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Syrian civil war

Ex-Syrian general defendant Khaled al-Halabi (R) covers his face as he is escorted in handcuffs for the trial to the courtroom by justice officers at the Regional Vienna's Court of Austria in Vienna, Austria, on June 1, 2026. (Joe Klamar/AFP)
June 1, 2026, 6:30 pm
Two Syrian former officials deny civil war torture charges as trial opens in Austria
Former Syrian intel officer Khaled al-Halabi and ex-police chief Musab Abu Rukbah are charged with committing slew of crimes against Assad’s opponents in Raqqa between 2011 and 2013
By Julia ZAPPEI and Blaise GAUQUELIN
Exposing themselves to the danger of unexploded ordnance, shepherd boys inspect an unexploded Iranian projectile that landed in an open field on the outskirts of Qamishli, eastern Syria, March 4, 2026. (AP/Baderkhan Ahmad)
May 1, 2026, 12:56 pm
Once plagued by civil war, Syria now sells itself as a safe corridor amid Iran conflict
Damascus offers Baniyas port as an alternative to Hormuz oil route, as official says there’s no interest in allying with either one of its ‘strategic enemies,’ Iran and Israel
By ABBY SEWELL
The mugshot of Adnan Abboud Hilweh, an Assad-era general who was arrested by Syria for allegedly being behind chemical attacks against civilians, after his arrest on April 29, 2026. (Syrian Interior Ministry / SANA)
April 30, 2026, 12:11 am
Syria arrests former Assad-era general accused of 2013 chemical attack involvement
Interior Ministry says it detained Adnan Abboud Hilweh, who it says was responsible for sarin nerve gas ‘massacre’ on Damascus-area suburb Ghouta, which killed over 1,000
By AFP
Atef Najib, former head of the Political Security Branch in the Daraa area during Bashar al-Assad's rule, sits in the defendants' cage during a trial session at the Palace of Justice in Damascus, Syria, April 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Ghaith Alsayed)
April 26, 2026, 7:11 pm
Syria’s first public trial of Assad-era officials begins in Damascus
Bereaved families demand death penalty, starting with Atef Najib, a former general and cousin of the ousted dictator who was allegedly behind the torture of children in 2011
By GHAITH ALSAYED
A handout picture released by the Syrian Interior Ministry's Telegram page on June 21, 2025, of Wassim al-Assad, a cousin of toppled Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad, after the country's official news agency SANA said he was detained. (Syrian Interior Ministry Telegram Page / AFP)
April 25, 2026, 8:45 pm
Syria to begin trying Assad-era figures Sunday, justice ministry official says
Cases against security officials and militia leaders accused of atrocities signal first test for Syria’s new justice system
By AFP
Former Syrian intelligence officer Amjad Yousef after his arrest in the central province of Hama, in an image published on April 24, 2026. (Syrian Interior Ministry/X)
April 25, 2026, 1:46 am
Syria says it arrested ex-intel officer filmed taking part in 2013 Damascus massacre
Syria says Amjad Yousef was one of several officers caught on leaked video shooting dozens of prisoners into trench in Damascus suburb near Palestinian refugee camp of Yarmouk
By GHAITH ALSAYED
Former CEO of Lafarge Bruno Lafont (C) arrives on the day of the verdict in the trial of the French cement group Lafarge accused of financing terrorism in Syria, at the Paris courthouse, April 13, 2026. (Behrouz MEHRI / AFP)
April 13, 2026, 8:03 pm
French company Lafarge found guilty of paying $6.54 million to jihadists in Syria
8 ex-employees of cement implicated, including former CEO Bruno Lafont, who is handed 6-year prison sentence over payments to Islamic State from 2013 to 2014
By Juliette Jabkhiro
A drone view of the mass grave site in the desert near the eastern Syrian town of Dhumair, February 27, 2025. A Reuters investigation found that the Assad government secretly trucked thousands of bodies there from an exposed mass grave in the Damascus suburb of Qutayfah from 2019 to 2021. (REUTERS/Khalil Ashawi)
December 29, 2025, 10:25 am
Syria secures Assad-era mass grave revealed in October, opens criminal investigation
Soldiers deployed to remote site revealed by Reuters report detailing years-long effort by ousted dictator to mask atrocities by hiding thousands of bodies in the desert
By Feras Dalatey and Ryan McNeill
A boy checks out military equipment as visitors tour the 'Syrian Revolution Military Exhibition,' which opened last week ahead of the first anniversary of the ousting of the Bashar al-Assad regime in Damascus, Syria, on December 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Ghaith Alsayed)
December 8, 2025, 12:26 pm
Syria still struggles to heal from civil war, one year after Assad regime’s fall
As Syrians celebrate anniversary of authoritarian’s ouster, rebuilding efforts are still mostly small-scale, work opportunities low-paying, and the security situation precarious
By GHAITH ALSAYED and ABBY SEWELL
Students drag a toppled statue of late president Hafez al-Assad on the street during a rally near the campus of the Damascus University in the Syrian capital on December 15, 2024. (Omar HAJ KADOUR / AFP)
December 5, 2025, 9:12 pm
Assad’s exiled spy chief and billionaire cousin plot Syrian uprisings from Russia
Competing factions seek to exploit unrest and rebuild their influence amid Syria’s fragile post-Assad transition
By Feras Dalatey and Timour Azhari
A view of Vienna, Austria, on August 15, 2019. (Nati Shohat/Flash90)
November 13, 2025, 5:15 pm
Mossad arranged Austrian asylum for Syrian double agent accused of torture – report
Khaled al-Halabi, charged over suppressing protests in Raqqa, lived in Vienna in apartment paid for by Israeli spy agency that got him into country, NY Times says
By ToI Staff
A man shows two ropes tied in the shape of nooses, found in the infamous Saydnaya military prison, just north of Damascus, Syria, December 9, 2024. (Hussein Malla/AP)
November 11, 2025, 6:18 pm
Exiled Syrian opens up about precariously smuggling out proof of Assad’s cruelty
Ussama Uthman, his wife and brother-in-law obtained tens of thousands of images showing detainee abuse — drawing global attention and enabling families to learn loved ones’ fates
By Sam McNeil
A facility of French industrial cement supplier Lafarge, in Brooklyn, New York, on November 15, 2021. (Ed Jones/AFP)
November 4, 2025, 12:52 pm
French cement maker Lafarge goes on trial on charges of financing jihadists in Syria
Unprecedented case alleges millions given in payments to Islamic State and al-Nusra Front in 2013-2014; former executives could face up to 10 years in prison
By Reuters
Residents of Damascus' Jobar neighborhood protest, demanding investment to rebuild the area, in Damascus, Syria, October 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Ghaith Alsayed)
October 29, 2025, 7:47 pm
Sharaa says Syria has attracted $28 billion in investments since fall of Assad
‘The opportunity in Syria is enormous, and there’s room for everyone,’ president says; World Bank: ‘Conservative best estimate’ cost of rebuilding Syria is $216 billion
By AFP
A drone view of the mass grave site in the desert near the eastern Syrian town of Dhumair, February 27, 2025. A Reuters investigation found that the Assad government secretly trucked thousands of bodies there from an exposed mass grave in the Damascus suburb of Qutayfah from 2019 to 2021. (REUTERS/Khalil Ashawi)
October 15, 2025, 6:36 am
Exposed: Syria’s Assad government secretly moved mass grave to cover up killings
For 2 years, dictator’s military ordered bodies moved from a known mass grave to secret desert location; witness accounts suggest new site may hold tens of thousands of remains
By MAGGIE MICHAEL, Feras Dalatey, Ryan McNeill and Khalil Ashawi
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