Trends - Syria Conflict

France's president sees IS military defeat in Syria, Iraq within 'weeks'

“I'm confident that in the coming weeks we will achieve a military victory on the ground,” says Emmanuel Macron.

Updated 28 Feb, 2018 03:11pm

Syrian air defences intercepted one rocket, but several more hit “near a military position, causing material damage.”

Updated 28 Feb, 2018 02:55pm

BEIRUT: Israel attacked a military site in Syria’s Hama province early on Thursday, the Syrian army said, and a ...

Updated 28 Feb, 2018 03:12pm

WHEN Nikolaos Van Dam was a young diplomat in Damascus, he knew Syria better than many Syrians. A fluent speaker of...

Updated 14 Apr, 2018 12:14pm

Deterring future chemical weapons use requires hard work, tenacity, and, most importantly, leadership.

Updated 28 Feb, 2018 06:01pm

The conflict in Syria has created a complex web of alliances.

Updated 28 Feb, 2018 03:09pm

Russia has been a key player in UN-mediated talks between the government and militant forces.

Updated 28 Feb, 2018 06:00pm

A teacher also died in the air strike that hit the town of Injara, some 15km west of Aleppo city.

Updated 28 Feb, 2018 03:12pm

So far the new force is small, with around 50 graduates so far from its training camp in the town of Al-Qahtaniyeh.

Updated 28 Feb, 2018 03:12pm

The major powers overcame a prolonged deadlock to approve the first council resolution on the conflict.

Updated 28 Feb, 2018 03:14pm

Why would a country facing grave economic crises at home, be hell bent on inviting more trouble abroad?

Updated 28 Feb, 2018 03:00pm