Security Council LIVE: Tracking Syria’s transition
UN News
As Damascus continues to rebuild after more than a decade of war – from the recent dissolution of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces to the United States’ removal of Syria from its sponsors of terrorism list – a top UN official warned the Security Council on Thursday that international support can help tackle outstanding challenges. UN News app users can follow here.
What you need to know:
Opposition forces toppled the regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in 2024 marking the end of nearly 14 years of civil war that killed at least 580,000 people and displaced many more
The current transitional government under interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa has worked to integrate former opposition forces into the Syrian military
Israel continues to launch airstrikes and occupy the demilitarised buffer zone in southwestern Syria
Some 15.6 million people – nearly two thirds of Syria’s population – need assistance, while 5.5 million remain internally displaced
