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Explosion at weapons depot near Damascus

An explosion has occurred in a weapons depot near the capital Damascus in Syria. The weapons storage was used by the ousted regime under Bashar al-Assad, according to the British-based Syrian Human Rights Observatory (SOHR).

Explosion at weapons depot near Damascus

Israeli Raids Against Targets Near Aleppo

Israel has attacked targets south of Aleppo in Syria, reports the London-based Syrian Human Rights Observatory (SOHR) and residents in the area. According to SOHR, the attacks were directed against defense and research facilities in the area and describes it as "at least seven massive explosions were heard".

Israeli Raids Against Targets Near Aleppo

Foreign Jihadists High-Ranking Officers in Syria

The new government in Syria has appointed around 50 people to become officers in the country's new armed forces. Among them are former commanders from the previous regime - but also several foreign jihadists.

Foreign Jihadists High-Ranking Officers in Syria

Multiple deaths in explosion at ammunition depot

An explosion at an ammunition depot near Syria's capital Damascus is believed to have claimed over ten lives. This is reported by the British-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR).

Multiple deaths in explosion at ammunition depot

Syria's new regime is hunting down Assad's men

This week, one of the bloodiest battles took place between forces loyal to the new government in Syria and Assad-loyal men after the regime's fall. There are many who are worried that the new government will come after them now, says Syria expert Aron Lund.

Syria's new regime is hunting down Assad's men

Syrian chief responsible for death sentences arrested

A former officer loyal to the ousted dictator Bashar al-Assad and who issued death sentences in the notorious Saydnaya prison has been arrested. .

Syrian chief responsible for death sentences arrested

Kurdish offensive against Turkish-backed rebels in Syria

Kurdish-led SDF, which controls large parts of northern and northeastern Syria, reports that a counteroffensive against the Ankara-backed militia alliance SNA has been launched on Tuesday. .

Kurdish offensive against Turkish-backed rebels in Syria

Christmas Tree Ablaze – Christian Syrians Protest

A burned-out Christmas tree has led to hundreds of people in Syria's capital demonstrating for Christians' rights. .

Christmas Tree Ablaze – Christian Syrians Protest

High-ranking US diplomats have met with HTS leader

High American diplomats visit Syria for the first time since the dictator Bashar al-Assad was ousted at the beginning of December. There, they have met the HTS leader Ahmed al-Sharaa – and now announce that the reward for his capture is being scrapped.

High-ranking US diplomats have met with HTS leader

High-ranking US diplomats meet HTS leader

High American diplomats visit Syria for the first time since the dictator Bashar al-Assad was ousted at the beginning of December. There, they have met the HTS leader Ahmed al-Sharaa – and now announce that the reward for his capture is being scrapped.

High-ranking US diplomats meet HTS leader

Israeli attacks on robot warehouses in Syria

Israel has directed attacks against robot warehouses in Syria, according to information from the conflict observer Syrian Human Rights Observatory (SOHR), which calls the attacks the most violent since 2012. Since the dictator Bashar al-Assad was overthrown, Israel has attacked locations in Syria with the intention of destroying the former regime's military equipment.

Israeli attacks on robot warehouses in Syria

Dozens of Israeli attacks on Syria

Israel's military has carried out new intensive attacks on locations in Syria. Dozens of air strikes took place within a few hours on Saturday evening, according to the UK-based conflict monitor Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR).

Dozens of Israeli attacks on Syria

IS attack in Syrian desert – six dead

IS has killed six shepherds in an area in the Syrian desert notorious for extremist attacks, according to the UK-based conflict monitor Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR). .

IS attack in Syrian desert – six dead

Syrian rebels set fire to the ex-president's grave

Syrian rebels have set fire to the grave of former President Hafez al-Assad, father of the deposed President Bashar al-Assad, in the family's hometown, according to the UK-based conflict monitor Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR). .

Syrian rebels set fire to the ex-president's grave

US-backed Kurds forced back in Syria

Kurdish-led forces controlling a large part of northeastern Syria are being pushed back by Islamist rebel forces on several fronts. The USA, which has long armed the Kurdish self-government, says it is working on the situation.

US-backed Kurds forced back in Syria

Reports: IS has killed over 50 fleeing soldiers

The terrorist group IS has killed more than 50 soldiers who tried to flee in the central Homs province in Syria, according to the UK-based conflict monitor Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR). .

Reports: IS has killed over 50 fleeing soldiers

Israel wants a weapon-free zone in southern Syria

Israel orders the military to create a weapon-free zone in southern Syria. Together with the Prime Minister (Benjamin Netanyahu), I have instructed the military to establish a cleared defense zone without weapons and terrorist threats in southern Syria, without a permanent presence from Israel, says Israel's Defense Minister Israel Katz.

Israel wants a weapon-free zone in southern Syria

Israel wants a weapon-free zone in southern Syria

Israel orders the military to create a weapon-free zone in southern Syria. Together with the Prime Minister (Benjamin Netanyahu), I have instructed the IDF to establish a cleared defense zone without weapons and terrorist threats in southern Syria, without a permanent presence from Israel, says Israel's Defense Minister Israel Katz.

Israel wants a weapon-free zone in southern Syria

Israel: Attacked suspected chemical weapons in Syria

Israel has attacked sites in Syria where suspected chemical weapons and long-range missiles were stored, according to the country's Foreign Minister Gideon Saar. .

Israel: Attacked suspected chemical weapons in Syria

Israel takes over UN buffer zone against Syria

Israel has "taken over" a demilitarized zone along the border with Syria, controlled by the UN. The order came from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who said that a 50-year-old agreement – that no military activities should take place in the area – no longer applies.

Israel takes over UN buffer zone against Syria

Reports: Israeli air raids against Damascus

Israel has carried out air raids against Syrian arms depots near the military airbase Mazzeh on the outskirts of the capital Damascus. This is reported by the Syrian Human Rights Observatory (SOHR) in the UK.

Reports: Israeli air raids against Damascus

Rebels in Damascus: al-Assad's regime has been toppled

"The Tyrant" Bashar al-Assad has fallen and those who were unjustly detained by his regime have been released. This is the televised message from the Islamist militia Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) which has entered the capital Damascus.

Rebels in Damascus: al-Assad's regime has been toppled

Reports: The Regime Has Lost Symbolic City

Syrian regime forces have lost control over another city, southern Daraa. .

Reports: The Regime Has Lost Symbolic City

New Front Opens in Syria – Jihadists Advance

Syrian regime forces are reported to have retreated from parts of the metropolis Homs as fighting jihadists are advancing. Israel is strengthening border surveillance against Syria and battles are reported from the border against Jordan.

New Front Opens in Syria – Jihadists Advance