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Syria thwarts Hezbollah-affiliated plot to assassinate gov’t officials, Interior Ministry announces

Hezbollah put out a statement denying the “false accusations” that it was behind the cell, asserting it had no presence on Syrian territory.

Syrian police vehicles drive along a road in the town of Dayr Hafir east of Aleppo, Syria, on January 17, 2026.
Planes that belong to the Royal Jordanian Airlines and other companies are parked at the Queen Alia International Airport in Amman, Jordan February 23, 2020.

Syria opens Mediterranean-Aleppo air corridor that could help ease regional snarl

 Syria's President Ahmed al-Sharaa delivers a speech on the first anniversary of Bashar al-Assad's fall, in Damascus, Syria December 8, 2025.

Is Syria’s leader Ahmed al-Sharaa a master geopolitical chess player? - analysis

 Soldiers from the Syrian Democratic Forces stand in front of the detainees before the first exchange operation between the Syrian Democratic Forces and the Syrian government in Aleppo, Syria, April 3, 2025.

Syria's government faces pivotal moment against SDF, as it retakes largest oil field - analysis


Watch: Syrian escape halted, awaiting evacuation deal

A new deal is being negotiated to complete the evacuation of rebel-held areas of Syria's east Aleppo which ground to a halt on Friday.

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Aleppo and The Western Wall

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Israeli Defense Minister: Assad is a butcher who must be removed from power

"Instead of focusing on the fact that 500 people are killed in Syria every day, the international community would rather criticize Israel," says DM.

Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman speaking in Eilat at Limmud FSU conference Thursday night

Rebel brigades check loyalist advances in Aleppo

Hezbollah-back forces loyal to Assad are stopped by rebel fighters in main Syrian city; human rights leaders fears bloodshed.

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Syrian rebels to tell West: Arm us, or Assad gains

Assad opposition to use planned meeting with officials to accelerate military aid from West.

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UN report says 93,000 killed in Syrian conflict

Death toll averages more than 5,000 a month since July, according to UN human rights office; fears over Aleppo heighten.

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Analysis: New urgency for Obama’s Syria choices

Forewarnings of an assault by Assad on Aleppo echo the daunting days before Gaddafi descended on Benghazi.

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Syrian war enters new phase but no end in sight

Alarmed by Assad's swift advances and hoping to turn the tide, Washington might decide later this week on whether to start arming the rebels.

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UK says informs UN of more Syria chemical attacks

Britain informs use of suspected chemical weapons by Syrian government in March and April.

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'Assad has enough sarin to wipe out Damascus'

Exiled Syrian chemical arms scientist discusses Assad's arsenal, says he has used small quantities of sarin to stop rebel advances.

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