Suwayda Protests Raise Separatist Demands Under Israeli Flags, Pushing Syria Toward a Critical Juncture

Syria’s southern Suwayda province is experiencing one of its most turbulent moments since the fall of the Assad regime and the formation of the new government. What began as protests for political participation and reform has now escalated into …

Surge in Killings Highlights Syria’s Worsening Security Breakdown

Syria is witnessing a sharp rise in killings, kidnappings, and armed assaults, underscoring the collapse of security structures across much of the country. From Damascus to Homs and Tartus, incidents of violence—many involving unidentified gunmen—are …

Assassination of “Farouq Abu Bakr” Shakes Northern Syria as Interior Ministry Vows Retribution

Northern Syria was rocked on Sunday by the assassination of prominent former rebel commander Alaa al-Din Ayoub, widely known as Farouq Abu Bakr. The attack, carried out by unidentified gunmen in the city of Azaz near Aleppo, has sparked outrage among local …

Lebanon’s Druze leader calls for lifting the siege on Syria’s Sweida immediately

Lebanon’s top Druze spiritual leader Sheikh Al -Aql Dr. Sami Abi Al-Mona, called for immediate “lifting of the siege on the Sweida governorate, releasing the kidnapped, returning the missing men, women and children, and securing humanitarian corridors, …

Lebanon Worried about Possible Security Unrest Along Syria Border 

Tensions have been high along the Lebanese-Syrian border amid reports of forces being amassed in both countries. Stoking the tensions were Lebanese media circulating a document from the Army Command that spoke of extremists gathering along the Syrian side …

From India to Beirut: How Maher al-Assad’s Fourth Division Turned Syria into a Captagon Factory

A new cross-border investigation has uncovered how Syria’s notorious Fourth Division, commanded by Maher al-Assad, built one of the world’s most lucrative drug empires by exploiting pharmaceutical supply chains and regional trade routes. The findings, …

The upcoming elections will not help stabilise Syria

In early August, the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) exchanged fire with Syrian government forces near Manbij in Kurdish-majority northeastern Syria. The tensions in the north came just weeks after bloodshed in the south’s Suwayda governorate …

Syria’s Sharaa hopes for Kurdish deal to prevent conflict

Lebanese army foils illegal entrance of armed men from Syria

(MENAFN) The Lebanese military announced on Sunday that it had prevented an attempted infiltration by armed groups coming from Syria into eastern Lebanon, according to reports. The incident unfolded before midday near the villages of Kfar Zabad and Qousaya …

Suicide bomber dies after explosive belt blew up in Syria

(MENAFN) A man died on Sunday when the explosive belt he was wearing detonated in Aleppo’s al-Maysar neighborhood, according to reports citing security officials. The explosion took place close to a bakery in the eastern part of the city. Authorities …