WorldIsraeli troops raid a Quneitra village and detain two
Syrian state television put the force that entered Jabata al-Khashab at more than 100 soldiers and 15 vehicles. Later the same day the Israeli chief of staff was reported touring units stationed inside southern Syria.
Israel alleges a security breach; Damascus says none exists
Turkey, named in the Israeli statement as the reason for the strikes, calls the claim a cover for them, while the Emirati foreign ministry says the raid broke the 1974 agreement on separating forces.
WorldExplosion on the Al-Jabsah pipeline halts gas to Syrian turbines
The operator says its first findings point to sabotage. No worker was hurt, and no date has been set for the flow to resume.
RightsDamascus court sentences Wassim al-Assad to death for murder
The ruling came at the sixth hearing since his arrest at the Lebanese border last year, ordered every asset he holds transferred to the treasury, and cleared him on the drug charges for want of evidence.
Four strikes hit an Idlib air base; US envoy calls it escalation
The first reports named no attacker; the attribution to Israel arrived in a statement from Washington, which said it was deeply concerned by the raid on a base last struck under the old government.
CultureAleppo bookseller, 91, gathered a million volumes over four decades
Rizkullah Abd's shop in Tilel holds manuscripts and lithographs in four languages, some of them more than a century old.
RightsSyria detains seven police staff after a death in custody
A committee is examining how Mohammed Gamira was held at the Haffeh station and whether the law was followed.
WorldIsraeli forces raid homes in Quneitra and detain young men in Daraa
Incursions into southern Syria have become near-daily since Israel declared the 1974 disengagement agreement void.