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Syria

Arcs in and about Syria from the outlets we track, each followed from its first story to its last, with who covered it.

Place · 542 stories · 4,580 articles · earliest story we hold Oct 2, 2023

Right nowactive arcs, newest development first

All arcs5 named arcs in 2026

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every arc in 2026 at its own dates · opens on month
Jan 1 – Oct 14, 20262 arcs shown · 3 more this year
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Syria announces ceasefire after days of clashes with Kurdish fighters in Aleppo · 6 articles, Jan 9US launches new "large-scale strikes" on ISIS targets In Syria · 49 articles, Jan 10US launches another retaliatory strike in Syria, killing leader tied to deadly Islamic State ambush · 36 articles, Jan 17Syrian government agrees to ceasefire with Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces · 15 articles, Jan 18US military reports a series of airstrikes against Islamic State targets in Syria · 13 articles, Feb 14Explosive device goes off in cafe in Syria's capital, killing at least 9 people · 29 articles, Jul 2Explosions rock Syria's capital as French President Macron visits · 25 articles, Jul 7Trump moves to remove Syria from US list of state sponsors of terrorism · 33 articles, Jul 7Syria says it arrested suspects behind the Damascus bombings during Macron’s visit · 14 articles, Jul 9The UN chief on a visit to Damascus urges the international community to support Syrian people · 13 articles, Jul 25Explosion in Damascus suburb kills at least 1 person, wounds several others · 18 articles, Aug 6Russian forces in Syria will give up control of two strategic bases on the Mediterranean coast · 21 articles, Aug 9Syrian ex-president sentenced to death · 50 articles, Aug 11Syria says Israeli strike near Damascus violation of international law · 42 articles, Aug 18US removes Syria from state sponsor of terrorism list · 20 articles, Aug 24Syria court sentences Assad-era grand mufti to life in prison · 6 articles, Aug 24Former Syrian official convicted of torture under Assad sentenced to 60 years in US prison · 15 articles, Sep 17
Judge blocks Trump administration from ending temporary protections for Haitians · 35 articles, Feb 3Trump asks US Supreme Court to end protections for Syrian immigrants · 6 articles, Feb 26Trump asks Supreme Court to let protections for Haitians expire · 5 articles, Mar 11Supreme Court to hear arguments over push to end legal protections for migrants from Haiti, Syria · 12 articles, Mar 16House advances bill to shield Haitian immigrants in defiance of Trump · 15 articles, Apr 15House moving ahead on bill to protect Haitian immigrants, in slap back to Trump administration · 8 articles, Apr 16Supreme Court weighs Trump's effort to end Temporary Protected Status program for Haitians, Syrians · 29 articles, Apr 28The Supreme Court lets the Trump administration end legal protections for Haitians and Syrians · 43 articles, Jun 25ICE Reportedly Set to Ramp Up Operations Against Haitian Migrants After TPS Ruling · 11 articles, Jul 26Haitian immigrants brace for end of protected status · 31 articles, Jul 27Loss of work authorization sows confusion for Haitian immigrants, employers · 9 articles, Jul 28Immigration crackdown threatens Haitian caregivers and the seniors who rely on them · 3 articles, Jul 31Haiti's TPS Protection Is Gone. Here's What the 300,000 Plus Haitians in the U.S. Need to Know Now · 39 articles, Aug 3NYC terminates dozens of Haitian employees after Supreme Court TPS ruling · 12 articles, Aug 7First deportation flight lands in Haiti after TPS suspension · 14 articles, Aug 20

Coverage over timeindependent sources per week, by side, every year we hold

Earlier years are still being indexed.

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Jan 1, 2024193311167
Jan 8, 20242118
Jan 15, 2024173412176
Jan 22, 2024173419170
Jan 29, 2024296823532
Feb 5, 2024113012170
Feb 12, 20240103
Feb 19, 2024192710129
Mar 11, 20241203
Mar 18, 202445127
Mar 25, 20241114665
Apr 1, 2024286214374
Apr 8, 2024255523379
Apr 15, 2024194121243
Apr 22, 20241011566
Apr 29, 20241329
May 6, 202435114
May 13, 2024102110102
May 20, 2024153915177
Jun 3, 2024611549
Jun 10, 20241102
Jun 17, 202427121
Jun 24, 20240308
Jul 1, 202418318
Jul 8, 202445214
Jul 15, 20240308
Jul 22, 2024711444
Aug 12, 202436028
Aug 19, 202436135
Aug 26, 2024514761
Sep 2, 202403310
Sep 9, 202426119
Sep 16, 2024265624353
Sep 23, 2024175820294
Sep 30, 202476554
Oct 21, 2024102919137
Oct 28, 2024713643
Nov 4, 2024013333
Nov 11, 20241026988
Nov 18, 202448222
Nov 25, 2024123211135
Dec 2, 2024205917363
Dec 9, 2024206416341
Dec 16, 202492816161
Dec 23, 2024210736
Dec 30, 202426627
Jan 6, 202505215
Jan 20, 202546013
Jan 27, 20251116968
Feb 3, 202579747
Feb 10, 2025212441
Feb 17, 202525417
Feb 24, 202555015
Mar 3, 2025511538
Mar 10, 20251626898
Mar 17, 2025712240
Apr 7, 2025917969
Apr 14, 20257191079
Apr 21, 20250227
Apr 28, 202542214
May 5, 202534421
May 12, 2025212920206
May 19, 202523416
Jun 2, 202517328151
Jun 9, 2025194020287
Jun 16, 202555525
Jun 23, 202533212
Jun 30, 202519727
Jul 7, 20251146
Jul 14, 2025723972
Jul 21, 202546021
Jul 28, 202525319
Aug 18, 20250405
Sep 15, 202547935
Sep 29, 202536219
Oct 13, 20250128
Oct 20, 20251206
Oct 27, 202514317
Nov 3, 2025412944
Nov 10, 20256269138
Nov 24, 202528021
Dec 8, 20259141790
Dec 15, 202572812157
Dec 22, 2025417256
Dec 29, 20252115
Jan 5, 2026316655
Jan 12, 202658343
Jan 19, 2026173421191
Feb 9, 202623418
Feb 16, 202623317
Feb 23, 2026310126
Mar 2, 202614315
Mar 16, 202624320
Mar 30, 2026310637
Apr 27, 202656526
May 4, 20263306
Jun 15, 20263238
Jun 22, 202610187102
Jun 29, 202633322
Jul 6, 202612151270
Jul 13, 2026618985
Jul 20, 202639847
Jul 27, 202697743
Aug 3, 202642224
Aug 10, 2026771556
Aug 17, 2026143920215
Aug 24, 2026415547
Aug 31, 202615215
Sep 7, 202633121
Sep 14, 20261091964
Sep 21, 2026275830383

Stories before June 28, 2026 come from archived pages, so who covered them is limited to the outlets we recovered for that period.

Everything else47 stories in 2026 not part of any arc, newest first

Stories about Syria that are not part of any arc yet

  1. Sep 28– 29Muslim man sentenced in Connecticut on federal terrorism charges, supporting ISIS3 articles · 3 independent sources
    0 left, 2 center, 1 right
  2. Sep 25– 26Syrian dancer escaped ISIS and found freedom through ballet2 articles · 2 independent sources
    2 left, 0 center, 0 right
  3. Sep 15– 17Immigrants from Somalia, Afghanistan, Syria Charged with $10 Million California Daycare Fraud Scheme5 articles · 5 independent sources
    0 left, 0 center, 4 right
  4. Sep 7– 8Assad-era Syrian reactor was configured for nuclear weapons, IAEA chief says9 articles · 8 independent sources
    0 left, 2 center, 0 right
  5. Sep 3– 4Syria begins destroying Assad-era chemical weapons5 articles · 4 independent sources
    0 left, 0 center, 2 right
  6. Sep 1– 2Syria was building a nuclear reactor in Deir el-Zour under Assad, UN reports12 articles · 9 independent sources
    0 left, 3 center, 0 right
  7. Aug 27– 28Syria president appoints Kurdish leader Mazloum Abdi as his adviser7 articles · 4 independent sources
    0 left, 2 center, 0 right
  8. Aug 25– 27Syria's Kurdish-led SDF dissolves as part of integration with Damascus21 articles · 7 independent sources
    2 left, 4 center, 0 right
  9. Aug 23– 24Syria says Israel talks addressed de-escalation, staying out of Israel-Turkey tensions6 articles · 4 independent sources
    1 left, 1 center, 0 right
  10. Aug 18– 19UN atomic watchdog says found tons of nuclear material at Syria site8 articles · 7 independent sources
    1 left, 2 center, 1 right

Stories that name Syria

  1. Sep 27– 28Archaeologists risked their lives to save thousands of treasures from Islamic State terrorists2 articles · 2 independent sources
    0 left, 1 center, 1 right
  2. Sep 22– 26Netanyahu slams critics, Mamdani, in defiant speech as UN delegates walk out127 articles · 63 independent sources
    13 left, 24 center, 18 right
  3. Sep 17– 23At UN General Assembly, Iran's president responds to Trump's 'annihilation'306 articles · 105 independent sources
    20 left, 48 center, 26 right
  4. Sep 14– 16Mahmoud Khalil lawsuit says Columbia failed to protect pro-Palestinian activists29 articles · 29 independent sources
    8 left, 4 center, 7 right
  5. Aug 22– 24A US envoy clarifies his comments on Golan Heights that contradicted Trump's position7 articles · 6 independent sources
    2 left, 2 center, 1 right
  6. Aug 22– 23Iran says the world has accepted it has defeated the US13 articles · 11 independent sources
    1 left, 3 center, 0 right
  7. Aug 22– 24Iran warns of a harsh response to anticipated US sanctions and other Middle East news10 articles · 7 independent sources
    0 left, 3 center, 0 right
  8. Aug 21– 22Turkey seeks arrest warrant for Israeli PM Netanyahu, fueling tensions10 articles · 7 independent sources
    1 left, 1 center, 3 right
  9. Aug 20– 21Iran dismisses US economic threats8 articles · 8 independent sources
    0 left, 2 center, 0 right
  10. Aug 20– 22FBI says woman plotted to blow up New York state Capitol, 'destroy as much of the building as possible'103 articles · 57 independent sources
    6 left, 21 center, 15 right

Local coverage

  1. Sep 127 dead after prison riot and fire in northern Syrian town7 articles · 7 independent sources
    2 left, 0 center, 0 right
  2. Sep 9Warehouse explosion in northwestern Syria kills at least 1412 articles · 10 independent sources
    2 left, 1 center, 0 right
  3. Aug 18– 20Lebanon extradites ex-Assad general to Syria for trial over alleged crimes8 articles · 6 independent sources
    0 left, 3 center, 0 right
  4. Aug 17– 18A detainee’s death revives Syria’s memories of torture and abuse in prisons6 articles · 6 independent sources
    0 left, 2 center, 0 right
  5. Aug 8– 9Lebanon detains Assad-era general and weighs his handover to Syria over alleged crimes5 articles · 5 independent sources
    1 left, 1 center, 0 right
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