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Syrian authorities arrest Aleppo woman for practicing 'witchcraft and sorcery' in video

The circulating footage showed a woman, allegedly A.Y., burning an unidentified object on a stone before a crowd gathered to question her about what she was doing.

A.Y. was arrested by the Internal Security Forces of Syria following a video circulating where she "engages in witchcraft."
A protester in Aleppo burns tyres to protest the increase in fuel prices in Syria on the highway between Aleppo and Turkey, Syria, September 13, 2026.

Fuel protests reveal the economic risks threatening Syria’s fragile transition - analysis

A Syrian Airlines passenger jet, the first aircraft to land at Aleppo airport after it was shut during the offensive that toppled president Bashar al-Assad, receives a water salute upon arrival on March 18, 2025.

Syria's aviation revival: How the end of Assad and the Iran war brought the industry back

People wave Syrian flags as they gather at Umayyad Square in Damascus to watch a broadcast of Syrian President Ahmed Al-Sharaa delivering a speech at the United Nations, in Syria, September 24, 2025.

Syria's Kurds demonstrate in multiple cities, government announces curfew


Syrian war reignited as Assad is weakened from conflict with Israel - analysis

Hezbollah leaving Assad’s territory has made his regime vulnerable, enabling significant gains by Syrian opposition, though experts agree that Israel doesn’t have a side to support

 A rebel fighter walks near a military vehicle in Menagh, north of Aleppo, Syria December 2, 2024.

Islamist capture of Aleppo leaves 25,000 Christians in uncertainty

Bishops call for unity amid fear as Aleppo's situation remains precarious.

 A statue of the Virgin Mary in Syria, 2017.

Israeli officials fear Syrian rebels will seize chemical weapons in Aleppo invasion

The weapons may include missiles, production and storage facilities of chemical weapons like sarin, tanks, and armored personnel carriers.

 Rebels fire at the Syrian military on the outskirts of Aleppo in Syria. November 29, 2024.

Russian military bloggers report sacking of Kremlin's top commander in Syria

Moscow’s military intervention on behalf of Assad’s government was instrumental to the country’s longtime ruler’s successful reclamation of most Syrian territory in the late 2010s.

 RUSSIAN FOREIGN Minister Sergei Lavrov and UN Special Envoy for Syria Geir Pedersen meet in Moscow in February. Since 2015, Israel has shared a de facto border with Russia.

Pro-Iranian militias enter Syria, President Bashar Assad's Aleppo Palace invaded

Battling Israel left Tehran too weak to deal with Syria, researcher says • Airstrikes in northwestern Syria kill 25 people

 Illustrative image of Syrian opposition fighters,

President Bashar Assad's Aleppo Palace invaded by Syrian rebels

Early reports showed rebels walking around the seemingly abandoned but ostentatious palace.

 Syrian President Bashar Assad speaks to pro-Kremlin journalist Vladimir Sovolyov, March 2024.

Russian, Syrian jets intensify bombing of Syria's rebel-held northwest

Syrian troops who had withdrawn from the city were now regrouping and reinforcements were also being sent to help in the counter-attack, army sources said.

 Rebels led by the Islamist militant group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham drive a military vehicle in al-Rashideen, Aleppo province, Syria November 29, 2024.

Are Kurds under threat amid civil war resurgence in Syria? - analysis

Many wheels are in motion in Syria, which could leave Kurds and other minorities exposed.

 Fighters of Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), walk together near Baghouz, Deir Al Zor province, Syria March 5, 2019.

Israel kills terror cell head, Dermer reportedly to visit US for hostage talks

Netanyahu says Israel firm on ceasefire deal with Lebanon • IDF warns residents of southern Lebanon against moving south

 IDF soldiers operate in Nablus, in the West Bank, November 29, 2024.

Who is HTS, the Salafi-jihadist group that captured Aleppo?

Who is HTS? The jihadist group that is leading Aleppo's offensive is rooted in Salafism and has a complex history and leadership.

 Rebels led by the Islamist militant group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham drive on a motorbike in al-Rashideen, Aleppo province, Syria November 29, 2024.