Latest Syria Civil Defense News

Thousands scour Syria's most horrific prison but find no sign of their loved ones

Dec. 10, 2024 09:55 AM EST

SAYDNAYA, Syria (AP) — They came from all over Syria, tens of thousands. The first place they rushed to after the fall of their longtime tormentor, former President Bashar Assad, was here: Saydnaya Prison, a place so notorious for its horrors it was long known as “the slaughterhouse.” ...

Violence spikes in Syria's opposition-held northwest, killing civilians and striking infrastructure

Oct. 17, 2024 13:41 PM EDT

IDLIB, Syria (AP) — A U.N. official said Thursday that he is “alarmed” by escalating violence in Syria’s opposition-held northwest in recent days, including airstrikes that hit near a food distribution site for displaced families and others that struck a power station and disabled water...