The changes on the ground are part of a January 30 deal between the Syrian Transitional Government and the Syrian Democratic Forces. Syrian security forces have continued to move into areas in the ...

Security forces linked to Syria's Interior Ministry continued to deploy in Kurdish-majority areas in northeastern Syria, as ...

Syrian Kurdish security forces on Sunday announced a curfew early next week in two cities in the country's northeast, ahead of the implementation of a recent deal struck with the Islamist-led ...

Milestone appears to resolve escalating tensions over the question of Kurdish autonomy in north-east Syria The Syrian government and Kurdish-led forces have reached an agreement to extend a fragile ...

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Syria's new leaders, since toppling former President Bashar al-Assad in December 2024, have struggled to assert full authority over a country devastated by nearly 14 years of civil war. The ...

The Syrian flag reappeared in Raqqa this week following the government taking the city from the SDF Syria's government and Kurdish forces have reached a comprehensive agreement that includes the ...

Syria’s Kurdish-led forces have reached a comprehensive agreement with the government to integrate with the Syrian army. The interim government in Damascus has been fighting an offensive in the north ...

According to the agreement with the Syrian government, the SDF will withdraw from the front lines. Then, government forces will enter the cities of Hassakeh and Qamishli, and the process of ...

W hen Bashar al-Assad’s regime collapsed in December 2024, many hoped it would mark the end of Syria’s years-long civil strife. Ahmed al-Sharaa (formerly Abu Muhammad al-Golani), who emerged as the ...

Iraq’s parliament has postponed the election for the country’s next president to allow for more consultations between the two Kurdish parties to agree on a candidate. The Iraqi News Agency (INA) said ...

A video showing a Syrian militiaman holding what he claims to be a severed braid belonging to a Kurdish fighter killed in Raqqa has sparked outrage as Damascus moves to assert control in northeastern ...