current circumstances potentially offer an opportunity for both Syrian realignment and regional stabilization. Notably, Julani’s ideological foundation and background in Salafi jihadism have not ...

This distrust stems from two factors. First, affairs have not settled for the new Syrian leadership yet. Second, the hardline background of Syria’s new leaders calls for waiting and testing ...

By Euan Ward Reporting from Beirut, Lebanon Ahmed al-Shara, the leader of the rebel coalition that swept to power in Syria last month, has been declared the country’s interim president ...

and it’s estimated that 15,000–20,000 doctors in the country have a Syrian background. As Germany’s right-wing politicians demand that the refugees return to Syria, stories appear in the ...

Syria’s interim president has made his first trip abroad, traveling to Saudi Arabia in a move likely trying to signal ...

At least some of the embassy staff have already left. Background: Syrian rebels claimed control over the southern city of Daraa and demolished a monument to former Syrian President Hafez al-Assad ...

By Christina Goldbaum Reporting from Damascus, Syria The newly appointed president of Syria, Ahmed al-Shara, pledged in a speech on Thursday to create an inclusive transitional government that ...

The Biden administration has decided to maintain the terrorist designation of Syria’s new Islamist rulers for the remainder of President Joe Biden’s tenure, leaving a critical decision about ...