Syria

Jul- 2026 -

26 July

UN chief Antonio Guterres calls for an end to Israeli violations in Syria and urges international support for country’s transition, speaking in Damascus on his first visit under the new authorities following years of civil war.

Visiting UN Chief Urges Respect for Syria’s Sovereignty, International Support

UN chief Antonio Guterres called for an end to Israeli violations in Syria and urged international support for the country's transition on his first visit under the new authorities following years of civil war.

17 July

Middle East

Syrian partner soldiers practice squad-level movement tactics in Syria, April 15, 2025. The training focused on individual and squad-level tactics to improve coordination, strengthen interoperability and build partner capacity in complex operational environments. This effort is part of the Coalition’s ongoing commitment to empowering Syrian partner forces to maintain regional stability and counter shared security threats. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Fred Brown)

Giulia Bernacchi

Syria Centralizes Military Education With New Defense University

Syria has established a new National University for Defense Sciences, a centralized institution for higher military education.

16 July

Americas

US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth speaks during a news conference in the White House.

Staff Writer With AFP

Israel Tells Pentagon Chief Will Keep Troops in Lebanon, Syria, Gaza ‘Security Zones’

Israel's Defense Minister Israel Katz told his US counterpart Pete Hegseth early Thursday that Israel is determined to keep its forces in "security zones" it has carved out inside Lebanon, Syria and the Gaza Strip.

14 July

Middle East

Kashmiri demonstrators hold up a flag of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) during a demonstration against Israeli military operations in Gaza, in downtown Srinagar on July 18, 2014. TAUSEEF MUSTAFA/AFP/AFP/Getty Images

Staff Writer With AFP

Lebanon Detains Islamic State Commander

Lebanese authorities said Monday they had detained a Syrian commander from the Islamic State group, as Damascus investigates an IS-linked cell accused of bombings during a visit by France's President Emmanuel Macron.

10 July

Middle East

A Syrian man collects samples from the site of a suspected toxic gas attack in Syria's Idlib province, April 5, 2017

Staff Writer With AFP

Chemical Weapons Watchdog Reinstates Syria

The world's chemical weapons watchdog reinstated Syria, noting a "significant change in circumstances" since the fall of Bashar al-Assad and "concrete steps" to dismantle his deadly stockpile of banned substances.

9 July

Terrorism

President Ahmad al-Sharaa met today at the White House with his American counterpart, Donald Trump, in the presence of Foreign Minister Asaad Hassan al-Shaibani, his American counterpart Marco Rubio, and the US Special Envoy to Syria, Thomas Barrack. During the meeting, the two sides discussed bilateral relations between the Syrian Arab Republic and the United States of America and ways to strengthen them, in addition to a number of regional and international issues of common interest.

Staff Writer With AFP

US to Remove Syria From Terror Blacklist, in New Boost to Sharaa

The United States said it will delist Syria as a state sponsor of terrorism, a decades-old designation that severely impeded investment, in a new vote of confidence in leader Ahmed al-Sharaa.

3 July

Middle East

Staff Writer With AFP

Bomb Blast at Damascus Cafe Kills Nine, Authorities Say

A bomb blast rocked a cafe in Syria's capital Damascus, killing nine people and wounding 20, authorities said, in the latest challenge for the country's Islamist leaders as they seek stability after more than a decade of war.

1 July

Middle East

Israeli army soldiers sit in a humvee at a checkpoint near the border with the Gaza Strip, Sderot, Israel

Staff Writer With AFP

Israel Defense Minister Says Troops to Stay in Lebanon, Syria, Gaza ‘Until Further Notice’

Israel's defense minister said that Israeli forces would remain in so-called security zones established in Lebanon, Syria, and Gaza "until further notice."

Jun- 2026 -

29 June

Middle East

An Israeli military vehicle patrols near the Syrian border in the Israeli-annexed Golan Heights on Aug. 3, near the location where the army said it killed four men placing explosives at a security fence.

Staff Writer With AFP

Syria Slams Israeli Incursions After Violence in South

Syria's foreign ministry condemned Israeli incursions and bombardment in the country's south a day after violence near the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights that state media and locals said caused residents to briefly flee.

May- 2026 -

26 May

Middle East

Protestors demonstrate in memory of the Ghouta chemical attack in Paris, France, on August 21, 2020. The Ghouta chemical attack occurred in the Ghouta in Syria during the Syrian revolution on the August 21, 2013.

Staff Writer With AFP

Undeclared Chemical Weapons Found in Syria: OPCW

Dozens of undeclared chemical weapons have been found in Syria, a global watchdog said on Tuesday, in its monthly report on its activities in the country.

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