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The Latest Breaking News from Syria

Tulsi Gabbard refuses to call Edward Snowden a ‘traitor’ during confirmation hearing

Republicans and Democrats grill Trump’s intelligence nominee over her past defense of the Assad regime

The Independent UK · Jan 30, 2025

Syria’s Baath party dissolved: What happens next?

Why has Syria’s interim leadership dissolved all military factions and the constitution?

Al Jazeera · Jan 30, 2025

Tulsi Gabbard Faces Tough Questions At Confirmation Hearing

Learn about Tulsi Gabbard's controversial stances on Syria, Russia, surveillance, and Trump ahead of her confirmation hearing for the director of national ...

Biden targeted the online right-wing terrorism threat − now it’s up to Trump

In the waning days of the Biden administration, the U.S. Department of State took its first major step against terrorism groups primarily focused on what is called “accelerationism” – the effort to inspire independent followers to engage in violence in ways that broadly destabilize society. The U.S. government has long…

The Conversation · Jan 30, 2025

Syrian Factions Appoint Islamist Leader As Interim President

Syrian factions appoint Islamist rebel leader as interim president post-Assad, facing challenges in forming unified army and integrating rebel groups.

Syria, Qatar Discuss Reconstruction During Emir's Visit

Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani said discussions with a Qatari delegation in Damascus Thursday included reconstruction in the war-torn country, during the first visit by a head of state since Bashar al-Assad's ouster.

International Business Times · Jan 30, 2025

Tulsi Gabbard Faces Tough Questions Over Past Comments

Tulsi Gabbard faces scrutiny over Russia comments, Syria visit, and lack of intelligence experience in her confirmation hearing for director of national in...

‘We will keep protesting’: Druze minority demands a voice in new Syria

Assad’s fall welcomed in southern province of Suwayda but community continues to press Damascus caretaker government

The Guardian - UK · Jan 30, 2025

President al-Sharaa and no more Baath party: What else has Syria announced?

Ahmed al-Sharaa has been Syria’s de facto leader since the ouster of Bashar al-Assad in December.

Al Jazeera · Jan 29, 2025

Syria Authorities Name Sharaa Interim President: State Media

Syria's new authorities announced Wednesday that Ahmed al-Sharaa, who took the helm after Bashar al-Assad's ouster last month, has been appointed interim president and tasked with forming a transitional legislature, state media reported.

International Business Times · Jan 29, 2025

Qatari emir to visit Syria on Thursday: Al Jazeera sources

Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani’s visit will be the first by an Arab leader to Damascus since fall of Bashar al-Assad.

Al Jazeera · Jan 29, 2025

Rebel leader Ahmed al-Sharaa made transitional president of Syria

Appointment of former leader of group that led operation to topple Assad comes amid other political changes

The Guardian - UK · Jan 29, 2025

Syria’s Ahmed al-Sharaa named president for transitional period

Al-Sharaa was also authorised to form a temporary legislative council for the transitional phase, state media reports.

Al Jazeera · Jan 29, 2025

Russia tight-lipped on Syrian demand of al-Assad for military bases

Syrian leader al-Sharaa reportedly also demands reparations as Moscow delegation seeks to secure strategic power bases.

Al Jazeera · Jan 29, 2025

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The Independent UK · Jan 28, 2025

The discovery of brutal mass graves in Syria reveals Assad's legacy of horror

Syria’s Civil Defense has uncovered over two dozen charred bodies in two basements in rural Damascus, adding to the growing tally of mass graves discovered since the ousting of Bashar Assad

The Guardian - UK · Jan 28, 2025

IS fighters in Syria could break free amid Trump aid cut, terrorism expert warns

Prediction by ex M16 counter-terror director comes as security paused around two main detention facilities

Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu To Visit White House

Israeli PM invited to White House, Palestinians return to Gaza, UNRWA warns of impact, aid flowing into Gaza, Israel to stay in Syrian buffer zone, Russian...

The Conversation · Jan 28, 2025

As the Myanmar junta’s hold on power weakens, could the devastating war be nearing a conclusion?

It has now been four years since the Myanmar military launched its cataclysmic coup against the democratically elected government of Aung San Suu Kyi on February 1 2021, starting a civil war that has devastated the country.

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Al Jazeera · Jan 28, 2025

Russian diplomats make first visit to Syria since al-Assad’s removal

The visit comes as Moscow seeks to secure the fate of two military bases in Syria.

The Independent UK · Jan 28, 2025

Russian government delegation makes first official visit to Syria since Assad's fall

A delegation of Russian officials is in Damascus, Russian state news agency RIA Novosti reported

The Guardian - UK · Jan 28, 2025

Can Erdoğan forge a new bromance with Trump? His future may depend on it

If the Turkish strongman clashes with Israel over Syria he will be blamed for wrecking Trump’s plans to pacify and disengage from the region

The Guardian - UK · Jan 28, 2025

‘I watched every video to see my father’s face’: the woman who became the voice of Syria’s missing on why she isn’t giving up hope

Assad’s notorious prisons may have been opened, but Wafa Mustafa and thousands of others feel abandoned in their struggle to find loved ones

The Independent UK · Jan 27, 2025

EU cautiously agrees roadmap to ease sanctions on Syria in wake of Assad's downfall

European Union foreign ministers have agreed to begin lifting sanctions on Syria, but insist that the measures should be reimposed if they see any abuses by the country’s new rulers

Radio France Internationale · Jan 27, 2025

EU to ease some sanctions against Syria following Assad's fall

EU foreign ministers on Monday agreed to begin easing sanctions on Syria after the ouster of Bashar al-Assad in December, the bloc's top diplomat said.

The Conversation · Jan 27, 2025

Assad’s fall opens window for Syrian refugees to head home − but for many, it won’t be an easy decision

For more than a decade, Syrians have been the world’s largest refugee population.

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