Russia deploys two frigates, "Admiral Makarov" and "Admiral Grigorovich", armed with Kalibr cruise missiles to the Eastern Mediterranean off the Syrian coast. 2020-02-28
An Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps weapons depot in Abu Kamal District, Deir ez-Zor Governorate, Syria, is hit by an airstrike. Arab media say Israel is behind the attack. The United States denies any involvement. 2019-12-4
The Kurdish YPG calls on Syrian government troops to protect Manbij against what it calls a "Turkish invasion". 2018-12-28
The U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs reports that increased airstrikes by Russia have forced humanitarian assistance organizations to curtail their relief efforts, exacerbating the humanitarian crisis in northern Syria. 2015-12-15
Turkey says that it has reached an in-principle deal with the United States to give support to some elements of Syrian opposition. Over a million Syrian refugees live in Turkish territory, including many Syrian opposition figures. 2015-05-25
The Syrian Army increases artillery shelling of Aleppo as the Free Syrian Army tries to consolidate its control of the city's eastern districts. 2012-08-3