Syria and the stakes for regional powers | Syria’s War
As Syria’s new leadership takes shape, competing media narratives in Iran and Turkiye illuminate the region’s shifting geopolitical dynamics. Contributors:Dina Esfandiary – Senior MENA adviser,…
US says it has 2,000 troops in Syria, not 900 as previously declared | Syria’s War News
Pentagon says the additional forces have been in Syria for ‘a while’, before fall of President Bashar al-Assad, though they were not publicly disclosed.After years…
Turkiye refutes US claims of ceasefire with Syrian Kurdish fighters | Syria’s War News
Ankara vows to continue operations in northern Syria as fears grow over an assault on the Kurdish-held border town of Kobane.Turkiye has hit back at…
Turkish FM denies Trump claim of ‘unfriendly takeover’ by Turkiye in Syria | Syria’s War News
Turkiye’s Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan has denied a claim by incoming United States President Donald Trump that the toppling of Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad was…
UN envoy warns Syria’s war ‘has not ended yet’ as US says truce extended | Syria’s War News
The United Nations special envoy for Syria has warned that the war “has not ended yet” despite the removal of President Bashar al-Assad by opposition…
After taking Damascus, Syria’s opposition begins government formation | Syria’s War News
HTS-linked Mohammed al-Bashir has been tasked with forming a transitional government.Syria’s opposition forces are in talks to take formal control of the country after a…
Barrage of Israeli attacks destroys ‘important military sites in Syria’ | Bashar al-Assad News
Some 250 Israeli air strikes have hit Syria in 48 hours, reports the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.Israel has unleashed a barrage of aerial attacks…
Syria, Russia forces step up air raids in a bid to slow opposition advance | Syria’s War News
Syrian and Russian jets have intensified air attacks in Idlib city and positions in Aleppo as the government of President Bashar al-Assad tries to slow…
Syrian rebels push towards Hama as government forces launch counterattacks | Syria’s War News
Rebel groups in northwestern Syria say they are pushing towards the city of Hama after taking control of nearby Aleppo in a lightning offensive that…
Syria’s al-Assad says Turkey rapprochement efforts unsuccessful | Turkey-Syria Border News
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad says efforts to mend ties with Turkey had so far brought no tangible results. “The initiatives did not yield any results…
Turkey to soon wind down latest operation in northern Iraq, Erdogan says | Recep Tayyip Erdogan News
Ankara has carried out repeated ground operations against Kurdish fighters, launching its most recent in 2022.Turkey will soon end its latest ground military operation in…
Protests and arrests as anti-Syrian riots rock Turkey | Refugees News
More than 470 people have been taken into custody after mobs attacked Syrian shops and cars in central Turkey. Turkey’s government is urging for calm…
Aslan, a little Syrian boy’s journey to hear again | Child Rights
Idlib, Syria and Reyhanli, Turkey - When Khalid Abdel Razek Abu al-Zumar heard that his five-year-old son had been accepted into a programme that would…
Student, volunteer, shopowner: NW Syria’s Shaima defies limitations | Women
Azaz, Syria – With a quick, confident step and a wide smile, Shaima Hilal walks through the streets of Azaz in the northern countryside of…