Syria arrests IS members over Homs mosque blast

Syrian authorities said Monday that they had arrested two members of the Islamic State (IS) group, accusing them of being behind last month's deadly bombing of a mosque in an Alawite area of Homs. The 26 December attack, which killed at least eight …

Syria’s President Ahmed al-Sharaa Spotted in Damascus Amid Rumors

In a region where leaders often vanish into bunkers during crises, Syria’s Ahmed al-Sharaa countered assassination rumors with the most mundane of activities: a public shopping trip. The Theater of Survival The appearance of Syria’s President Ahmed al- …

Sheikh Maqsoud as a Test Case for Syria’s Unresolved Order

Sheikh Maqsoud and Ashrafiyeh are two adjoining neighborhoods in Aleppo that have, for years, functioned as a predominantly Kurdish enclave in northern Aleppo. Their significance derives less from their size than from their geography and symbolism: they …

Syria – Clashes in Aleppo (10 January 2026)

France deplores the renewed clashes in the Sheikh Maqsoud neighbourhood of Aleppo. It calls on the parties to return immediately to the ceasefire, facilitate access to humanitarian aid and protect the population. France supports the proposals aimed at …

Syria arrests 2 over Homs mosque blast

ALBAWABA - The Syrian Interior Ministry announced on Monday the arrest of two men, whom it said were members of the Islamic State group, on charges of involvement in the December 26 bombing of a mosque in a predominantly Alawite neighborhood of Homs that …

APTOPIX Syria Aleppo Fighting

A member of Syrian security forces inspects a tunnel in the predominantly Kurdish Sheikh Maqsoud neighborhood, where clashes broke out Tuesday, Jan. 6, between government forces and the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces in the northern city of Aleppo, …

Kurdish fighters leave Syria’s Aleppo after ceasefire deal

Damascus, Jan 11, (dpa/GNA) – The last fighters from a Kurdish-led militia have left Syria’s northern city of Aleppo, following a ceasefire agreement that ended days of intense fighting, a provincial governor and media reports said on Sunday. Syrian …

Syria says two ISIS members arrested over last month’s Homs mosque blast

Jordan sends humanitarian aid convoy to Syria amid clashes

Jordan on Monday dispatched a humanitarian aid convoy to Syria, the military announced. The convoy, organized by the Jordanian Armed Forces, includes 51 trucks carrying food and relief supplies. The delivery was coordinated with the Syrian government to …

Aleppo clashes cast doubt on Syria-SDF March integration deal

The withdrawal of Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) fighters from two Kurdish-majority neighbourhoods in Aleppo has ended days of deadly clashes with Syrian government forces, but deepened uncertainty over the future of a landmark agreement signed between …