Recruits tell the BBC an ex-teacher who operates on Telegram misled them, saying they could avoid combat.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Syria-Russia relations are entering a new era based on mutual respect after Syria’s foreign and defence ministers met Russian ...

Syria’s foreign and defence ministers met Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow and held discussions on expanding “strategic cooperation in the military industries sector”, Syrian state media has ...

EADaily, January 15th, 2026. "Russia has betrayed Syria, Iran, Venezuela," some resources and not only Western ones write.

U.S. President Donald Trump demonstrates he is "increasingly comfortable with the use of force" on the global stage, Kurt ...

One year after Syrian rebel forces stormed Damascus and brought down President Bashar al Assad’s regime, the struggle to shape a new political order has intensified. The fall of Assad in late 2024 ...

Russia views allies like Iran and Venezuela as tactical tools, prioritizing Ukraine over their stability, while Trump seeks ...

In this context, the task of demilitarising society and reunifying the country has posed a truly formidable challenge for ...

As Berlin pressures Syrian refugees to pursue “voluntary return,” it overlooks Syria’s fragile recovery and shifts focus away ...