Sweida

Protesters storm governor's office in southern Syria, casualties reported

Earlier, more than 200 people had gathered around the building in the centre of the Druze-majority city, chanting slogans against the Syrian regime, witnesses said.

Syria's Assad sacks PM over worsening economy

Syrian regime leader Bashar al Assad removed his prime minister of four years, as the country grapples with a stinging economic crisis and renewed protests. He is replaced by Water Resources Minister Hussein Arnous for an interim period.

Health agencies warn Idlib offensive could uproot 700,000 Syrians

After the Syrian regime's involvement in southwestern Syria, its attention is shifting to the province of​ Idlib in the northwest of the country – the last remaining stronghold of opposition control.

Daesh kills one of dozens of hostages in southern Syria

Daesh killed a 19-year-old male student who was among more than 30 people, most of them women and children, from a village in the southern province of Sweida who were taken hostage last week.

Nearly 250 dead in Daesh attacks in southern Syria - war monitor

The death toll rose throughout Wednesday as Daesh carried out a targeted assault in the south of the country. Half of those killed were civilians, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said.