Syrian Civil War
Syrian FM visits Beirut after Trump suggests Damascus should fight Hezbollah
The Syrian minister, Asaad al-Shibani, met Lebanese President Joseph Aoun on his first stop, and then headed for a meeting with the parliament speaker, Nabih Berri, an ally of Hezbollah.
Damascus synagogue tours highlight renewed interest in Syrian Jewish history and diaspora ties
Syria accuses Hezbollah-linked cells of plotting attacks, signaling break from Assad-era alliance
French cement maker Lafarge found guilty of financing jihadists in Syria
Trump: U.S. has no troops in area of Syria under Turkish attack
“We defeated 100% of the ISIS Caliphate and no longer have any troops in the area under attack by Turkey, in Syria. We did our job perfectly!” Trump tweeted.
UN excludes one third of Syria, mostly Kurds, from constitution committee
A tug-of-war is taking place, in which the government in Damascus may pay lip service to this committee but will never allow it real power, instead trying to pack it with its own representatives.
After heavy air strikes, calm in Syria's Idlib as ceasefire declared
The Syrian government agreed to a ceasefire that started on Saturday morning "while reserving the right to respond to any violation by the terrorists," the state news agency SANA said.
Close to 4,000 Palestinians killed in Syria's civil war
Syria was home to some 560,000 Palestinian refugees before the war broke out in 2011.
Russian-led assault in Syria leaves over 500 civilians dead
The Syrian Network for Human Rights,(SNHR), said the 544 civilians killed in the hundreds of attacks carried out by Russian jets and the Syrian army include 130 children.
Syrian government steps up air strikes in northwest, seizes small town
Air and ground strikes killed 12 people in several areas including the town of Maarat al-Numan, the Observatory said.
Turkey maintained Syrian contact despite support for rebels
Erdogan may support the rebels in the Syria civil war, but still maintained low-level contact with their government.
ISIS could regain control of Syria within a year, Pentagon reports
A US troop withdrawal could allow a nearly defeated ISIS to regain control of their lost territory in Syria, a draft report claims.
Stabilize Syria in 2019
More than half a million people have lost their lives in Syria since 2011. More than 5.5 million have fled their homes as refugees, and another 6.2 million people are displaced within their country.
Ankara’s invasion of Syria creates occupying power, says Bundestag report
The German Bundestag research committee wrote that Turkey’s government did not respond to a request for information about “the security objectives of Turkey."
