Two new developments in Syria unveiled once again the extent to which the country is affected by the Russian war in Ukraine. This time, the wind is blowing through the doors of UN political and humanitarian institutions. The connection between the crises in Syria and Ukraine dates back to...

The UN has called on the Australian government to urgently address the situation for women and children in camps in northeast Syria. UN Special Rapporteur on counterterrorism and human rights Fionnuala Ní Aolain has said she has called on the Australian government to uphold "international...

Militants from the Islamic State extremist group have killed three Syrian regime fighters in an attack on an outpost in the Syrian Desert. Islamic State group militants killed three Syrian regime soldiers and fighters on Tuesday, according to reports. IS militants used machine guns in...

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A Ukrainian photojournalist and a soldier who was accompanying him when they were killed in the first weeks of Russia’s invasion appear to have been “coldly executed” as they were searching Russian-occupied woodlands for the photographer’s missing image-taking...