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Another 17 pro-regime fighters were wounded while on the jihadist-led side six fighters died in clashes on Monday.
The number of coronavirus cases has increased across Syria as doubts emerge over figures reported by the regime's health ministry and the ability of authorities to contain the crisis.
HTS-affiliated petrol company headquarters bombed in Syria’s Idlib province
A drone of unknown origin has bombed the headquarters of the Watad Petroleum Company, which is the sole company distributing petroleum in rebel-held Idlib province, causing major damage.
Egypt sends troops to Syria to 'fight for Assad'
Turkish and Syrian news agencies have reported that Egypt sent 150 soldiers to the frontlines in northwestern Syria to assist the Assad regime ...
Syrian regime bombs Idlib amid fears of major offensive
The Syrian regime has bombed villages in rebel-held Idlib province, injuring two people, as humanitarian workers said that they feared a new ...
Syria's predictable faux election still had a few surprises
Syria's parliamentary elections resulted in another predictably huge win for the ruling Baath Party, but there were still some insights into the state of the economy.
Counting of 'farcical' Syria vote delayed by reruns
The parliamentary polls are expected to deliver a clear majority for authoritarian leader Bashar al-Assad's Baath party.
Syria Insight: Russia weaponises aid as Syrians go hungry
Aid has been a bargaining tool by powers in the Syria war, but with the coronavirus crisis sweeping through the country it has become a matter ...
Car blast kills 7 near Syria-Turkey border post
At least seven people were killed and scores wounded on Sunday when a car bomb exploded in northern Syria near a Turkish border crossing, a war ...
Russian planes 'strike Turkish-controlled city in northern Syria'
Suspected Russian warplanes have bombed the Turkish-controlled city of Al-Bab in northern Syria, one day after a roadside bomb targeted a joint ...
Tunisian families battle to repatriate children of jihadists
Tunisians have constituted one of the largest groups of foreign jihadists in Syria, Iraq and Libya since 2011.
UN restarts aid to Syria but shuts access point
Following a week of division and seven ballots, the Council passed a proposal submitted by Germany and Belgium allowing the use of the Bab ...
UN to vote on reduced extension of Syria aid
Saturday's vote will be on a new draft text submitted overnight by Germany and Belgium, which would provide for a single aid access point into ...
Russia and China veto aid to rebel-held Syria
Reducing aid deliveries to just one crossing point would cut essential supplies to one million people, the head of International Rescue ...
Syrians alarmed at Russia push to limit cross-border aid
Russia vetoed down a UN Security Council motion authorising cross-border aid to millions of Syrians in the northwest of the country.
Fear of disaster if UN cuts aid entering Syria
After a Russian veto, hope that aid reaches rebel-held areas in Syria dwindles.
Moscow push to reduce cross-border aid to Syria fails
The UN Security Council voted down a Russian bid to abolish one of two vital aid crossing points between Turkey and Syria, and keep the second ...
'High probability' Greece killed Syrian refugee at border: investigation
Athens is accused of killing at least two migrants after thousands of asylum seekers gathered at its border with Turkey in March.
Oscar-nominated Syrian filmmaker Feras Fayyad recounts torture
Feras Fayyad, who directed an award-winning documentary about Syrian doctors recounts the horrific torture he experienced almost a decade ago.
The future of international aid in sanctions-hit Syria
As global donors hold a virtual meeting to pledge funds for Syria's humanitarian crisis, aid workers warn operating in the war-torn country is ...
Syria facing 'unprecedented' hunger crisis amid coronavirus outbreak: UN
The United Nations has warned that Covid-19 and the deteriorating economic situation in Syria could prove to be a cocktail of disaster for the ...
Syria Insight: Suweida's autonomy threatened by new economic uncertainties
Suweida has enjoyed a great degree of autonomy from regime rule during the war, but the dire economic situation in Syria is hitting home.
On World Refugee Day, let's remember our revolutionary refugees
Comment: We must expand our understanding of the refugee figure beyond the spectacle of suffering, to a celebration of bravery and revolution, ...
Syrians file complaint in Germany over sexual abuse, torture
Syrians who suffered or witnessed rape and sexual abuse in detention centres under the Assad regime have submitted a criminal complaint to ...
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