Syrian state media said a five-day security operation in Homs city ended Monday, with a war monitor reporting hundreds of arrests in sweeps mostly targeting neighbourhoods of ousted president Bashar al-Assad's Alawite community.

Syria’s new security forces have deployed in tanks in the city of Homs to search for militia members and former soldiers loyal to ousted President Bashar Assad who have refused to surrender their weapons.

Though ravaged by over a decade of civil war, Syria still had much to offer. It was “dark tourism”, he said. However, now, there’s hope for actually making something of his dream. Earlier in December,

Syria’s new authorities are cracking down on former regime cells in Alawite neighborhoods in Homs and coastal areas, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said on Friday. At the same time, heavy fighting broke out in northern Syria’s Manbij between Turkish-backed groups and the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF),

New York, United States - January 08, 2025 The UN Security Council held an open meeting on the Syrian issue on Wednesday during which, Fu Cong, China's Permanent Representative to the United Nations,

Authorities said previously that some pro-Assad militias and former government operatives had refused to hand over their weapons in Homs, Syria's third-largest city. On Sunday, an AFP ...

Syrian security forces are conducting a security sweep in the city of Homs, state media reported on Thursday, with a monitor saying targets include protest organisers from the Alawite minority of the former president.

Amidst ongoing unrest in Syria, refugees from that country find themselves in limbo. A desire to return to their home country is paired with an understanding that Syria’s future remains unclear.  On the other hand,

The targets were reportedly "war criminals and those involved in crimes but also "hidden ammunition and weapons".

Sana, the state-run Syrian news agency, reported Saturday that “a number of remnants of the Assad militias” were arrested in the coastal Latakia region in western Syria.

HOMS, Syria (AP) — Syria's new security forces deployed in tanks on Thursday in the city of Homs to search for militia members and former soldiers loyal to ousted President Bashar Assad who have ...

A member of the security forces of the newly formed Syrian government checks the ID of a driver at a security checkpoint in Homs, Syria, Thursday, Dec. 26, 2024. (AP Photo/Leo Correa) A member of ...