U.S. and Syrian leaders discuss countering ISIS

Sept. 12 (UPI) -- Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa hosted two U.S. diplomats at the presidential palace in Damascus on Friday to address ISIS threats and stabilizing Syria and the Middle East. The Syrian president, U.S. special envoy Thomas...

Syrian Interior Ministry announces arrest of Hezbollah cell near Damascus

The Syrian Ministry of Interior announced the arrest of members of a Lebanese Hezbollah cell who were planning to carry out operations inside Syria, as security forces continue to intercept weapons shipments on the Syrian-Lebanese border....

The Media Line: Syrian President Hosts CENTCOM Chief in Damascus as US and Syria Explore Security Cooperation

Syrian President Hosts CENTCOM Chief in Damascus as US and Syria Explore Security Cooperation By Rizik Alabi/The Media Line [Damascus] Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa hosted Admiral Brad Cooper, commander of United States Central Command...

Syrian Defense Ministry: Dead and injured in SDF shelling east of Aleppo

The Syrian Ministry of Defense announced that two people were killed and three others injured in shelling by the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) targeting villages in eastern Aleppo countryside. The state-run Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) reported...

Damascus May Turn a Blind Eye if SDF and Turkey Reach Agreement, Says Expert

Recent statements and reports have revealed direct communication between the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) and senior Turkish officials, signalling a potential recalibration in their historically strained relationship. According to international...

Syrian tribe declares mobilization against SDF in eastern Deir Ezzor after killing of young man

The al-Shaitat tribe has declared a general mobilization against the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) after accusing them of killing a young man and withholding his body in the town of al-Granij (eastern Deir Ezzor). Enab Baladi’s correspondent in...

Syria Announces Arrest of “Hezbollah Cell” in Rural Damascus

The Syrian Ministry of Interior announced on Thursday the arrest of a “cell” it said was affiliated with Lebanon’s “Hezbollah” in Rural Damascus. اضافة اعلان This came according to statements by Brigadier General Ahmad Al-Dalati, head of internal...

Israel says it detained Iranian Quds Force operatives in Syria

Israel has carried out regular incursions into Syrian territory since December 2024 [Getty] The Israeli army claimed on Friday that it had detained people affiliated with the Iranian Revolutionary Guards’ Quds Force over the past weeks and months...

US military commander meets Syrian leader

The head of the US military’s Central Command met on Friday with Syria’s interim President Ahmad al-Sharaa in Damascus, officials said. The visit by Adm Brad Cooper included US Ambassador and Special Envoy for Syria Thomas Barrack, Central Command...

UN Security Council endorses Syria–OPCW cooperation

2025-09-12T19:05:08+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News – New York The UN Security Council on Friday endorsed Syria’s cooperation with the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW). In a joint statement, members...

Head of US military’s Central Command meets Syria's Jolani

The visit by Adm. Brad Cooper included US Ambassador and Special Envoy for Syria Thomas Barrack, Central Command said. The two officials met al-Sharaa at the presidential palace in the Syrian capital, AP reported. Al-Sharaa’s office issued a...

Syria busts Hezbollah-linked cell: ministry

Syria said Thursday that its forces dismantled a cell affiliated with Lebanon’s Iran-backed Hezbollah group, a key ally of ousted president Bashar Assad DAMASCUS: Syria said Thursday that its forces dismantled a cell affiliated with Lebanon’s...

Syria Says it Busted Hezbollah-linked Cell

Syria said Thursday that its forces dismantled a cell affiliated with Lebanon's Hezbollah. "Specialized units in cooperation with the general intelligence service... were able to arrest a terrorist cell belonging to the Hezbollah militia that was...

Syria says it arrested heavily armed Hezbollah cell near Damascus

Syria said Thursday it arrested a Hezbollah cell in the Damascus countryside that was planning attacks inside the country, in the latest sign of tensions between the new Syrian leadership and the Iran-backed Lebanese group. Ahmad al-Dalati, head...

Shadowy U.S. Helicopter Spotted Flying Between Israel And Syria (Videos)

The gray S-92 helicopter as seen in Kobani, Syria, in 2017. Click to see full-size image. A shadowy Sikorsky S-92 Helibus reported to be owned by a United States-based company and involved in military and intelligence operations was spotted flying...

Israeli forces advance into town in western Daraa countryside

DAMASCUS, Syria (North Press) – Israeli army units advanced on Sunday into the town of Saysoon in the Yarmouk Basin area of western Daraa countryside, local news outlet Daraa 24 reported. According to the outlet, a convoy of 18 Israeli military...

Syrian FM Al-Shaibani to visit beirut, government source tells LBCI

UN trying to help move Syria’s displaced from schools ahead of the start of schoolyear

BEIRUT (AP) — The United Nations is trying to help move displaced Syrians sheltering in schools in a southwestern province that was engulfed in sectarian clashes this summer to alternative housing ahead of the start of the new schoolyear, a U.N....

“Deir al-Izz” campaign launches in Deir Ezzor, Syria with over $26 million in donations

Donations for the “Deir al-Izz” campaign in Deir Ezzor (eastern Syria) exceeded $26 million during its launch ceremony on Thursday, September 11. Enab Baladi observed that contributions reached $26.4 million in the campaign’s first hours. The...

Syria dismantles Hezbollah-linked cell planning operations in Damascus

DAMASCUS: Syrian authorities have dismantled a militant cell with links to Lebanon’s Iran-backed Hezbollah group. The interior ministry confirmed on Thursday that specialised units working with general intelligence services arrested the cell...