20 February 2026
Following deliveries to Damascus International Airport, Turkey has also supplied Aleppo International Airport with essential navigation equipment:- the "ILS" systems, for safe, precise landings even in challenging weather; - the "DVOR", for accurate in-air navigation
The Syrian Ministry of Defense: We will provide all support to the ministries responding to those affected by the floods in the rural areas of Idlib and Latakia.
Syria: 4 people from Suwayda province were shot dead tonight in Metuna - area under Government control - after they were granted the necessary authorization(s) to harvest olives in the village
U.S. Forces Move ISIS Detainees from Syria to Iraq1 week ago
U.S. Forces Move ISIS Detainees from Syria to Iraq
Syria and Saudi Arabia announced major strategic agreements, including the launch of a joint airline, to boost investment and regional connectivity. Signed in Damascus, the deals cover aviation, telecommunications, infrastructure, water, energy, and real estate, including plans for a Syrian-Saudi airline and digital and telecom upgrades
Marwan al-Ali, Hasaka’s newly-appointed commander of internal security, on Saturday denied that Kobane is under siege, despite the ongoing electricity blackouts and the blocking of the entry of aidnn“The topic of Kobane is related to the topic of Qamishli and Hasaka. It is one topic… Security forces will enter Kobane soon, and there will be a withdrawal of forces similar to the one that happened here… [then] not only will aid be allowed in, but the situation will return to normal entirely,” he told reporters
The city of Qamishli witnessed a heavy security deployment by SDF forces around the Seven Seas Square. Security patrols were also conducted in the predominantly Arab neighborhoods of Tay and Zanoud, with checkpoints erected at the entrances and exits of these areas
1 week ago
As-Suwayda: Rani Na'im, a member of Hikmat al-Hijri's militia, was killed, and a large number of others were wounded after Internal Security Forces repelled their advance attempts today.
1 week ago
Armed groups in Sweida targeted the town of Al-Mazraa in the western countryside of the governorate with a number of mortar shells, some of which hit citizens' homes, and the Internal Security Forces responded to the sources of fire.
The Syrian delegation arrived at the Government Palace to sign the Lebanese-Syrian agreement.
The Media and Communication Department of the Ministry of Defense: A delegation from the Ministry of Defense is heading to the city of Hasakah to discuss procedures related to integrating members of the SDF into the military establishment, in accordance with the terms of the agreement signed between the Syrian state and the SDF.
SDF Chief Mazloum Abdi meets French FM Jean-Noël Barrot in high-level talks in Erbil on security, ISIS fight, and implementation of the Jan. 29 agreement
Syria: Today, a heavy airlift aircraft (C-17) was filmed departing the US base in Shadadi (southern Hasakah), amid unofficial reports that the US has begun withdrawing from the site.
2 week ago
A spokesperson for the US Central Command told Al Jazeera: We attach importance to completing the transfer of ISIS detainees from Syria to Iraq.
U.S. forces have begun withdrawing from Al-Shaddadi base in Syria's northeastern Hasakah province, heading toward Erbil in Iraqi Kurdistan, an Iraqi security source told Qatari Al-Araby TV. Syrian media reports that the U.S. convoy also includes buses carrying ISIS prisoners transported from Syria to Iraq
2 week ago
Erdogan: The agreement between the Syrian government and the SDF eases the pressure on the peace process between Türkiye and the PKK.
French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrault arrives in Damascus to meet with Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani
Damascus – A Russian military delegation in Syria
President Masoud Barzani: "I was afraid the tensions in Syria would lead to Kurdish-Arab fighting, which was going to be a big catastrophe. Proudly We did what we had to do to stop the fighting. Thanks God and thanks to everyone, the fighting stopped, and we hope the agreement continues, and we supported this agreement so the fighting doesn't grow."
2 week ago
US Central Command says it carried out five airstrikes against ISIS targets across Syria in recent days, reaffirming continued pressure to prevent the group’s resurgence
Kurds in Kobani city, northern Syria, demands the lifting of the siege on the city and the recognition of the rights of the Kurdish people in the Syrian constitution
An unidentified explosion occurred in the village of Qashla, in the countryside of Manbij, east of Aleppo.
Syrian interior ministry forces enter the city of Qamishili in the Kurdish region in northeast Syria as people chant “long live the struggle of Rojava”
Syrian Interior Ministry spokesman: The agreement stipulates the withdrawal of foreign fighters from the ranks of the SDF
Three Syrian army soldiers were killed and others wounded when a landmine left behind by the SDF exploded in the town of Sarrin in the eastern Aleppo countryside.
A demonstration in the city of Al-Ya'rubiyah called for the dismantling of the SDF and the extension of the Syrian Arab Army's control over the entire Hasakah Governorate.
Hasakah - Qamishli: A delegation from the Syrian Interior Ministry, including the head of internal security in Hasakah Governorate, Brigadier General Marwan al-Ali, and the Interior Ministry spokesman, Nour al-Din Baba, departed from the city of al-Shaddadi towards the town of Tal Brak, and then entered the city of Qamishli from there.
Syrian security forces are preparing to enter the city of Qamishli from the Tel Brak axis shortly: There are no obstacles at present.
Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani receives a delegation from the Kurdish National Council in Damascus, as political contacts continue amid ongoing talks on Syria’s future
The SDF arrested a number of civilians in the Aziziyah neighborhood of Hasakah city after they went out to welcome the Internal Security Forces.