Syria
US to complete transfer of Islamic State detainees from Syria to Iraq in coming days, official says
The US military is transferring up to 7,000 ISIS detainees from Syrian prisons to Iraq, focusing on high-risk fighters amid growing security concerns following recent prison escapes.
Iraq says it will begin legal proceedings against ISIS prisoners transferred from Syria
Beyond the Headlines: Stronger than we think
Syria accuses Kurds of breaking truce in 'dangerous escalation,' tenuous peace deal threatened
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.
Syria's power struggle: Who controls what, and why fighting continues - analysis
For some commentators, the current conflict in Syria boils down to the new Syrian government attacking Kurdish forces. While this is correct in some ways, it is also very simplistic.
Syria's government faces pivotal moment against SDF, as it retakes largest oil field - analysis
Overnight on January 17 and 18, there were major changes on the ground as Arab tribal fighters claimed to seize control of a number of villages and two oil fields on the East side of the Euphrates.
From October 7 to reversal: The greatest Jewish turnabout since Israel’s founding - opinion
Israel is more united than it has been in years. Numerous wars, missiles falling, and victorious battles have brought the people together in ways unimaginable just a few years ago.
CENTCOM urges Syria to cease attacks on SDF, Kurdish forces as clashes escalate
US Central Command has appeared to try to seek to de-escalate tensions. US officials, including envoy Tom Barrack, have also tried to manage the escalating violence.
US killed al-Qaeda affiliate leader tied to December attack in Syria, CENTCOM says
US-led coalition planes flew over flashpoint towns in northern Syria where army troops and Kurdish factions clashed on Saturday, a Syrian security source and a Turkish defense source told Reuters.
Al-Sharaa issues decree granting Kurdish Syrians full Syrian nationality, legal protections
The decree, which includes eight articles, established that “Syrian Kurdish citizens are an essential and integral part of the Syrian people."
Lebanon detains Syrian who helped funnel funds to pro-Assad fighters, sources say
His arrest came nearly a month after top Syrian security officials asked Lebanon to track down and hand over more than 200 officers who fled there after Assad was overthrown.
Only Israel condemned Sharaa’s massacres, Syrian Alawite leader to ‘Post’ - interview
Sectarian violence has plagued Syria long before Ahmed al-Sharaa’s Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham, which splintered from al-Qaeda, took control of the country last year.
Qatari company to acquire major stakes in Syrian banks, sources say
The move, which follows the lifting of US sanctions on Syria late last year, comes as the country's central bank tries to recapitalise a banking sector severely impaired by 14 years of war.
