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

The report comes after other reports have claimed that some 15,000 people left another large camp called Al-Hol. These are some of the 50,000 families of ISIS fighters who surrendered back in 2019.

|BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
Roj camp, where people believed to be linked to the Islamic State militants are held, near Derik, Syria February 16, 2026.
US CENTCOM attacks ISIS targets.

US strikes 30 Islamic State targets in Syria as part of Operation Hawkeye Strike

According to the US Central Command (CENTCOM), the forces used precision munitions delivered by fixed-wing, rotary-wing, and unmanned aircraft.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF, REUTERS
US special envoy for Syria Tom Barrack attends a press conference with Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad Hassan al-Shibani and Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi, in Damascus, Syria September 16, 2025.

How US Envoy to Syria Tom Barrack plays key role in creating a new Syria, Levant region - analysis

Barack plays a key role as US ambassador to Turkey, Special Envoy to Syria, and one of the key figures in American policy in the Levant, while also keeping constant dialogues with Gulf state actors.

|BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
Syrian security forces take control of Al-Hol camp in the desert region of Hasakeh Province, Syria, on January 21, 2026

Iraq faces renewed security concerns as ISIS detainees are transferred from Syria - analysis

Iraq is taking in thousands of ISIS prisoners from Syria, raising concerns over security in border provinces and testing the country’s ability to contain militant threats.

|BySETH J. FRANTZMAN

United States to stay in Syria, top Kurdish politician says

"They said they are going to stay in Syria and will not withdraw - they will keep fighting Islamic State," Ahmed said. "Before they were unclear under Trump and during the Afghan withdrawal."

OCTOBER 7, 2021ByREUTERS
People stand next to a Kurdistan flag as they wait for Pope Francis to hold a mass at Franso Hariri Stadium in Erbil, Iraq, March 7, 2021.

Canadian Islamic State fighter and propagandist charged by US

Khalifa was recently arrested by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and on Saturday, charges against him were unsealed in the US District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia.

OCTOBER 2, 2021ByREUTERS
A member loyal to the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) waves an ISIL flag in Raqqa June 29, 2014. The offshoot of al Qaeda which has captured swathes of territory in Iraq and Syria has declared itself an Islamic "Caliphate" and called on factions worldwide to pledge their allegiance, a st

Syrian Aid Res. feels more like capitulation than cooperation - analysis

Russia uses its influence in the United Nations Security Council, even as Washington and Moscow hail coordinated effort.

JULY 12, 2021ByMIKE WAGENHEIM / THE MEDIA LINE
Tents housing internally displaced people in Atma camp in Idlib Governorate of Syria are seen on the Syrian side of the border zone near the Turkish village of Bukulmez in Hatay province, Turkey, February 24, 2020.

Assad is a force to be reckoned with, Biden needs to recognize that - opinion

On My Mind: The Biden administration should consider a fresh approach to the Syria crisis as it weighs US engagement with the Middle East region.

MARCH 22, 2021ByKENNETH BANDLER
Syria's President Bashar Assad and his wife Asma, plant trees in city of Draykish, near Tartous, Syria December 30, 2020.

US Syria envoy Jeffrey may leave post, concerns grow over US Syria role

James Jeffrey failed to stop the Turkish invasion of October 2019 and was seen as pro-Ankara, now questions remain about whether the US role in eastern Syria can protect Kurds and minorities.

NOVEMBER 9, 2020BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
James Jeffrey, U.S. State Department special representative for Syria Engagement; testifies before a House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing on President Trump's decision to remove U.S. forces from Syria, on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., October 23, 2019.

Syrian MP: Israel, Jordan behind rebel attacks on Syrian army

The MP specifically referenced a recent increase in attacks on the Syrian army in the Dara'a area in southwestern Syria.

JULY 22, 2019ByTZVI JOFFRE
Fighters from the Democratic Forces of Syria carry their weapons as they cheer near the Syrian town of al Houl in Hasaka province, after they took control of the area, November 14, 2015. A U.S.-backed Syrian rebel alliance on Friday captured the town of al Houl in Hasaka province, which had been hel

Behind the Lines: The Syrian sideshow

JULY 18, 2019ByJONATHAN SPYER
Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) and Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu watch servicemen passing by as they visit the Hmeymim air base in Latakia Province, Syria

Rumors seek to drive U.S. and Iran into conflict in eastern Syria

The false reports of airstrikes come in the context of both the US-IRGC tensions and tensions between the SDF and the Syrian regime.

APRIL 25, 2019BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
President Bashar al-Assad of Syria

Months after saying US will withdraw, now 1,000 troops in Syria to stay

MARCH 18, 2019BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
SYRIAN DEMOCRATIC FORCES and US troops are seen during a patrol near Turkish border in Hasakah, Syria, in November.

U.S. to leave 200 American peacekeepers in Syria after pullout

The decision was announced after Trump spoke by phone to Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan.

FEBRUARY 22, 2019ByREUTERS
Syrian Democratic Forces and U.S. troops are seen during a patrol near Turkish border in Hasakah, Syria November 4, 2018