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The ceasefire came into effect late on Saturday after US Special Envoy to Syria, Tom Barrack, met with Syria’s President Ahmad al-Sharaa and other top officials in Damascus

Syrian govt seizes Aleppo districts after 14 years

January 11, 2026, 01:10 PM - 3 min read

Syrian government sources on Sunday confirmed that the last Kurdish forces present in Aleppo, along with dozens of civilians, were ferried out on buses after the ceasefire was agreed upon

Syrian forces, in response, targetted the Sheikh Maqsoud and Ashrafieh neighbourhoods, which have remained under the control of Kurdish militias since the early days of the civil war that broke out in the country in 2011

Fighting resumes in Aleppo hours after ceasefire

January 10, 2026, 02:50 PM - 3 min read

The Syrian Defence Ministry, while announcing a ceasefire on Friday, called on Kurdish militia forces to leave the city and move to other Kurdish neighbourhoods, which was rejected by the rebel groups

The Syrian government blames the SDF militiamen for tensions and instability in the country and accuses the group of violating a previous agreement reached in April, which granted Kurdish leaders limited autonomy in certain areas

Syria declares ceasefire in Aleppo after days of deadly clashes

January 9, 2026, 10:03 AM - 2 min read

More than 100,000 people had fled Aleppo after clashes erupted between government forces and the SDF, which controls large areas of northern and eastern Syria

Syria’s Information Minister Boutros al-Mustafa alleged that the SDF had violated ceasefire agreements more than 200 times and killed at least 20 civilians in recent escalations over the past month

Thousands flee Syria as armed clashes enter third day

January 8, 2026, 10:51 AM - 3 min read

The ongoing fighting is between the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) and the government’s forces

How Islamic State exploits Syrian security gaps

December 24, 2025, 02:39 PM - 6 min read

The objective of IS is no longer to rule, but to erode the legitimacy of the Syrian authorities.

Trump to Welcome Syria’s Al-Sharaa for Key Washington Talks.

Trump to Host Syria’s Al-Sharaa in Historic White House Visit

November 2, 2025, 08:32 PM - 3 min read

United States President Donald Trump is set to host Syria’s interim leader Ahmed al-Sharaa for talks in Washington this month, marking the first visit by a Syrian president to the White House in more than eight decades.

Lebanese President Joseph Aoun meets Syria’s Interim President Ahmad al-Sharaa during the emergency Arab summit just outside Cairo on March 4, 2025.

Syria-Lebanon relations: Tracing the roots of mistrust and fear

August 17, 2025, 03:21 PM - 9 min read

Relations between Beirut and Damascus remain tense — as they have been for decades, a time during which Syria failed to treat its smaller neighbour as a sovereign nation.

France, the United Kingdom, and Japan have welcomed the ceasefire between Israel and Syria in Sweida province after days deadly clashes broke out between Druze and Bedouin factions, compounded by the Israeli military actions in the country.

France, UK, Japan welcome ceasefire in Syria’s Sweida

July 20, 2025, 02:36 PM - 2 min read

Syrian President Ahmed Al-Sharaa has declared a ceasefire, urging all sides to maintain peace while respecting the ceasefire, adding the country would redeploy forces to a violence-hit region in case of an escalation.

Syria’s interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa. Image: X

France to host Syrian leadership amid tensions with Israel

May 6, 2025, 04:37 PM - 3 min read

Syria is witnessing the return of normalcy, the end of major conflict and armed confrontations post-regime change; however, isolated incidents of violence still resurface occasionally in the country.

Over 1,000 killed in Syria as women stripped, shot in public

March 9, 2025, 08:46 AM - 3 min read

Over 1,000 people have been killed in Syria as revenge killings erupted against the Alawite sect following the ousting of President Assad. Armed groups carried out brutal attacks, leaving bodies on streets and parading women naked before killing them. The violence has plunged the war-torn nation into further turmoil.

An armed fighter is seen approaching an intersection amid clashes that killed over 200 people in Syria.

Over 200 killed as internal clashes break out in Syria

March 8, 2025, 05:38 AM - 6 min read

The most recent clashes began when government forces tried to detain a wanted person near the coastal city of Jableh on Thursday and were ambushed by Assad loyalists, according to the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.

Dozens killed as clashes break out in Syria

March 7, 2025, 08:52 PM - 3 min read

This is the first instance since the fall of Assad when such high-intensity armed clashes have been reported in the country.