Damascus was the seat of the Umayyad Caliphate and a provincial capital under the Mamluk Sultanate. The modern Syrian state was established in the mid-20th century after centuries of …

6 days ago · The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees estimates that, by November 2017, more than 5.3 million Syrian refugees had left the country as a result of the Syrian Civil …

4 days ago · Turkey said on Thursday it is ready to help Syria if asked after the Syrian army independently launched a "counter-terrorism" operation in Aleppo, where fierce fighting broke …

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Nov 19, 2025 · Three campaigns drove the conflict: coalition efforts to defeat the self-proclaimed Islamic State, violence between the Syrian government and opposition forces, and military …

Syria Syrian army and Kurdish forces exchange strikes in an area near Aleppo Syrian government forces and the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces have exchanged fire in eastern Aleppo …

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Dec 30, 2025 · One year after President Bashar Assad's fall, Syria remains deeply scarred. While a new transitional government has revived international ties, sectarian violence persists and …

Dec 19, 2025 · Syrian army launches new strikes in Aleppo as fighting with Kurdish-led SDF intensifies Roughly two dozen ISIS operatives killed or captured since US retaliatory strikes …

Several people have been killed in fighting between Syrian government forces and a Kurdish-led militia, the Syrian Democratic Forces, in Aleppo, Syria, after two days of clashes.