Syria

International

Syria and the war on the Kurds

Interview with Kurdish activist
11 February 2026
A protest in solidarity with Rojava in London on Friday (Picture: Guy Smallman)
International

Syria, Turkey and the war on the Kurds

An interview with socialists in Turkey
24 January 2026
Aftermath of HTS attacks in Aleppo (Photo: X/RojavaNetwork)
International

What triggered new fighting in Syria? Interview with Syrian socialist

Fighting erupted in the city of Aleppo
14 January 2026
Fighting has broken out between the Syrian regime, minorities and militias
News

Violence takes over southern Syria

Interview with a Syrian socialist
17 July 2025
Donald Trump second term
Palestine & Middle East

Why did Trump lift sanctions on Syria? Interview with Syrian socialist

What is the new regime’s strategy?
15 May 2025
Labor protests erupt in Syria against unfair layoffs and new poverty policies before sectarian violence unfolded
In Depth

Fighting to rebuild the Syrian left in shadow of civil war

Interviews with Syrian socialists
16 March 2025
Labor protests erupt in Syria against unfair layoffs and new poverty policies before sectarian violence unfolded
Palestine & Middle East

Sectarian violence hits Syria

Syrian security forces killed hundreds of civilians
10 March 2025
UK Women 2025's March on 18 January
Letters

Letters: We need safe, reliable contraception—not an app

There's an ideological trend behind fertility apps
21 January 2025
Syrian protests in Idlib
In Depth

What does the fall of the Assad regime mean for the Palestinian struggle?

What are the lessons from 2011?
14 January 2025
Syrian refugee filling out papers with their child
International

Europe’s leaders boost far right by scapegoating Syrian refugees

A boost for the AFD in Germany
19 December 2024
The SW View

Mass movements can reshape politics

Plus: British state’s hypocrisy on terrorism 
17 December 2024
Photos of Assad
Alex Callinicos

What is behind the fall of Assad?

The crisis has internal and geopolitical dimensions
17 December 2024
Protests in 2023 in the Syrian city of Sweida
In Depth

Syria: In the shadow of war and revolution

How could Syria shape the Middle East?
17 December 2024
US secretary of state Anthony Blinken and Israel prime minister Binyamin Netanyahu
International

Israeli forces go on offensive in Gaza with Western backing

Keep up pressure to stop all arms sales
15 December 2024
Armoured truck surrounded by protesters
The SW View

Syria, South Korea, France: a system in crisis, let’s shape it

A momentous week
10 December 2024
Yoon with soldiers around him at the tomb of the unknown soldier
Alex Callinicos

Military coups aren’t a thing of the past

Hyperpolitics means more volatility
10 December 2024
International

Syria explainer: revolution, civil war and Assad’s fall

Key questions... and answers
09 December 2024
In Depth

The dynamics of the Assad regime’s downfall

Revolution, counter-revolution and imperialism
09 December 2024
International

What does the fall of Assad’s bloody regime mean? Interview with Syrian socialist

Syrian socialist Ghayath Naisse speaks
08 December 2024
International

Imperial rivals circle Syria as civil war returns to Aleppo

Interview with Syrian socialist
02 December 2024
The Kurds—a history of agony
In Depth

The Kurds—a history of agony

The Kurds once again find themselves under attack and under pressure from imperial powers
29 October 2024
Biden
News

Bomber Biden strikes again

US trying to achieve imperialist goals
06 February 2024
News

Bomber Biden targets Iraq and Syria

US hits 85 targets
03 February 2024
International

Syria: ‘There are protests every day,’ say socialists

Hope amid the horrors of the regime and imperialist intervention
27 August 2023