The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has confirmed that 390 civilians, including more than 100 children, have been killed in Syria since the beginning of 2025 ...

The investigation, based on field testimonies, satellite imagery, and internal communications, points to a chain of command that runs through the Ministry of Defense, with particular focus on its ...

Some analysts see the timing of the decree as part of an effort to reshape the political landscape rather than a genuine response to reform demands, according to Ultra Syria. President Ahmad al-Sharaa ...

Syria’s leadership appears focused on buying time and avoiding conflict with Israel while it addresses urgent internal priorities, al-Araby al-Jadeed writes.

The report reveals that thousands of forcibly disappeared individuals have died in detention centres operated by the Syrian regime.

High-level prosecutions play a pivotal role in the transitional justice process, often producing what theorists call a “demonstrative effect”—offering public proof that the new order respects legal ...

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High-level prosecutions play a pivotal role in the transitional justice process, often producing what theorists call a “demonstrative effect”—offering public proof that the new order respects legal ...

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Saraya Ansar al-Sunna first made headlines after a massacre in the village of Arzeh, Hama province, in February, where at least fifteen civilians were killed.

Alawite Sheikhs and dignitaries from the hometown of Hafez al-Assad called for "the removal of all statues and pictures from public squares and spaces".

As the transitional government in Damascus, led by President Ahmad al-Sharaa, seeks to reestablish the country’s sovereignty and legitimacy, a critical window has opened for Syria to move from ...