Syria
Syrian government, Druze renew participation in new US-backed talks - report
Reports say that a prisoner deal in Sweida could pave the way for a deal that resolves the crisis with Damascus and provides locals with administrative and security powers.
EU memo raises security concerns over mass escape from IS-linked Syria camp
Rojava failed, but Kurdish pragmatism may succeed where utopia did not - opinion
ISIS attacks near Raqqa signal growing threat amid US withdrawal - analysis
Washington's tactical amnesia on Syria could fuel jihadist resurgence - analysis
Why Western policy may be paving the way for Islamist rule, ethnic cleansing, and regional instability
Islamic State terrorists kill four Syrian government security personnel in northern Syria
The assault on a checkpoint west of Raqqa city underlined an escalation in attacks by the jihadist group against President Ahmed al-Sharaa's government.
Iraq's FM says Ankara agreed to take back Turkish citizens among IS detainees moved from Syria
Iraq took in the detainees in an operation arranged with the United States after Kurdish forces retreated and shut down camps and prisons that had housed IS suspects for nearly a decade.
US continues gradual withdrawal from Syria as major ISIS family camp closes
“The United States on Monday began withdrawing from Qasrak Base in Hasaka, northeastern Syria (Rojava), transferring equipment to Iraq,” Rudaw Kurdish media reported.
Syria announces major drug bust through coordination with Iraq against Captagon trafficking
A source in the Syrian Ministry of Interior told The Media Line that anti-narcotics units carried out what he described as a “high-quality” security operation in Homs province.
Why Mike Huckabee's interview with Tucker Carlson matters for the Middle East - analysis
The interview has led to a debate in some sectors about how views on Israel and the Middle East are shaping US policy, and also how religious views have shaped policy in the region.
Weakened but willful: Experts tell ‘Post’ Hezbollah role in potential Iran war possible but costly
The assessment comes only days before the Saudi media outlet Al-Arabiya reported that Hezbollah is now being led by officers from Tehran’s IRGC.
Crisis-driver or Gaza stabilizer? Why Turkey believes it switched roles with Israel - analysis
Ankara feels that from the Horn of Africa to the Eastern Mediterranean and Syria and Iraq it has increased its influence greatly in the last years.
Australia denies it is working to repatriate Islamic State family members
The 34 women and children were released on Monday from the camp in northern Syria, but returned to the detention center due to technical reasons.
Islamic State begins new phase of operations against Syrian regime with two terror attacks
The terrorist group said on its Dabiq news agency that it had targeted “an individual of the apostate Syrian regime” in the city of Mayadin in Deir al-Zor province using a pistol.
