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Syria building US relations while serving pivotal regional role - analysis

Syria knows that working on ties with Israel will be helpful because the US is very close to Israel and focused on Israeli relations currently.

A SYRIAN flag is displayed outside the White House following the meeting of US President Donald Trump and Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, US, November 10, 2025.
A Syrian flag is displayed outside the White House following the meeting of US President Donald Trump and Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, US, November 10, 2025.

US encourages Syrian action against Hezbollah, Damascus is hesitant, sources say

Members of the military police stand near a bus carrying released detainees during a prisoner exchange between the Syrian government and Druze factions, in Sweida, Syria, February 26, 2026.

US efforts helped pave way for Syria-Druze deal, source tells 'Post'

Roj camp, where people believed to be linked to the Islamic State militants are held, near Derik, Syria February 16, 2026.

Syria might close Roj Camp, last site holding ISIS-linked families, soon, officials say


Two missiles fired at US coalition forces in Syria

The missile attack in the northeastern part of the country has no reported casualties or damage.

What is believed to be guided missiles are seen in the sky during what is reported to be an attack in Damascus, Syria, January 21, 2019, in this still image taken from a video obtained from social media

US military base in Syria targeted in failed rocket attack

Iran-backed militants targeted the US military's Green Village base in Syria in retaliation after violence arose between the militants and US armed forces.

 Rocket fired by Iran-backed groups towards base hosting US forces in northeastern Syria, January 5, 2022

Turkish troops, Kurdish fighters exchange heavy shelling in Syria's Kobane

Kobane has been relatively calm since US-backed Kurdish fighters pushed back Islamic State fighters from the town in 2015.

 A Russian soldier looks out of a helicopter during a patrol over Kobani, Syria July 19, 2022.

US says a drone attack targeted its Syria base, no casualties

The attack took place at the base near where the borders of Syria, Jordan and Iraq meet. There was no claim of responsibility for the attack.

 Military vehicles of Iraqi army tour at al-Waleed air base near Al-Tanf, Iraq January 18, 2021.

Biden urges Syria to secure the return of missing US journalist

Biden signed an executive order last month aimed at deterring and punishing wrongful detention of Americans abroadץ

 A #BringAustinHome" banner, honoring freelance journalist Austin Tice who was abducted in Syria in 2012, hangs outside of The Washington Post headquarters in Washington, DC, US, Aug. 9, 2022.

US strike in Syria targets 'senior' militant - US military

The strikes targeted Abu Hamzah al Yemeni, a "senior leader" of al-Qaeda-aligned Hurras al-Din.

TRUCKS CARRY belongings of people fleeing Maarat al-Numan, in northern Idlib, Syria, this week.

US permits some foreign investment in northern Syria despite sanctions

In a call with reporters, senior officials repeated Washington's stance it has no intention of lifting sanctions on Syrian President Assad.

 The United States Department of the Treasury is seen in Washington, DC, US, August 30, 2020.

US-backed Kurds tighten siege of Syrian army-run enclaves in northeast

The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) said they took over about 10 government offices ranging from the local finance, grains and education branches in a zone in the heart of the city of Qamishli.

 A convoy of US military vehicles moves in the village of Khirbet Amo, near Qamishli, Syria February 12, 2020.

What the US is saying about Iranian drone threats in Iraq and Syria

The US reports, containing several mentions of drones and UAVs, provide evidence of the rising Iranian threat in Iraq and Syria against US forces.

 An American flag flutters on a U.S military vehicle during a joint U.S.-Turkey patrol, near Tel Abyad, Syria September 8, 2019

Biden says ISIS leader Quraishi killed in Syria raid

The world is now a "safer place" after the killing of Islamic State leader al-Qurayshi, according to Prime Minister Naftali Bennett.

 A general view shows on February 3, 2022 the scene following an overnight raid by US special operations forces against suspected jihadists in Atme, in Syria's northwestern province of Idlib which left at least nine people dead including an ISIS commander.