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Women walk by a damaged car in the predominantly Kurdish Sheikh Maqsoud neighborhood after days of fighting between government forces and Kurdish fighters in the northern city of Aleppo, Syria, January 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Ghaith Alsayed)
January 13, 2026, 8:09 pm
Syrian army, Kurds exchange fire in area near Aleppo declared closed military zone
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’
By AP and ToI Staff
Syrian security forces in the Sheikh Maqsoud neighborhood in Aleppo, Syria, January 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Ghaith Alsayed)
January 10, 2026, 7:46 pm
Syria says Kurdish fighters being moved from Aleppo after days of deadly clashes
Syrian government announces halt to military operations in Aleppo neighborhood following continued fighting in wake of ceasefire declaration
By Agencies
Syrian Internal Security Forces secure the streets as they enter the Ashrafiyeh neighborhood of the city of Aleppo, northern Syria late on January 8, 2026, following heavy clashes with the US-backed Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) forces. (Bakr ALkasem / AFP)
January 9, 2026, 9:58 am
Syria announces ceasefire after days of clashes with Kurdish fighters in Aleppo
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
By AP
Residents flee from the predominantly Kurdish neighborhoods of Sheikh Maqsud and Achrafieh in the city of Aleppo, northern Syria, on January 8, 2026, amid intense clashes between government forces and the Kurdish Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF). (OMAR HAJ KADOUR / AFP)
January 8, 2026, 5:03 pm
Israel condemns Sharaa regime’s ‘attacks against Kurdish minority’ in Syria’s Aleppo
Syrian government orders residents of contested northern province to flee amid deadly clashes with Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Residents flee the Sheikh Maqsoud and Achrafieh neighborhoods after clashes broke out between Syrian government forces and Kurdish fighters in a contested area of the northern city of Aleppo, Syria, January 7, 2026. (AP/Omar Albam)
January 7, 2026, 10:27 pm
Civilians flee Aleppo as clashes between Syrian government and Kurdish forces escalate
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
By OMAR ALBAM
Patriarch Mor Ignatius Aphrem II leads Christmas celebrations at St. George's Syriac Orthodox Church in the old city of Damascus on December 25, 2025. (Bakr Alkasem / AFP)
January 1, 2026, 5:13 pm
Syria says Islamic State plotted New Year’s Eve attacks on churches
Interior Ministry receives information that terror group planned suicide assaults targeting New Year’s celebrations, particularly in Aleppo
By AFP
Syrian security forces stand guard as residents leave the Sheikh Maqsoud and Achrafieh neighborhoods of Aleppo, Syria, October 7, 2025, following overnight clashes between Syrian government troops and the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces. (AP Photo/Omar Albam)
October 7, 2025, 6:14 pm
Syrian government declares ‘comprehensive ceasefire’ with Kurds after Aleppo clashes
Announcement comes after Syrian defense minister meets SDF leader amid tensions over local autonomy that devolved into deadly fighting
By AFP
A screenshot of video showing a fireball in the air following reported Israeli strikes near Syria's Aleppo, late January 2, 2025. (X screenshot, used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
January 3, 2025, 5:53 am
Israel said to hit defense facility, scientific research center near Syria’s Aleppo
Local residents says the intensive strikes, the latest of many since Assad’s fall, ‘turned the night into day’
By Emanuel Fabian and Agencies
Opposition fighters celebrate as they burn down a military court in Damascus, Syria, Sunday, December 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)
December 9, 2024, 12:42 am
Two seismic weeks that toppled the Assad regime
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
By AP
Residents take to the streets of Hama, to welcome anti government fighters after they took control of Syria's west-central city on December 5, 2024. (Photo by Bakr Alkasem / AFP)
December 6, 2024, 12:40 pm
Thousands flee as Syrian rebels advance on crossroads city of Homs
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
By Reuters and ToI Staff
Anti-government fighters pose for a "selfie" picture on a Syrian regime military aircraft at the Kweyris military airfield in the eastern part of Aleppo province on December 3, 2024. (Rami al Sayed/AFP)
December 5, 2024, 3:25 pm
Syrian rebels oust regime forces from key central city of Hama, on route to Damascus
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
By Suleiman Al-Khalidi
Anti-government fighters ride military vehicles as they drive along a road in the eastern part of Aleppo province on December 1, 2024. (Aref TAMMAWI / AFP)
December 2, 2024, 2:28 pm
Syria rebels appear to credit Israeli strikes on Hezbollah with aiding shock advance
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
By ToI Staff and Agencies
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi (R) and his Syrian counterpart Bassam al-Sabbagh (L) hold a joint press conference in Tehran on November 19, 2024. (AFP)
December 1, 2024, 1:27 pm
Iran ‘firmly supports’ Assad as top envoy travels to Damascus after rebel attacks
Islamist-led rebels seize Aleppo, airport and surrounding towns, kill Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps general
By AFP
Anti-government fighters wave opposition flags in Syria's northern city of Aleppo on November 30, 2024. (Omar Haj Kadour / AFP)
November 30, 2024, 4:33 pm
Syrian army admits Islamist rebels enter Aleppo, upending yearslong civil war stalemate
Military says dozens of troops killed, in its first acknowledgment of failure to prevent jihadists’ surprise seizure of metropolis held by Assad since 2016
By Agencies
Anti-regime fighters drive along the Aleppo-Damascus M5 highway in the newly captured northwestern area of Khan al-Assal, as smoke rises in the distance on November 29, 2024 (Omar HAJ KADOUR / AFP)
November 29, 2024, 7:17 pm
Netanyahu holds assessment on Syria as jihadists enter Aleppo in lightning assault
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
By AFP
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