But as a new government takes shape in Damascus, Syrians and foreign observers alike worry about how inclusive, ...

In just ten days, on 8 December 2024, a surprise military offensive by the armed factions of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), led ...

An inside view of the Hama prison after the armed groups opposed to Bashar Assad's regime, led by Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham, took ...

In late 2015, the new administration formally established an armed wing called the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF ... Iran and Hezbollah, his government entered into a detente with the Rojava.

An official with the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) said on Thursday the militant group would agree to leave northeastern ...

The Syrian shrine of Sayeda Zainab drew Iran-backed militiamen from throughout the region. With Assad's fall, they've fled, ...

In the aftermath, Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, condemned Assad’s fall as a foreign-orchestrated conspiracy, a framing that reflects Tehran’s efforts to preserve its image as a ...

A fresh drive to bring an end to Turkey's 40-year Kurdish conflict has seen politicians from the pro-Kurdish party meet ...

In Lebanon, many saw the election on Thursday of Gen. Joseph Aoun, the commander of the Lebanese military, as a crucial step ...

The US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) is a Kurdish-dominated ... Iran, Russia, and the Shia Islamist militia Hezbollah backed the Assad regime. Various state parties, including Turkey ...

HUSSEIN MALLA / AP The "Islamic nationalists" of Hayat Tahrir Al-Sham (HTS, the "Levant Liberation Organization"), who have become Syria's new leading force; the Syrian National Army (SNA ...

Turkey will carry out a cross-border offensive into northeastern Syria against the Kurdish YPG militia if the group does not meet Ankara's demands, Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said on Tuesday, while ...