Latest news from Syria as covered by the Guardian. News and stories about the country, people and politics
August 2024
Biden calls for ‘immediate release’ of US journalist Austin Tice from Syria
Syria denies claims from US that Tice, who disappeared while reporting in Daraya 12 years ago, is being held captive
Judges have refused to save Shamima Begum. Labour should bring her back to the UK to face justice
Maya Foa
Stripping her of her citizenship was a political act. Keir Starmer’s government can right that wrong, says Maya Foa, director of the human rights charity Reprieve
Middle East crisis live
Middle East crisis: Israel confirms death of Hamas military chief who masterminded 7 October attack – as it happened
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July 2024
Israeli drones hit southern Lebanon as tensions mount over Golan Heights attack
‘It was indescribable’: Golan Heights town mourns 12 children killed in strike
Gaza conflict could fuel IS and al-Qaida revival, security experts warn
Syrian official who ran prison where detainees alleged torture arrested in US
June 2024
Government could repatriate Australian women and children from Syrian detention camps if it had ‘political will’, court says
‘It could have been us’: filming the devastation after the Turkish-Syrian earthquakes
May 2024
French court finds three Syrian officials guilty of crimes against humanity
Children and elderly people tortured at Syria military prison, Paris court told
Assad officials face landmark Paris trial over killing of student and father
‘If they see a Syrian, they beat them up’: the refugees living in fear in Lebanon
US repatriates two dozen westerners from Islamic State camp in Syria
Nezouh review – magic realism amid the ruins of Damascus under siege
Nezouh review – magical realism under shelling during Syria’s civil war
‘I refuse to simplify Syria for western audiences’: director Soudade Kaadan on making a war movie without bloodshed
Opinion
From Colombia to Syria justice is possible for survivors of sexual violence in war
Clara Sandoval
April 2024
Middle East crisis live
Middle East crisis: More than 200 bodies recovered from temporary mass graves in Nasser hospital, local authorities say – as it happened
Iran seems like it’s in escalation mode – but all-out war with Israel is the last thing it wants