Israeli forces have shot and wounded a Syrian protester demonstrating against the army’s presence in a border village in southern Syria, the Israeli military says. Israeli fire injured the man, identified by local media as Maher al-Hussein, in the leg on Friday as protesters gathered in the town of Maariyah to demand an end to…
Former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad broke his silence following the collapse of his government on December 8, releasing a statement detailing his account of the events that unfolded in Syria earlier in December. “First, my departure from Syria was neither planned nor did it occur during the final hours of the battles, as some have…
Israel has hit Syria’s coastal Tartus region with “the heaviest strikes” in the area in more than a decade, a war monitor group has said. “Israeli warplanes launched strikes targeting a series of sites including air defence units and ‘surface-to-surface missile depots’”, said the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, in what it said were “the…
A former Syrian military official who oversaw a prison where alleged human rights abuses took place has been charged with several counts of torture after being arrested in July for visa fraud charges, authorities said Thursday. Samir Ousman al-Sheikh, who oversaw Syria’s infamous Adra Prison from 2005 to 2008 under recently ousted President Bashar al-Assad,…
Rebels seize control of Syria’s second-largest city Aleppo – CBS News Watch CBS News Anti-government rebels seized control of Syria’s second-largest city of Aleppo on Saturday. Their advance ignites a new phase of the country’s long-running civil war. Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Not…
Israel launches strike on Syria-Lebanon border; drone attack in Gaza kills 20 – CBS News Watch CBS News The Israeli military said Saturday it had launched a “strike on military infrastructure” at the Syria-Lebanon border. The nation is also warning displaced Lebanese residents from returning south just three days into a ceasefire agreement with the…
