Syrian Regime

Chemical weapons body confirms sarin use in Syria's Hama

Two people died after the attacks in Syria's Hama province at the end of March 2017. Dozens of people suffered severe respiratory symptoms.

Saudi Arabia in talks with SDF to form new force in northern Syria

Weeks after President Trump suggested that the US forces should pull out of Syria and be replaced with an Arab army, Saudi Arabian military officials met with an Arab faction of the YPG-dominated SDF for talks regarding a new force.

Syria regime bombardment kills 17 civilians in south Damascus - monitor

A regime assault killed 17 civilians, including seven children on Friday in the Palestinian camp of Yarmouk in southern Damascus, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said.

Residents of besieged towns in Syria's Homs region desperate for food

An independent research group - The Syria Institute - says more than 200 thousand people have been trapped in the besieged communities of Hom's ever since.

Eastern Ghouta civilians bid farewell to their homes

Residents of eastern Ghouta were trapped for five years, but now they’re forced to leave. This is what they had to say before leaving their homes.

'Russian deal in eastern Ghouta doesn't guarantee safety for medics'

As a mass evacuation continues from eastern Ghouta to Idlib under a Russian-brokered deal also guaranteed safety for remaining civilians, medics who have been systematically attacked in hospitals have no option but to leave.

Fresh regime bombardment kills at least 20 in Syria's eastern Ghouta

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says civilians were killed in Douma, the largest town of the opposition-held enclave near Damascus.

Air strikes on Syria's eastern Ghouta kill over 30 civilians

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says regime strikes killed over 30 civilians in eastern Ghouta's Zamalka town as people were preparing to flee the enclave.

Thousands stream out of eastern Ghouta as regime army advances

At least 12,500 people have left the opposition-held enclave near Damascus as the regime army and its allies continue to launch air strikes and shell the area.

One Party, One Leader: Life under the Assads in Syria

After seven years of war it can be easy to forget why Syrians rose up against Bashar al Assad in the first place. This is the story of one man's life under Baath Party rule in Syria.

Sick and injured start leaving Syria's eastern Ghouta

An oppositon group announced that it had reached a medical evacuation deal with the Syrian regime's key ally, Russia, after indirect talks.

Syria's Ghouta enclave split into two, says regime commander

Bashar al Assad's forces capture half of eastern Ghouta, battering shrinking rebel-held areas with air strikes that have killed 905 people so far. But rebels deny the territory had been cut in half.