Israel is exploiting the vacuum left by southern Syria’s sectarian clashes and a weak state: Several days of bitter sectarian fighting in the south of Syria has brought the fledgling government in Damascus dangerously close to direct conflict with Israel, after Israeli warplanes launched strikes against government buildings in the Syrian capital, Damascus, on July …
Amid growing tension between Russia, Iran and the US, Syria’s Kurds have been sidelined: In north-east Syria, the 12-year conflict is far from over. Russian fighter jets buzz US surveillance drones, threatening to bring them down. Iranian-backed militias occasionally fire rockets at US positions. The Assad regime maintains that it will “regain every inch” of …
Syria’s attempts to rejoin the international fold are far from convincing – here’s why: In the carefully composed photograph released by their state news agencies at the beginning of May, Syria’s leader Bashar al-Assad has his arms outstretched to welcome the Iranian president, Ebrahim Raisi. The two men are beaming. Raisi’s visit was a sign …
Joe Biden’s pledge of support reassures Syria’s embattled Kurds: The hasty and badly organised US withdrawal from Afghanistan in August prompted fears among Washington’s other allies about the durability of US friendship. Kurdish troops in northeastern Syria, facing multi-pronged opposition from Islamic State fighters as well as the Assad regime and the prospect of Turkish …
Syria’s Assad threatens to attack area under US-backed Kurds: “The Americans should leave,” President Bashar Assad said. “Somehow, they are going to leave.” : Weird News Have you tried: Farking?
Syria’s arts and culture before and after 2011: Insights from Contributors to “Syria Speaks” – a Culture interest event taking place on 2017-07-11 19:00:00 in United Kingdom Celebrating Syria: a Festival of Arts and Culture presents: Syria's arts and culture before and after 2011: Insights from Contributors to "Syria Speaks" What happened to the arts …
Syria’s opposition says at least 43 killed in Azaz blast: Rescue workers attend to those injured after they and Syria's opposition activists say dozens were killed when a car bomb went off in a busy market in a rebel-held Syrian town of Azaz along the Turkish border, Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017 . The Syrian Observatory …