The Latest Breaking News from Syria

Fears in Syria’s Azaz as threat of conflict rises once again

Five civilians were killed in a missile attack in Azaz on Tuesday as Turkey and the YPG exchange attacks.

Al Jazeera · Nov 24, 2022

U.S. has "moral duty" to prevent Turkish incursion in Syria, Kurdish commander says

Gen. Mazloum says the U.S. has not done enough to protect its Kurdish partners.

Axios · Nov 23, 2022

Turkish air strikes in Syria threatened safety of U.S. personnel - Pentagon

Recent Turkish air strikes in northern Syria threatened the safety of U.S. military personnel and the escalating situation jeopardized years of progress against Islamic State militants, the Pentagon said on Wednesday.

Reuters · Nov 23, 2022

Russia asks Turkey to refrain from full-scale Syria offensive

Russia has asked Turkey to refrain from a full-scale ground offensive in Syria, senior Russian negotiator Alexander Lavrentyev said on Wednesday, because such actions could trigger an escalation of violence.

Reuters · Nov 23, 2022

Fresh Türkiye Strikes in Syria as Erdogan Vows Ground Operation 'Soon'

Türkiye struck several targets in Syria on Tuesday after President Recep Tayyip Erdogan issued new threats to launch a ground operation "soon" against Kurdish fighters despite calls for de-escalation from Washington and Moscow. Ankara launched a series of air strikes in Operation Claw-Sword on Sunday -- hitting dozens of Kurdish…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Nov 23, 2022

Kurdish forces preparing to repel Turkish ground invasion

The commander of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces in northeast Syria says his group is prepared to repel a ground invasion by Turkey

The Independent UK · Nov 23, 2022

Erdogan says Turkey will launch Syria land operation when convenient

President Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday that Turkey's air operations against a Kurdish militia in northern Syria were only the beginning and it will launch a land operation there when convenient.

Reuters · Nov 23, 2022

Explosion Near Damascus Kills Iranian Revolutionary Guards Colonel

An explosion near the Syrian capital, Damascus, has killed an official with Iran’s Revolutionary Guards, the force said on its website Wednesday, blaming Israel for the killing. The force identified the officer killed as Col. Davoud Jafari, who it said was working for the Guard. The statement warned that Israel…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Nov 23, 2022

Turkish strikes on Kurds stoke tensions with Syria as well

This weekend's Turkish airstrikes targeting Kurdish fighters in northern Syria also threaten to stoke tensions with the Syrian government

The Independent UK · Nov 23, 2022

Shamima Begum’s school and police ‘missed opportunities’, court told

Shamima Begum was 15 when she and two other east London schoolgirls travelled to Syria to join IS in February 2015.

The Independent UK · Nov 22, 2022