Natasha Metni Torbey, 02/12 20:00 - Reading : 7 minute(s)
Over thirteen years since the beginning of the war, Syria remains a stage for complex conflicts, with numerous factions vying for control over different zones of influence. Last Wednesday, following the establishment of a ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon, Syrian opposition forces led by Hay’at Tahrir al-Cham launched an offensive from their ...
This is Beirut, 29/11 17:54 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Jihadists and their Turkish-backed allies reached Syria's second city of Aleppo Friday, as they pressed a lightning offensive against forces of the Iranian- and Russian-backed government. The fighting is some of the deadliest in years, with 255 people killed, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. Most of the dead have been ...
This is Beirut, 25/11 09:40 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
At least 15 Ankara-backed Syrian fighters were killed Sunday after Kurdish-led forces infiltrated their territory in the country's north, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights war monitor said. Fighters from the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), which controls swathes of the country's northeast, "infiltrated positions of the Turkish-backed" ...
This Is Beirut, 01/09 11:00 - Reading : less than a minute
In northern Syria, four souks in old Aleppo have reopened after being badly damaged in the fighting that ravaged Syria's commercial centre between 2012-16. Carpet weaver Omar al-Rawas says business is getting better as people return to Aleppo, adding that he felt his "spirit return" when he reopened his shop.