The Latest Breaking News from Syria

France Issues Third Arrest Warrant Against Syria's Ex-leader Assad

French magistrates this summer issued a new arrest warrant against ousted Syrian president Bashar al-Assad over deadly chemical attacks in 2013, a judicial source said on Thursday.

International Business Times · Oct 23, 2025

Asylum seeker who sexually assaulted three women spared jail

Qais Al-Aswad, originally from Syria, lived at a Surrey hotel when he sexually assaulted three women this summer.

Evening Standard · Oct 22, 2025

Druze community in Syria's Idlib province on edge after targeted shooting kills 3

The Druze minority in Syria's Idlib province is reeling from a targeted shooting that killed three community members

The Independent UK · Oct 22, 2025

World Bank estimates $216B needed to rebuild Syria after civil war

The World Bank says rebuilding Syria after over a decade of civil war could cost about $216 billion

The Independent UK · Oct 21, 2025

Iraq says some US military personnel will stay due to Islamic State threat in Syria

Washington and Baghdad agreed last year to wind down a US-led coalition fighting IS in Iraq by this September, with US forces departing some bases where they have been stationed.

Euronews · Oct 20, 2025

Iraq says some US military advisers will stay due to IS threat in Syria

Iraq’s prime minister says a small group of U.S. military advisers will stay in the country to coordinate with U.S. forces in neighboring Syria against the Islamic State group

The Independent UK · Oct 20, 2025

Should Boko Haram fighters be given a second chance in society? We asked 2,000 young Nigerians

Across the world, the question of how to deal with former fighters remains urgent. From Nigeria and Iraq to Syria and the Sahel, governments are wrestling with how to bring people who once fought for violent groups back into society. Reintegrating ex-fighters – after appropriate punishment – is unavoidable. This…

The Conversation · Oct 19, 2025

Syrian Kurdish forces reach agreement with Damascus to merge with national army, commander says

The Syrian government and the main Kurdish-led force in the country's northeast have agreed in principle to merge the U.S.-backed force into the national army

The Independent UK · Oct 16, 2025

Syria Won't Wait For Global Community To Reform Economy: Finance Minister

Syria is in a hurry to rebuild its war-torn economy and will not wait for the international community to begin making those changes, the country's finance minister said Wednesday.

International Business Times · Oct 15, 2025

Syrian president in first visit to Moscow as former enemies hold talks

Ahmed al-Sharaa in effort to diversify alliances while Putin seeks to safeguard military interests in Syria

The Guardian - UK · Oct 15, 2025