Assad regime scrambles to halt Syrian rebels’ advance after surprise seizure of Aleppo Civilians among casualties as Russia and Syria launch second day of airstrikes, war monitors say The Independent UK · Dec 1, 2024
Syria's Second City Slips From Government Control: Monitor Syria's second-largest city Aleppo has fallen from government control for the first time since the country's conflict began more than a decade ago, a war monitor said Sunday, after a surprise advance by rebels. International Business Times · Dec 1, 2024
Syrian and Russian airstrikes hit Aleppo and Idlib after insurgents advance Assad regime seeks to repel Islamist rebels in north as Iran’s top diplomat visits Damascus in show of support The Guardian - UK · Dec 1, 2024
Syria sends in reinforcements to halt insurgents from advancing after seizing Aleppo The Syrian military has rushed in reinforcements to push back insurgents from advancing farther into the northern Hama countryside after they seized Aleppo in a surprise offensive The Independent UK · Dec 1, 2024
Israeli strike on Gaza humanitarian zone kills 19, Hamas-run health ministry says An Israeli army strike on a tent camp in a humanitarian zone in the southern Gaza city of Khan Younis killed at least 19 people and wounded 60 others, the health ministry in the Hamas-run Palestinian enclave said Tuesday after the civil defence agency provided an earlier death toll of… France 24 · Sep 10, 2024
Israeli Strikes On Syria Kill 18: Minister Syria's health minister said Monday that overnight Israeli strikes killed 18 people in central Hama province, updating earlier figures, while a war monitor gave a higher death toll for the raids on military sites. International Business Times · Sep 9, 2024
Israel-Hamas war latest: Israel orders more evacuations in Gaza after militants fire rockets The Israeli military has ordered another evacuation of some residential areas in northwest Gaza where it says Palestinian militants fired rockets on the nearby Israeli town of Ashkelon The Independent UK · Sep 9, 2024
Syrian president's uncle to stand trial in Switzerland for crimes against humanity Rifaat al-Assad, an uncle of the Syrian president, will stand trial in Switzerland for alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity that decades ago earned him the nickname "The Butcher of Hama". France 24 · Mar 12, 2024
‘Kfar Aza smells of death’: Inside the Israeli border village where ‘babies were slaughtered’ in Hamas attack Warning: Distressing content ‘When Hamas came they cut the heads of women and children,’ an Israeli major claims while making a chopping motion towards his neck, writes Bel Trew. The bodies are hidden so it’s impossible to verify, but it is clear much blood has been shed in the village… The Independent UK · Oct 10, 2023
Syrian IDPs in Idlib recount deadly shelling by Assad forces An elderly man and a woman were killed, two others wounded in a rocket attack on the outskirts of the city of Sarmin. Al Jazeera · Sep 24, 2023
Israel Strikes Palestinian Militants In Syria, Escalating Tensions Airstrikes near Beit Jinn and Hama target Palestinian Islamic Jihad and chemical weapons facility Zenger · Sep 21, 2023
Syria: Israeli Airstrikes In Hama Targeted CERS The Israel Air Force carried out strikes in Hama, Syria, on Wednesday night, according to Syrian state media Zenger · Sep 14, 2023
Reports: ISIS Kills 26 People in Syrian Countryside ISIS militants have killed 26 people who were foraging for wild truffles in Syria's Hama region, opposition and state media reported Sunday. Amid the economic devastation of Syria’s yearslong war, foraging for truffles can help people earn money, as the seasonal delicacy fetches a high price. The Syrian Observatory for… Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 16, 2023
Israel Fires Missiles at Syria's Hama Israeli missiles targeted a western Syrian city on Sunday wounding three Syrian soldiers, Syrian state media reported. The official news agency SANA, citing a military source, said the missiles were fired at Masyaf in Hama province at dawn. Syria’s air defenses shot several of them down. According to The Associated… Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 12, 2023
Reuters · Mar 12, 2023 Israel hits areas in Syria's Hama and Tartous countryside - Syrian state media Israel launched several rocket strikes on areas in Syria's Hama province and the coastal Tartous countryside on Sunday, Syrian state media reported.
Asharq Al-Awsat · Feb 9, 2023 Earthquake Damages 248 Schools in Syria The Syrian Education Ministry said 248 schools have been damaged by the powerful earthquakes that rocked a vast region of Türkiye and northern Syria on Monday. Minister of Education Dr. Darem Tabbaa said that the number of affected schools has reached 71 in Aleppo province, 50 in Lattakia, 27 in…
Asharq Al-Awsat · Feb 8, 2023 As Quake Death Toll Rises, Arab Leaders Offer Condolences to Syria’s Assad The death toll from Monday’s devastating earthquakes climbed to 812 in the Syrian governorates of Aleppo, Latakia, Hama, Idlib Countryside and Tartous, according to the Syrian Health Ministry. At least 1,449 people have also been injured in the quake. Figures released by the ministry are not final as they don’t…
Reuters · Feb 7, 2023 Earthquake leaves Syrians across frontlines with shared catastrophe On one side of Syria's civil war, a man in army fatigues carried a lifeless child's ashen body from the rubble of a shattered building in the government-held city of Hama.
Asharq Al-Awsat · Feb 3, 2023 In Line with Russian Understanding, Türkiye Withdraws from Checkpoint on Syria’s M4 Highway Turkish forces have started withdrawing from a military checkpoint south of the M4 highway connecting Syria’s Aleppo and Latakia governorates in preparation of the implementation of Russian-Turkish agreements. According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, Turkish forces moved cement blocks from the Turkish checkpoint in Qaston town in the…
Reuters · Dec 15, 2022 Starved of electricity, some Syrians turn to solar power Facing crippling electricity cuts, Syrian dentist Ibrahim al-Akzam has turned to solar power to keep his Damascus clinic going, a reflection of the deep energy crisis in his country after 11 years of war.
Reuters · Dec 8, 2022 Syrians brace for long, cold winter as fuel crisis bites Mohammed Abu Ramadan can't afford to keep his children warm this winter so he and his sister's family in Damascus take it in turn to look after them - heating their homes only for the weeks that the young ones are staying.
Asharq Al-Awsat · Nov 19, 2022 Israeli Airstrikes on Syria Kill 4 Soldiers, Injure 1 Israeli airstrikes hit central and coastal regions of Syria early Saturday, killing four soldiers and wounding one, the Syrian military said. State media quoted an unidentified Syrian military official as saying that Israeli warplanes flying over the Mediterranean fired missiles toward military positions in coastal and central Syria. The Syrian…
Asharq Al-Awsat · Sep 20, 2022 HTS-Backed Gov’t Issues IDs for Civilians Under its Rule The Syrian Salvation Government (SSG), the civilian arm of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) which controls Idlib and parts of the governorates of Hama, Aleppo and Latakia in northwestern Syria, has begun accepting applications for photo identity cards from citizens living under its rule. Issuing the personal IDs is viewed as…
Asharq Al-Awsat · Sep 4, 2022 Syrian Military Helicopter Crashes in Hama, Crew Killed A Syrian military helicopter crashed during a training mission due to a technical failure northeast of the city of Hama, and its crew were killed, the Syrian state news agency (SANA) reported on Sunday, citing a military source.
Asharq Al-Awsat · Sep 2, 2022 Russia Calls on Iran to Evacuate Military Positions in Central, Western Syria Russia has demanded Iranian militias withdraw from military positions west of Syria’s Hama province as well as from positions in central and western Syria, Syrian regime sources revealed. The order stems from desire to avoid the militias being targeted by Israeli raids, which have stepped up in recent days. Regime…