Dec 2, 2024 · The 13-year civil war in Syria has roared back into prominence with a surprise rebel offensive on Wednesday that captured Aleppo, one of Syria’s largest cities and an ancient hub of Middle East culture and commerce.

Nov 30, 2024 · Syria’s civil war is back in the spotlight after a new rebel coalition launched a surprise attack, capturing two major cities, shattering the stalemate of a war that never formally ended.

Dec 11, 2024 · Three campaigns drove the conflict: coalition efforts to defeat the self-proclaimed Islamic State, violence between the Syrian government and opposition forces, and military operations...

Dec 10, 2024 · Syria: Which countries have been involved in the war and why? A stunning advance by Syrian rebels ended Bashar al-Assad's 24-year-long rule, with opposition forces taking the capital and...

Dec 9, 2024 · For half a century, the Assad family ruled over Syria with an iron fist, with long-documented reports of mass incarceration torture, extra-judicial killings and atrocities against their own...

Dec 2, 2024 · Syria's civil war has exploded back into life after Islamist rebels launched a lightning offensive on the northern city of Aleppo.

Dec 1, 2024 · A surprise offensive by rebel forces opposed to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's regime has led to a new round of fighting in a largely static civil war.

The Syrian civil war is an ongoing multi-sided conflict in Syria involving various state-sponsored and non-state actors. In March 2011, popular discontent with the Ba'athist regime ruled by Bashar al-Assad triggered large-scale protests and pro-democracy rallies across Syria, as part of the wider Arab Spring protests in the region.

4 days ago · In an update, the UN aid coordination office, OCHA, said more than 25,000 people have been newly uprooted from the northeastern city of Manbij where shelling and airstrikes have been reported.. OCHA noted that hostilities have been intensifying over the past week, particularly in eastern Aleppo and around the Tishreen Dam. The dam is a key target for different groups of Syrian fighters vying ...

6 days ago · The Syrian Civil War began in 2011 after pro-democracy protests swept through Syria during the Arab Spring, threatening the rule of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. His violent suppression of protesters escalated into war between Assad’s forces and opposition militias.