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The Constitutional Court in Jongno District, central Seoul, on March 12 [NEWS1]

Landmark judicial law reform takes effect, with several people filing complaints

Complaints came in immediately after the Constitutional Court Act went into effect. The act allows people to file a complaint if their basic rights were violated after a court ruling failed to follow procedures required by the law.

2026.3.12

People celebrate as Syrian government troops take control of the town from the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in Raqqa, northeastern Syria, on Jan. 18. [AP/YONHAP]

Syrian government announces a ceasefire with the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces

The Syrian government Sunday announced a ceasefire with the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), taking almost full control of the country and dismantling the Kurdish-led forces that controlled the northeast for over a decade.

2026.1.19

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Syrian cecurity forces are deployed after clashes erupted during a protest by members of the Alawite community in the city of Latakia, Syria, on Dec. 28, 2025. [EPA/YONHAP]

Britain says it and France bombed suspected Islamic State arms dump in Syria

Britain and France's air forces conducted a joint operation on Saturday evening to bomb a suspected underground arms cache previously used by the Islamic State group in Syria, Britain's defense ministry said.

2026.1.4

In this U.S. Army photo taken from an undisclosed location on Dec.19, an AH-64 Apache attack helicopter prepares to support Operation Hawkeye Strike in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility. U.S. forces struck more than 70 Islamic State group targets in Syria on Friday in what U.S. President Donald Trump described as ″very serious retaliation″ for an attack that killed three Americans last weekend. [AFP/YONHAP]

U.S. hits ISIS in Syria with large retaliatory strikes, officials say

The U.S. military launched large-scale strikes against dozens of Islamic State targets in Syria on Friday in retaliation for an attack on U.S. personnel, officials said.

2025.12.20

In this photo released by Syrian Presidency press office, U.S. President Donald Trump, left, shakes hands with Syria's President Ahmad al-Sharaa, at the White House in Washington on Nov. 10. [AP/YONHAP]

Trump pledges retaliation after 3 Americans killed in Syria attack that U.S. blames on Islamic State

President Donald Trump said Saturday that “there will be very serious retaliation” after two U.S. service members and one American civilian were killed in an attack in Syria that the United States blames on the Islamic State (IS) group.

2025.12.14

Trump hosts Syria's al-Sharaa for a first-of-its-kind meeting at the White House

U.S. President Donald Trump hosted Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa at the White House on Monday, welcoming the once-pariah state into a U.S.-led global coalition to fight the Islamic State group.

2025.11.11

Syria President Ahmad Al-Sharaa speaks during the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly, Sept. 24, at U.N. headquarters. [AP/YONHAP]

Al-Sharaa to become the first Syrian president to visit the White House after an unlikely rise

Two decades ago, Ahmad al-Sharaa was held in a U.S.-run detention center in Iraq. Few would have predicted that he would go on to become the first Syrian president to visit Washington since 1946.

2025.11.10

In this photo provided by the Saudi Royal Palace, Syria's interim President Ahmad al-Sharaa, left, shakes hands with U.S. President Donald Trump in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on May 14. [AP/YONHAP]

Trump to host al-Sharaa in first-ever visit by a Syrian president to White House, official says

U.S. President Donald Trump will host Ahmad al-Sharaa for talks, a first-ever visit by a Syrian president to the White House, an administration official said Saturday.

2025.11.2

A truck carrying UN humanitarian aid heads toward Sweida city, southern Syria, on Aug. 28 in this photo unrelated to the story. [AP/YONHAP]

Israel strikes in vicinity of three Syrian cities, Syrian media say

Israel struck in the vicinity of Syria's central Homs city, the coastal city of Latakia and the historic city of Palmyra, Syrian state-affiliated media said on Monday. There was no immediate comment from Israel.

2025.9.9

A soldier passes in front the damaged Syrian Defense Ministry building allegedly hit by several Israeli airstrikes, in Damascus, Syria, July 16. [AP/YONHAP]

Syrian government and Druze minority leaders announce a new cease-fire as Israel continues strikes

Syrian government officials and leaders in the Druze religious minority announced a renewed cease-fire Wednesday after days of clashes that have threatened to unravel the country’s postwar political transition.

2025.7.17