Syria News News Syria » People: As SDF disband in Syria, Kurds ponder how to secure their rights
As the Kurdish forces dissolve, experts express concern if their rights will be won through democratic means.
News Syria » People: UN commission warns Israeli actions in Syria could be war crimes
A United Nations commission said it was "deeply alarmed" by continued human rights violations by Israel in southern Syria that may be war crimes.
News Syria » People: Are Israel and Turkey Headed for a Cold War in Syria?
An Israeli F-16 jet fighter lands at an air base in Andravida, Greece, on April 3, 2019. Israel and Turkey are poised for competition over Syria, Alexander Langlois and Yara Bataineh write.
News Syria » People: Syria’shakes off’past with removal from US ‘terror list’, says al-Sharaa
Removal of decades-old designation offers major sanctions relief for Syria, aiming to boost post-war reconstruction.
News Syria » People: Nearly 100 People Abducted or Disappeared in Syria Since January, says UN
Nearly 100 people have been recorded as abducted or disappeared in Syria since the start of the year, with reports of new enforced disappearances continuing, the UN human rights office said on Friday.
News Syria » People: The UN chief on a visit to Damascus urges the international community to support Syrian people
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres appealed to the international community Saturday to support the people in Syria at the start of his first visit to the Arab country as ...
News Syria » People: Syria’s restrained approach to Israel carries risks
Damascus’s restraint could encourage more Israeli encroachment and lose the trust of the Syrian public.
News Syria » People: Syrian Emergency Task Force: U.S. terrorism delisting a victory for Syrian people
Syrian Emergency Task Force Executive Director Mouaz Moustafa said Syria’s removal from the U.S. list of state sponsors of ...
News Syria » People: Syria’s new president takes center stage at UNGA as concerns linger over terrorist past
Once a member of al Qaeda and the Islamic State and now leading Syria’s fragile transition since toppling the Bashar Assad regime, Ahmed al-Sharaa is ready to take to the global center stage at the ...
News Syria » People: UNHCR: Over 200,000 people cross into Syria after a month of hostilities in Lebanon
This is a summary of what was said by Aseer T.E. Al-Madaien, UNHCR acting Representative in Syria – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today’s press briefing at the Palais des Nations in ...