The Latest Breaking News from Syria

The United Nations said Tuesday it expects around one million people to return to Syria in the first half of 2025, following the collapse of president Bashar al-Assad's rule.

Syrians uncover mass graves, seeking justice for victims of Assad regime atrocities. Families search for closure amidst the grim reality of mass burial sites.

Geir Pedersen warns of intense clashes between Turkish-backed and Kurdish groups in the north

Syria's new rulers stepped up engagement on Tuesday with countries that deemed ousted president Bashar al-Assad a pariah, with the French flag raised at the embassy for the first time in over a decade.

Burial sites are emerging across Syria after the ousting of al-Assad, accused of widespread extrajudicial killings.

Palestinian medics say an Israeli strike in Gaza killed at least eight people from the same family, most of them women and children

A French diplomatic mission will travel to the Syrian capital Damascus this Tuesday to reestablish contact after the fall of Bashar al-Assad, acting Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot said. Likewise, the US, the UK and other countries are investigating how they might normalise relations with the new regime.

HTS leader Ahmed al-Sharaa says fighters will all be ‘subject to the law’ as he emphasises need for unity in post-war Syria

After the fall of the Bashar al-Assad’s regime in Syria, the world was moved by emotional scenes of liberation — families reuniting after years of separation and former prisoners walking free from the brutal conditions of Assad’s prisons.