In his first public statement since being overthrown, former Syrian president Bashar al-Assad says that he "didn't intend to leave Syria", claiming that he went to Khmeimim Air Base in Latakia Governorate to "oversee combat operations" only to find that the Syrian Army had abandoned their positions and surrendered to rebel forces. Amid "an intensified attack by drone strikes" at the air base, Assad says that Russia decided to airlift him to Moscow. 2024-12-16
Iraqi militias withdraw from the Syrian side of the Al-Qa'im border crossing on the border with Iraq. 2024-12-6
Islamic State militants kill at least 68 people, including 61 civilians and seven soldiers, in Al-Sukhnah, Homs Governorate, Syria. 2023-02-17
Syrian government forces retake several cities in the Idlib Province area, amid a push from Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to recapture the last rebel strongholds. 2020-01-26
Turkey blames another attack on the PKK. The bombings targeted a bus terminal in al-Bab, Aleppo Governorate, killing 18 and wounding dozens of others. 2019-11-16
The U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) take control of the Baath Dam on the Euphrates, near the ISIL stronghold of Raqqa, and upon doing so, rename it "Freedom Dam". 2017-06-4
A spokesman for the White House confirms that a video showing American journalist Steven Sotloff being beheaded is authentic. 2014-09-3
The Syrian Military retakes control of Kessab in north-western Syria. 2014-06-15
The former head of the United Nations Supervision Mission in Syria says the fall of Assad is only a "matter of time". 2012-07-27