On April 17, 2020, the authorities in northeast Syria announced the first confirmed Covid-19-related death. Skip to cookie privacy notice Skip to main content ...

March 5, 2020 More than 5 years ago. An explosion is seen during Russian airstrikes on a village in the Idlib province of Syria on Thursday. (Omar Haj Kadour/AFP via Getty Images) ...

As of July 2020, about 600 U.S. troops remain in Syria, where they continue to support local partner force operations against Islamic State remnants.

In 2020, the pandemic and intermittent lockdowns exacerbated economic crises in Jordan and Lebanon, ... New research suggests this pressure won’t convince Syria’s 5.5 million refugees to return.

A Reuters investigation found 40 distinct sites of killings, looting and arson during three days of sectarian massacres ...

ANKARA . Syria witnessed major developments in 2020, but chief among them were displacement in Idlib due to intensified attacks by the Bashar al-Assad regime and Turkey's Operation Spring Shield.

Further evidence is emerging of rebels from Syria being recruited to fight as mercenaries in the conflict between Azerbaijan and Armenia over the enclave of Nagorno-Karabakh.

This year of conflict in Syria is "on track to be the most violent since 2020", with the potential for even greater devastation looming on the horizon, the UN Deputy Special Envoy for Syria told ...

Amman, Jordan, November 2, 2023 — Increasing hostilities in the north of Syria have resulted in a devastating increase in the numbers of civilian deaths, injuries and displacement over the past month.

2020–2021: The conflict shifts to a stalemate with Syria largely controlled by the government, but the humanitarian crisis deepens. 2022–2024: Ongoing Tensions ...

Supporters welcome the leader of Syria's Islamist Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) group that headed a lightning rebel offensive snatching Damascus from government control, Abu Mohammed al-Jolani.