The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/aleppo/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Wed, 10 Jun 2026 00:43:15 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png Aleppo | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/aleppo/ 32 32 Syrian army, Kurds exchange fire in area near Aleppo declared closed military zone https://www.timesofisrael.com/syrian-army-kurds-exchange-fire-in-area-near-aleppo-declared-closed-military-zone/ Tue, 13 Jan 2026 18:09:21 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3733074 Renewed conflict with minorities comes as Syrian Druze leader accuses al-Sharaa government of attempted 'genocide,' says his community is 'inseparable part of Israel's system'

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]]> Syria says Kurdish fighters being moved from Aleppo after days of deadly clashes https://www.timesofisrael.com/syria-says-kurdish-fighters-being-moved-from-aleppo-after-days-of-deadly-clashes/ Sat, 10 Jan 2026 17:46:23 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3730887 Syrian government announces halt to military operations in Aleppo neighborhood following continued fighting in wake of ceasefire declaration

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]]> Syria announces ceasefire after days of clashes with Kurdish fighters in Aleppo https://www.timesofisrael.com/syria-announces-ceasefire-after-days-of-clashes-with-kurdish-fighters-in-aleppo/ Fri, 09 Jan 2026 07:58:06 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3730118 At least 21 people have been reported killed in clashes that have seen tens of thousands of civilians displaced amid an impasse in political talks

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]]> Israel condemns Sharaa regime’s ‘attacks against Kurdish minority’ in Syria’s Aleppo https://www.timesofisrael.com/israel-condemns-sharaa-regimes-attacks-against-kurdish-minority-in-syrias-aleppo/ Thu, 08 Jan 2026 15:03:55 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3729578 Syrian government orders residents of contested northern province to flee amid deadly clashes with Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces

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]]> Civilians flee Aleppo as clashes between Syrian government and Kurdish forces escalate https://www.timesofisrael.com/civilians-flee-aleppo-as-clashes-between-syrian-government-and-kurdish-forces-escalate/ Wed, 07 Jan 2026 20:27:08 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3729129 Latest clashes are the deadliest so far between the two sides and come as efforts to merge the Kurdish Syrian Democratic Forces with the national army have shown little progress

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]]> Syria says Islamic State plotted New Year’s Eve attacks on churches https://www.timesofisrael.com/syria-says-islamic-state-plotted-new-years-eve-attacks-on-churches/ Thu, 01 Jan 2026 15:13:58 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3724834 Interior Ministry receives information that terror group planned suicide assaults targeting New Year's celebrations, particularly in Aleppo

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]]> Syrian government declares ‘comprehensive ceasefire’ with Kurds after Aleppo clashes https://www.timesofisrael.com/syrian-government-declares-comprehensive-ceasefire-with-kurds-after-aleppo-clashes/ Tue, 07 Oct 2025 15:14:35 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?post_type=liveblog_entry&p=3658836 Announcement comes after Syrian defense minister meets SDF leader amid tensions over local autonomy that devolved into deadly fighting

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]]> Israel said to hit defense facility, scientific research center near Syria’s Aleppo https://www.timesofisrael.com/israel-said-to-hit-defense-facility-scientific-research-center-near-syrias-aleppo/ Fri, 03 Jan 2025 03:53:21 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?post_type=liveblog_entry&p=3452066 Local residents says the intensive strikes, the latest of many since Assad's fall, 'turned the night into day'

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]]> Two seismic weeks that toppled the Assad regime https://www.timesofisrael.com/a-chronology-of-two-seismic-weeks-that-toppled-the-assad-regime-in-syria/ Sun, 08 Dec 2024 22:42:21 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3435368 The rebels' lightning offensive did in days what 13 years of civil war in Syria could not: Take down the government of Bashar al-Assad

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]]> Thousands flee as Syrian rebels advance on crossroads city of Homs https://www.timesofisrael.com/thousands-flee-as-syrian-rebels-advance-on-crossroads-city-of-homs/ Fri, 06 Dec 2024 10:40:01 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3433884 Leader of Islamist rebel group says he wants to 'build Syria,' bring refugees home from Lebanon and Europe, as insurgents press offensive toward key city linking Damascus to coast

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]]> Syrian rebels oust regime forces from key central city of Hama, on route to Damascus https://www.timesofisrael.com/syrian-rebels-oust-regime-forces-from-key-central-city-of-hama-on-route-to-damascus/ Thu, 05 Dec 2024 13:25:21 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3433319&preview=true&preview_id=3433319 Assad's troops retreat from strategic city, which had remained in government hands throughout entire civil war, less than a week after Islamist forces took Aleppo

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]]> Syria rebels appear to credit Israeli strikes on Hezbollah with aiding shock advance https://www.timesofisrael.com/syria-rebels-appear-to-credit-israeli-strikes-on-hezbollah-with-aiding-shock-advance/ Mon, 02 Dec 2024 12:28:33 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3430988 Opposition figures speaking to Israeli TV say they love Jewish state and want to forge friendship; report indicates Hezbollah may be sending forces to Syria as Assad looks for help

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]]> Iran ‘firmly supports’ Assad as top envoy travels to Damascus after rebel attacks https://www.timesofisrael.com/iran-firmly-supports-assad-as-top-envoy-travels-to-damascus-after-rebel-attacks/ Sun, 01 Dec 2024 11:27:17 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3430403 Islamist-led rebels seize Aleppo, airport and surrounding towns, kill Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps general

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]]> Syrian army admits Islamist rebels enter Aleppo, upending yearslong civil war stalemate https://www.timesofisrael.com/syrian-army-confirms-rebels-enter-aleppo-upending-yearslong-civil-war-stalemate/ Sat, 30 Nov 2024 14:33:09 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3430028 Military says dozens of troops killed, in its first acknowledgment of failure to prevent jihadists' surprise seizure of metropolis held by Assad since 2016

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]]> Netanyahu holds assessment on Syria as jihadists enter Aleppo in lightning assault https://www.timesofisrael.com/jihadists-turkish-backed-allies-enter-aleppo-in-lightning-assault-on-syrian-regime/ Fri, 29 Nov 2024 17:17:49 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3429706 Alliance led by Al-Qaeda's former Syria branch takes control of some 50 towns and villages, in Assad regime's biggest loss of territory in years

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