HISTORICAL FACTS: General security - The Untold Story

‘What reconciliation? What forgiveness?’: Syria’s deadly reckoning

Over a few brutal days in March, as sectarian violence and revenge killings tore through parts of Syria, two friends from different communities tried to find a way to survive

The Guardian - UK · Sep 2, 2025

Push to recruit Kurds and religious minorities to Syrian security forces brings hope and skepticism

A drive to recruit Kurds and religious minorities to the Syrian government's General Security Forces in the northern area of Afrin has brought hope and skepticism

The Independent UK · Aug 23, 2025

U.N.: Syrian factions committed 'widespread and systematic' attacks on civilians in coastal violence

A U.N.-backed commission has found widespread and systematic violence against civilians in Syria's coastal region

The Independent UK · Aug 14, 2025

Saved from death at sea, Syrian refugees face deportation

A boat carrying more than 200 would-be migrants, most of them Syrians, sank off the coast of Lebanon on New Year’s Eve

The Independent UK · Jan 18, 2023

Syrian Refugees Return Home as Lebanese Repatriation Scheme Begins

Hundreds of Syrian refugees living in Lebanon returned home on Wednesday, the first day of repatriations organized by Beirut, amid concerns from rights groups that the scheme may involve elements of coercion. Lugging suitcases, power generators, fridges and even chickens, around 700 Syrians who had agreed to cross over gathered…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Oct 26, 2022

Future unclear for Syrian refugees as Lebanese repatriations begin

Hundreds of Syrian refugees returned home from Lebanon on Wednesday, the first day of repatriations organised by Beirut, their mood more subdued than celebratory amid concerns over a scheme that rights groups say may involve elements of coercion.

Reuters · Oct 26, 2022

Syrian Refugees in Lebanon Exceed 2 Million

Lebanon’s General Directorate of General Security said there are currently 2,080,000 Syrian refugees on the Lebanese soil, noting that those registered are only 900,000. General Security Director Major General Abbas Ibrahim said in a press conference on Tuesday that nearly 540,000 displaced Syrians have returned voluntarily to their country since…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Oct 26, 2022

Syrian Refugees Cling on in Türkiye, Lebanon as Fears over Coerced Returns Grow

The first Syrian refugees in Lebanon to return home under a new repatriation scheme will leave on Wednesday, but few in worn-down camps in the central Bekaa Valley said they would sign up. Rights groups fear the program may not be as voluntary as it purports to be, at a…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Oct 24, 2022

Syrian refugees cling on in Turkey, Lebanon as fears over coerced returns grow

The first Syrian refugees in Lebanon to return home under a new repatriation scheme will leave on Wednesday, but few in worn-down camps in the central Bekaa Valley said they would sign up.

Reuters · Oct 24, 2022

Lebanon-Israel Maritime Talks to Conclude in ‘Days’

Maritime border talks between Lebanon and Israel that could help allocate oil and gas resources are close to concluding after around two years of negotiations, a top Lebanese security official said on Tuesday. "We're talking about weeks - actually, days - to finish the delineation issue. I'm hopeful that the…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Sep 14, 2022