Syria’s map of control has been shaken to its core since late 2024, when the Deterrence of Aggression offensive erupted and the Assad government fell, unleashing a series of security and military shifts that continued to redraw the country’s landscape through 2025.

Current data on Syrian refugee camps in neighboring countries. Sept. 6, 2013— -- The United States is gearing up to launch a small-scale military strike on Syria in response to President Bashar al-Assad’s use of chemical weapons on civilians.

DAMASCUS (Reuters) -Syria has foiled two separate Islamic State plots to assassinate President Ahmed al-Sharaa, two senior officials said, adding a personal dimension to the leader's plans to join a U.S.-led coalition to fight the militant group that he ...