The Latest Breaking News from Syria

Greece accused of using migrants to push back other migrants

Greece is reportedly employing third-country nationals to help expel asylum seekers across the land border with Turkey.

Al Jazeera · Jun 17, 2022

Closing Syria aid route would be ‘catastrophe’, UN warned

Russia expected to use security council veto to block resolution to keep open Bab al-Hawa border crossing into Idlib from Turkey

The Guardian - UK · Jun 17, 2022

Satellite images appear to show Russian-flagged ships transporting Ukrainian grain to Syria

Images from Maxar Technologies show two Russian-flagged bulk carrier ships being loaded with grain in the Russian-controlled Crimean port of Sevastopol before being spotted in Syria several days later, with trucks lined up to collect the crop.

ABC News · Jun 17, 2022

SDC’s Ahmed: Washington Rejects Any Turkish Attack Inside Syrian Territory

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is once again threatening to launch a new cross-border military operation in Syria against the remaining areas of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) and the Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG). US armed forces, Russian forces and forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad are deployed…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jun 16, 2022

Russia, Turkey, Iran call for calm in Syria's Idlib

Russia, Turkey, and Iran have agreed to make further efforts to ensure calm in Syria's Idlib de-escalation area, the three countries said in a joint statement after talks in Kazakhstan.

Reuters · Jun 16, 2022

US-led Coalition Says it Detained Senior ISIS Leader in Syria

The US-led coalition said it had detained a senior ISIS leader in Syria during an early-morning operation on Thursday. The coalition conducts raids and strikes targeting members of the group, which has been waging insurgent attacks since its defeat on the battlefield three years ago. "The detained individual was assessed…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jun 16, 2022

As Ukraine crisis rages, Erdogan trains his sights on Kurdish northern Syria

With international attention focused on the war in Ukraine, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan appears to be in a good geopolitical position to launch a new military operation against the Kurds in northern Syria. Despite US warnings, Erdogan has threatened an offensive on two strategic Syrian towns near Turkey’s southern…

France 24 · Jun 16, 2022

ISIL leader detained in Syria: US-led coalition

Unnamed leader picked up in a morning raid said to be an ‘experienced bomb maker and facilitator’.

Al Jazeera · Jun 16, 2022

ISIS leader captured in U.S.-led raid in Syria

"The detained individual was assessed to be an experienced bomb maker" and a top leader in Syria, U.S. military said.

Axios · Jun 16, 2022

U.S.-led coalition detains Islamic State leader in Syria -statement

The U.S.-led coalition forces detained on Thursday a senior Islamic State leader during an operation in Syria on June 16, a statement by the coalition said.

Reuters · Jun 16, 2022