Syrian security forces are beginning to move into the restive province of Suwayda after days of communal fighting in which hundreds of people have been killed,the country’s interior ministry says.

Clashes that shook southern Syria this week have killed hundreds of people, including civilians, and drawn in an array of both local and international players, harking back to the dynamics of the country’s nearly 14-year civil war.

Israel launched rare strikes in Damascus on Wednesday in a campaign it said was aimed at defending the Druze community after days of clashes in the southern city of Sweida.

A Syrian military operation against remnants of the former Assad regime has now ended, having sparked some of the worst violence seen in the country in years. CNN values your feedback 1.

Foreign Minister Wadephul today (17 July 2025) issued the following statement on the situation in Syria: The images reaching us from southern Syria are hard to bear. The large number of

The Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Syria said that since October, Syria has seen the worst wave of violence since 2020. International aid has diminished.

The violence that convulsed Syria recently was not unexpected. Although the family of ousted dictator Bashar al-Assad and others close to them escaped to Russia and the United Arab Emirates, ...

What we know about the deadly violence in Syria. Khalil Ashawi/Reuters via CNN Newsource Interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa sits for an interview at the presidential palace in Damascus.

A total of 516 people were killed in four days of clashes between local Druze militias, Bedouin tribes and Syrian government forces in As-Suwayda, as well as in Israeli airstrikes in Damascus and southern Syria.