Syria civil war

Kurdish commander calls on US to 'intervene forcefully' in Syria clashes

The head of the YPG warned that only the US or its coalition partners can halt Syria’s advance into Kurdish-held territory, as government forces seize key towns and energy sites.

Members of the Kurdish Internal Security Forces known as "Asayish", and residents rally during a demonstration against the attacks by the Syrian government forces and in support of Kurdish fighters in Qamishli, the main Kurdish city in the country's northeast on January 18, 2026.
A member of the internal security forces stands watch at a checkpoint in the village of Al-Mazra'a while vehicles pass by, after days of violence in the Sweida province sparked by clashes between Bedouin fighters and Druze factions, in Sweida province, Syria, July 21, 2025.

Nearly 100 people abducted or disappeared in Syria since January, says UN

U.S. military vehicles drive in Hasaka, Syria December 6, 2024.

Senior ISIS member killed in US military operation in Syria, official says

 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.

Syria's Sharaa rejects Kurdish demands for decentralization


Outrage in Syria, Iraq as ISIS members treated as celebrities in west

Ali Y. Al-Baroodi, who survived the ISIS occupation of Mosul, was shocked to see how ISIS members described their enjoyable life over the last few years.

PEOPLE FLEE fighting in Baghuz where the Syrian Democratic Forces are liberating areas of eastern Syria from Islamic State. (Reuters)

U.S. to withdraw all troops from Syria by April - report

President Trump has vowed not to "fight endless wars," but skeptics warn the pullout will create a vacuum to be filled by extremists.

Syrian Democratic Forces and U.S. troops are seen during a patrol near Turkish border in Hasakah, Syria November 4, 2018

Iran’s strategy for control of Syria - a look

One way Iran’s efforts are taking place are below the official Syrian state structures – in the arming and sponsoring of Iran-controlled paramilitary formations on Syria soil.

IRANIAN VICE President Eshaq Jahangiri meets with Syria’s President Bashar Assad in Damascus this week.

Despite truce, shelling in Syria injures dozens, including two children

Syrian state news agency SANA said the army had carried out operations responding to "terrorist violations" of the truce in the southern part of the enclave, targeting insurgent fortifications.

IDF tanks are deployed on Golan, March 19, after IAF hit Syria military sites in response to a roadside bomb

Syrian regime seeks 'intensified' talks with Kurdish forces

Damascus has previously stated its opposition to the kind of federal-state sought by the main Kurdish groups.

 Kurdish-led militiamen ride atop military vehicles as they celebrate victory over Islamic State in Raqqa, Syria, October 17, 2017

Mystery surrounds Trump’s new ‘slow withdrawal’

There are new questions about the degree to which the withdrawal will be coordinated with Turkey.

U.S. President Donald Trump delivers remarks to U.S. troops in an unannounced visit to Al Asad Air Base, Iraq December 26, 2018.

The cost of a U.S. withdrawal from Syria

A hasty US withdrawal from this region before the fight against ISIS is completely over puts the longevity of Coalition victories against the group at risk.

Syrian Democratic Forces and U.S. troops are seen during a patrol near Turkish border in Hasakah, Syria November 4, 2018

On My Mind: Syrian finale

Currently, most Syrians live as refugees, most of them in their own country but away from their homes.

Supporters of Lebanon's Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah carry flags and pictures of Syria's President Bashar al-Assad during a rally marking al-Quds Day, (Jerusalem Day) in Maroun Al-Ras village, near the border with Israel, southern Lebanon

U.S. military: Withdrawal from Syria could take several months

The plan has no set timetable, so the withdrawal may be slower than originally anticipated.

U.S. President Donald Trump, flanked by Deputy Secretary of Defense Patrick Shanahan, holds a cabinet meeting at the White House in Washington.

Prominent Syrian media activist Raed Fares assassinated

Well known for documenting peaceful protests against the Assad regime, activists, friends and allies mourned his loss on social media.

Activists sit at the premises of the Radio Fresh station in Kafranbel town in the Idlib governorate