The mission operates with the same mandate today. Maintaining the ceasefire between Israel and Syria Supervising the disengagement of Israeli and Syrian forces Supervising the areas of separation ...

President Ahmed al-Shara vowed to be inclusive, but the way crucial decisions have been made has left some Syrians wary.

According to the extensive Stockholm International Peace Research Institute arms transfer database, Syrian acquisitions in this period included more T-62 tanks, newer MiG-23 Flogger fighters ...

After my column last year, ‘Thank you, pan minister’ in which I ‘thanked’ Prime Minister Dr Rowley for the ill-timed, ill-thought decision to redesign our coat of arms, I never intended to ...

For the second time in two weeks, the Syrian government announced it prevented a shipment of arms to Lebanon. This is a significant development. It highlights how the new leaders are seeking to ...

According to data from France's Interior Ministry, more than 650 French nationals, including 250 women, traveled to Syria and Iraq to join terrorist organizations al-Nusra Front and Daesh (ISIS ...

According to the IDF, these measures were taken to ensure that arms are not seized and used against the Jewish state by Syria’s new government. By claiming to have prevented Hezbollah-intended ...

UNDOF was established in late May 1974 and by 3 June, the Secretary-General had appointed an interim commander of UNDOF who arrived in Damascus, Syria’s capital, that very day. The mission operates ...

Statements by de facto Syrian leader Ahmed al-Sharaa underscore that the new administration will not tolerate a divided or federal state and insists that the state alone should control arms in Syria.

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Satellite imagery shows clear indications that Russia’s increasingly anticipated withdrawal of forces from its Tartus naval base in Syria has finally started. Complete loss of access to the facility, ...

UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi on Saturday called on Western governments to remove sanctions against Syria as they are an "obstacle" to the return of millions of refugees.