Syria civil war

Syria's Sharaa rejects Kurdish demands for decentralization

Syria's Islamist leaders opposed Kurdish calls for decentralization, while Kurdish parties endorsed a vision for a democratic, decentralized Syria.

 Syria's de facto leader Ahmed al-Sharaa, also known as Abu Mohammed al-Golani, speaks to the media during a meeting with Qatar's Minister of State Mohammed bin Abdulaziz Al-Khulaifi, in Damascus, Syria, December 23, 2024.
 Syrian Kurds make the peace sign as they gather after Turkey's jailed militant leader Abdullah Ocalan called on his Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) to lay down its arms in Hasakah, Syria February 27, 2025.

Historic Kurdish conference paves way for unity in Syria  - analysis

 Syria’s interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa attends an interview with Reuters at the presidential palace, in Damascus, Syria March 10, 2025.

Syrian President al-Sharaa meets US congressman - analysis

 Children walk along a damaged street filled with debris in the Damascus suburb of Zamalka October 3, 2013.

Syrians recall Assad's deadly chemical weapon attack over a decade later - NYT


The rise and fall of a Syrian warlord: Rebel commander surrenders to Damascus - analysis

HTS ordered ex-leader Awda to stand down – but it might not be the last Damascus hears from him.

 Rebel fighters pose as they hold a Syrian opposition flag at the Umayyad Mosque, after rebels seized the capital and ousted Syria's Bashar al-Assad, in Damascus, Syria December 9, 2024.

Syrian President al-Sharaa impresses diplomats in Turkey forum - analysis

Syrian President Sharaa attended the Antalya Diplomacy Forum, meeting with Erdogan and other leaders. He strengthened ties with Azerbaijan, Qatar, and the Kurdistan Region for regional cooperation.

 Syria's interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa attends an interview with Reuters at the presidential palace, in Damascus, Syria March 10, 2025.

Global donors commit $6.5 billion to Syria’s post-war recovery

Global donors pledge billions to help Syria rebuild after years of war.

 A child reacts during a demonstration marking the 14th anniversary of the start of the Syrian conflict, in Damascus, Syria March 15, 2025.

Assad's fall is a turning point for Israel - opinion

Diplomatic pragmatism paired with nuclear brinkmanship – makes the coming months a critical period for Israeli and international policymakers.

 HEZBOLLAH FLAGS flutter atop a poster depicting Hassan Nasrallah, in southern Lebanon, near the border with Israel, on October 8, 2023. The collapse of Bashar al-Assad’s regime in Syria marks the end of an era, the writer asserts.

How the Syrian rebels quelled by iron-fisted Assad came back to topple him - explainer

President Bashar al-Assad, whose regime has been defined by the Syrian Civil War, faces losing his family's decades-long control of Syria.

 A view shows a damaged poster of Syria's President Bashar al-Assad in Aleppo, after the Syrian army said that dozens of its soldiers had been killed in a major attack by rebels who swept into the city, in Syria November 30, 2024.

How does the Syrian revolution impact Israel’s border? – analysis

Syrian rebels have reached Damascus, meaning the spillover risks into the Golan have grown.

Israeli soldiers seen near the Israeli border with Syria, northern Israel, December 7, 2024

Practical measures could relieve the hardship of Assad-ruled Syria - opinion

Assad may believe that grip on power is unshakable.

 Syria's President Bashar al-Assad greets Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia Al-Sudani in Damascus, Syria July 16, 2023.

Ten Syrian soldiers killed in clashes with ISIS - war monitor

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said IS militants attacked Syrian army checkpoints around the village of Maadan.

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Clashes reported in southern Syria’s Dara’a countryside and Tafas - analysis

Recent fighting in southern Syria spells misfortune for locals and possibly increased tensions with Syria's neighbors.

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Syrian regime organized ghost militias - war crimes researchers

"The moment I heard that my kids were dead, I was holding a six-month-old baby that had just been killed in Adawiya. So, I was imagining what had happened to my kids," said a former Syrian rebel.

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Isolated Syria's FM arrives in Saudi Arabia in landmark visit

It is the first visit by a senior Syrian diplomat to the kingdom in more than a decade, following an agreement between Riyadh and Damascus to re-establish ties and reopen their embassies.

 Syria's Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad attends a meeting with Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in Moscow, Russia February 21, 2022.