As 2025 came to an end and 2026 began, Syria’s first full year under the Islamist Hayat Tahrir al-Sham’s (HTS) rule is now in the books. Though the year saw Syria go from an international pariah to a welcomed member of the global community, internally, violence still...
2025 saw a major increase in US airstrikes due to President Trump loosening the rules of engagement for military commanders and launching new interventions in the Middle East, Africa, and Latin America. According to a report from the Armed Conflict Location and Event...
US Central Command said in a press release on Tuesday that its forces and partners "killed or captured nearly 25 ISIS operatives" in Syria since the US launched major airstrikes in the country on December 19. The December 19 bombing was a response to the December 13...
A weekend bombing of an Alawite mosque in the Syrian city of Homs sparked major protests by Alawites across Syria’s northwest, and led to a quick crackdown by the government, which has declared the protesters “Assad remnant forces.” Latakia, a major Alawite city, was...
An agreement was reached in March for the Kurdish SDF to integrate into the Syrian Army, and while we’ve seemed close to the deal actually going through multiple times throughout the year, persistent clashes and tensions have dogged this plan, and as the first full...
2025 has been the first full year in power for the Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) in Syria, and the defining topics of the year have been the return of Syria to international diplomacy and bloody violence against religious minorities within the country. The first of the...
Just a few days after the Syrian government presented its “final offer” to the Kurdish SDF on integration, the two sides were once again at odds, with fighting reported in the key northern city of Aleppo. At least three civilians were reported killed and 15 wounded in...
At least five people were killed by major US airstrikes that were launched in Syria on Friday against ISIS targets, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR). "The operation left at least five individuals torn pieces, including the leader of a cell...
The Syrian government has introduced what is simultaneously being called a “final offer” and an “ultimatum” for the integration of the Kurdish SDF into the Syrian armed forces, guaranteeing the Kurds significant representation in the military and the creation of new...
President Trump said on Monday that there is "legitimate peace in the Middle East for the first time in 3,000 years," comments that came after three Americans, including two National Guard members and a civilian interpreter, were killed in Syria. The president made...
