The Latest Breaking News from Syria

‘He’d been through so much for his age’: what one Syrian boy’s story can tell children about life as a young refugee

More people are displaced globally now than at any other time since the second world war, millions of them children. Save the Children’s Wonderbooks series is helping kids here to understand the hardships they face – and offering hope for the future

The Guardian - UK · Mar 6, 2023

Iran Activates Air Defense System in Syria

The Iranian militias have given the green light to activate the air defense system composed of four batteries in Damascus to intercept any upcoming Israeli strikes, reliable sources in Syria said. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) revealed that the militias’ leaders were ordered to limit their movement in…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 6, 2023

‘Crush syndrome’ is debilitating Syria’s earthquake victims

Doctors say medical facilities in northwest Syria are unable to deal with the complications of crush injuries.

Al Jazeera · Mar 6, 2023

How patriarchal mindset prevents women in peace efforts

Can Afghan and Syrian women ever be involved in the peace process or will it remain a pipe dream?

360info · Mar 5, 2023

Cristiano Ronaldo affected by Turkey-Syria earthquake and sends care items to victims

Cristiano Ronaldo has sent plenty of aid to assist those affected by the earthquake that ripped through Turkey and Syria with the former Manchester United man sending tents, food packages and medical supplies

Daily Mirror · Mar 5, 2023

Qatar’s emir criticises aid delay to Syria earthquake victims

Qatar’s Sheikh Tamim said it was wrong to abuse humanitarian aid for political purposes in Syria.

Al Jazeera · Mar 5, 2023

Turkey’s Syrian refugee youth worry about their post-quake future

Young, desperate teens are forced to work in the grey market, but after the quakes, they feel they have nowhere to go.

Al Jazeera · Mar 5, 2023

Britain took its eye off Libya and the Manchester bomb victims paid the price

Salman Abedi was the product of an unstable country and a radicalised diaspora. How did MI5 not see the signs?

The Guardian - UK · Mar 5, 2023

Syria Mission Worth the Risk, Milley Says after Visit

The nearly eight-year-old US deployment to Syria to combat ISIS is still worth the risk, the top US military officer said on Saturday, after an unannounced visit to a base to meet US troops in the country's northeast, Reuters reported. Army General Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 4, 2023

Cristiano Ronaldo hugs boy, 10, whose dad died in Turkey-Syria earthquake in moving clip

Al-Nassr superstar Cristiano Ronaldo has comforted a Syrian boy who lost his father in the earthquakes that struck Syria and Turkey on February 6, killing over 45,000 people

Daily Mirror · Mar 4, 2023