The Latest Breaking News from Syria

Opposition forces stormed into regime-held areas, shaking the status quo and bringing the war back into the spotlight.

Syrian state media says government troops are in fierce battles with opposition groups in Hama province.

The United Nations warned Tuesday that already unprecedented levels of forced displacement are set to worsen in 2025 as conflicts and disasters push ever more people to flee their homes.

Islamist-led rebels advanced on Syria's fourth-largest city Hama Tuesday, buoyed by their lightning capture of swathes of the north in an offensive that ended four years of relative calm.

Forces loyal to Bashar al-Assad in ‘violent confrontations’ with armed groups in Hama, according to reports

Here’s what the situation on the ground looks like as of December 11, 2024.

Syrian insurgents make gains towards Hama, intensifying clashes with government forces. Ongoing conflict in Syria poses challenges amid calls for dialogue ...

Israel Katz says Israel will no longer offer Lebanon an exemption and will enforce ‘maximum impact and zero tolerance’

The forgotten Syrian civil war has again flared up with the spectacular capture of Aleppo by opposition forces. A complex set of circumstances created the right time for rebels to strike, plunging Syria into an uncertain future and catching President Bashar al-Assad by surprise.

War broke out in 2011 following the government’s repression of peaceful pro-democracy protests and has spiralled into a complex conflict

Assault on Syria’s second-largest city by Islamist militants may tarnish Russia’s reputation as a global player