The Latest Breaking News from Syria

Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz said that war with Iran will be a “last resort.” Speaking at the Aspen Security Forum, he said Israel could move against Iran when needed but won’t do so unless it was its “last resort.” Gantz added that Iran, regardless of its nuclear program, is…

The United Nations Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator for Lebanon, Najat Rochdi, reiterated that protection of refugees is a humanitarian and moral imperative and lies at the heart of all humanitarian actions. She recalled the commitment of the Lebanese government to the principle of non-refoulement under international law, and to the…

In a Thursday meeting chaired by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the Turkish National Security Council discussed ongoing preparations for a possible military operation in northern Syria.

Russian air strikes on a rural swath of northwest Syria on Friday killed at least seven people including four children, a war monitoring group and rescuers said, following months of relative calm in the area. Four strikes by aircraft identified as Russian by ground spotters hit the countryside in Idlib,…

Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says three non-Syrians were also killed in the Israeli attack.

Russia defended its veto of a UN resolution that would have extended humanitarian aid deliveries to 4.1 million Syrians in the opposition-held northwest from Turkey for a year, insisting that its demand for only a six-month extension was essential and accusing Western nations of using "sly" tactics and trying "to…

Israel launched airstrikes targeting Syrian military positions around Damascus overnight, killing three soldiers, wounding seven others, and causing material damage, state media reported Thursday. Syrian state media quoted a military official as saying the missiles were fired from Syria's Israeli-occupied Golan Heights just past midnight, adding that the Syrian army…

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An Israeli attack on Syria's capital, Damascus, has killed three soldiers and injured seven others, Syrian state media said early on Friday, citing a military statement.