

Israel says it downs aircraft that appeared to come from Syria

The Israeli army said it downed an unidentified aircraft on Sunday that appeared to have crossed into its territory from Syria, as tensions simmer between the two countries.

Reuters · Apr 2, 2023