Syria has struggled to meet domestic energy demand and secure critical fuel networks following the overthrow of former president Bashar Assad in December 2024.

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Indian Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal stated that talks between Marco Rubio and S Jaishankar cover defense, critical technologies, trade, energy, and West Asia

The U.S. Department of State expressed support for increased U.S. energy exports to India to help meet consumer demand and diversify Indian supply chains

Russian forces launched 180 drones, one ballistic missile, and several cruise missiles at central and southern Ukraine overnight into October 18, 2026, targeting electricity substations across four regions

Ukraine resumed strikes on Russian energy infrastructure after a three-day pause, following over 76 Russian attacks on Ukrainian energy facilities despite U.S. President Donald Trump's October 11, 2026 energy ceasefire announcement

On October 15, 2026, the Military Criminal Court in Aleppo sentenced Al-Waddah Ismail and Maher Ali to death for inciting civil war and leading armed groups against Syrian public forces.

On September 17, 2026, Aleppo's Military Criminal Court sentenced one defendant to death, one to life, and one to 20 years imprisonment over March 2025 coastal abuses.

A Syrian investigative committee reported that March 6, 2025 attacks by former regime remnants killed 238 military and security personnel in Tartous, Latakia, and Hama.

On October 15, 2026, Aleppo's Military Criminal Court sentenced Syrian Defence Ministry 82nd Division member Mohammed Bakour to 20 years in prison for intentional murder during March 2025 coastal violence.

On October 15, 2026, the Military Criminal Court in Aleppo sentenced Ammar Abdul Aal to three years in prison for torture and acquitted defendants Abdul Raouf Bakrjan and Mohammed Zarzouri.

Turkish intelligence arrested Omar Al Khatib in October 2026 for allegedly coordinating between attackers and Syrian intelligence during the 2013 Reyhanli bombings that killed 52 people.

A Syrian national committee documented that at least 1,426 people, mostly Alawite civilians, were killed during several days of March 2025 coastal sectarian violence and retaliatory attacks.

Public trials regarding the March 2025 coastal violence began at the Palace of Justice in Aleppo on November 18, 2025.

Syrian militia leader Ali Kayali is named by Turkish authorities as the main suspect in the 2013 twin bombings in Reyhanli, Turkey.

Aleppo's Military Criminal Court acquitted a fourth defendant during its September 17, 2026 trial over the March 2025 coastal abuses.

On October 15, 2026, Syria's Military Criminal Court sentenced Maher Othman to 12 years in prison for complicity in inciting civil war and leading armed groups.

According to the Syrian Network for Human Rights, militia forces killed 264 civilians in Al Bayda and 195 civilians in Ras Al Nabaa during 2013 massacres in Baniyas.

Witness testimonies documented summary executions and the burning of homes and bodies committed during the 2013 Baniyas massacres in Syria.

On October 4, 2026, Syrian security forces arrested Jamal Tarabulsi, who served as deputy to militia leader Ali Kayali.

Subsequent court hearings in Aleppo focused on reviewing evidence and examining the legal arguments presented by the defendants.

Syria's General Intelligence Service arrested militia commander Ali Kayali, also known as Mihrac Ural, as Kayali attempted to flee across the Syrian border.