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International Atomic Energy Agency’s director-general Rafael Mariano Grossi, left, and Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shibani attend a press conference in Damascus, Syria, August 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Ghaith Alsayed)
August 18, 2026, 8:28 pm
IAEA finds ‘tons’ of nuclear material in Syria; Damascus: We’ll keep it for ‘peaceful’ energy use
UN nuclear watchdog chief Grossi says ‘it could be put to bad use’ and will be placed under ‘international safeguards’; he also tours reactor site bombed by Israel in 2007, increasingly convinced site was nuclear facility
By AFP and ToI Staff
The Syrian nuclear reactor site before it was destroyed by the IDF in 2007, as seen by satellite (Photo: Google Earth)
August 11, 2026, 9:49 am
IAEA said prepping to remove Syria nuclear material left over from Assad era
Israel reportedly told US it could bomb the site unless material — including yellowcake suitable for a dirty bomb — was safely removed, prompting nuclear watchdog’s deal with Damascus
By ToI Staff
Syrian government soldiers wave a Syrian flag after climbing atop a statue of a female Kurdish fighter, following the takeover of the town from US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) during an ongoing push against Kurdish-led forces, in Tabqa, eastern Syria, January 18, 2026. (AP Photo/ Omar Albam)
January 18, 2026, 5:53 pm
Kurdish commander urges US to intervene in Syria, says he’d welcome Israeli help
Syrian government forces take country’s largest oil field despite US call to stop advance, as Kurdish-led SDF withdraws from areas it controlled since pushing out ISIS in 2017
By Agencies
Footage shows the aftermath of a bus blast in Deir Ezzor, Syria, on October 16, 2025. (Screen capture via X, used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
October 16, 2025, 2:02 pm
Bus blast in eastern Syria kills at least 5 defense ministry staff; ISIS suspected
Attack on bus carrying oil facility guards is similar to terror group’s behavior during civil war; jihadist attacks on government relatively rare since Assad regime’s fall
By AFP
The Syrian nuclear reactor site before it was destroyed by the IDF in 2007, as seen by satellite (Photo: Google Earth)
September 2, 2025, 4:53 pm
IAEA finds uranium traces linked to target of Israel’s 2007 Syrian nuclear strike
UN agency has long suspected nuclear activity at destroyed Deir Ezzor site, and renewed its inspections this year under new Syrian regime
By Reuters and ToI Staff
Screen capture from video of International Atomic Energy Agency Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi giving an interview in Damascus, Syria, June 4, 2025. (Abdelrahman Shaheen/AP)
June 5, 2025, 1:27 pm
IAEA chief: Syria to give inspectors immediate access to suspected former nuclear sites
UN watchdog’s head Rafael Grossi says officials will look at 4 locations, including Deir Ezzor facility Israel bombed in 2007; says open to Damascus pursuing non-weapon program
By AP and ToI Staff
Syrian opposition fighters ride along the streets of Hama, Syria, after taking over the city, December 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Ghaith Alsayed)
December 6, 2024, 11:33 pm
IDF bolsters forces on Syria border as rebels appear set to capture Homs
Israel said to strike Syrian chemical weapons cache for fear it will fall into wrong hands, amid assessment Assad’s military crumbling in face of jihadi group’s lightning offensive
By Emanuel Fabian, ToI Staff and Agencies
A photo taken on September 18, 2024, in Beirut's southern suburbs shows the remains of exploded pagers on display at an undisclosed location. The pagers were used by Hezbollah and the attack has been blamed on Israel. (AFP)
September 18, 2024, 5:18 pm
Iran’s Guard Corps denies report 19 members killed in Syria by exploding pager attack
Saudi outlet Al-Hadath also says 150 operatives injured; Lebanese health minister updates latest death toll in his country to 12, and around 2,750 injured
By ToI Staff and Agencies
This picture taken on March 26, 2024, shows a view of a damaged building following an airstrike in Syria's eastern city of Deir Ezzor. (AFP)
August 11, 2024, 4:25 pm
Five pro-Iran fighters killed in Syria drone strike near Iraqi border – war monitor
Strike occurred in Syria’s oft-targeted eastern Deir Ezzor province, where Iran wields significant influence, according to Syrian Observatory for Human Rights
By AFP
This picture taken on March 26, 2024, shows a view of a damaged building following an airstrike in Syria's eastern city of Deir Ezzor. (AFP)
March 26, 2024, 10:49 am
IDF strikes Iran-linked operatives, assets in eastern Syria; more than 15 said killed
Israel targets sites belonging to IRGC units involved in attempts to smuggle advanced arms to West Bank terrorists; Quds Force officer named among the dead
By Emanuel Fabian and AFP
Rafael Grossi, director-general of the International Atomic Energy Agency, speaks during the IAEA's Board of Governors meeting at the agency's headquarters in Vienna, September 11, 2023. (Alex Halada/AFP)
March 19, 2024, 11:47 pm
UN nuclear watchdog chief visits Syria for first time since 2011 to restart talks
Meetings will focus on fostering confidence in the peaceful use of atomic energy after President Assad extended an invitation to the IAEA chief
By Reuters and ToI Staff
A US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) fighter stands next an armored vehicle, at al-Sabha town in the eastern countryside of Deir el-Zour, Syria, September 4, 2023. (AP Photo/Baderkhan Ahmad)
September 6, 2023, 6:23 pm
Skirmishes between rival US-backed forces in Syria mar fight against Islamic State
Fighting between Kurdish-dominated SDF and Arab allies breaks out after arrest of latter’s leader, opening door to possible reemergence of deadly terror group
By BASSEM MROUE
File: a US AH-64 Apache attack helicopter flies above US soldiers patrolling along the frontlines between areas held by the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) and Turkish-backed fighters near the village of Dardara in the countryside of Tal Tamr in Syria's northeastern Hasakeh province, December 26, 2021. (Delil souleiman/AFP)
March 26, 2023, 3:56 pm
Tehran blasts US for retaliatory strikes on Iranian-backed forces in Syria
Islamic Republic calls attack ‘act of aggression,’ labels Washington’s presence in Syria ‘illegal’; airstrike launched in response to drone attack that killed American contractor
By AFP
This photo released on Monday, Sept 4, 2017 by the Syrian official news agency SANA, shows Syrian troops and pro-government gunmen standing on pickup trucks with heavy machine-guns mounted on them, in the eastern city of Deir el-Zour, Syria. (SANA via AP)
March 25, 2023, 4:50 pm
Iran-backed fighters on alert in eastern Syria after US retaliates for deadly attack
Tehran warns any further American airstrikes on Iranian bases in the country ‘will immediately face an answer’
By Bassam Mroue
US President Joe Biden speaks during a joint news conference with Canada Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in Ottawa, March 24, 2023. (Justin Tang/The Canadian Press via AP)
March 25, 2023, 6:49 am
US carries out airstrikes on Iran-linked groups in Syria after attack on base
Biden says Washington does not seek conflict with Iran but will ‘forcefully’ protect personnel in Syria
By Layal Abou Rahal
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