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Damascus reaches out to rival Kurdish factions amid eastern Syria transition - analysis

The changes on the ground are part of a January 30 deal between the Syrian Transitional Government and the Syrian Democratic Forces.

 Syrian Public Security Forces drive through a crowd as they enter the Kurdish-majority city of Qamishli in northeastern Syria on February 3, 2026, under an integration deal with Kurdish authorities.
Soldiers ride on a tank as Syrian government forces make their way to the city of Hasakeh in northeastern Syria on Tuesday.

As Syrian forces push northeast, Kurds mobilize against new jihadi assault

Soldiers of Syrian government forces stand by on a position 10 km away from the city of Hasakah in northeastern Syria on January 21, 2026.

Syria accuses Kurds of breaking truce in 'dangerous escalation,' tenuous peace deal threatened

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.

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


Ankara’s invasion of Syria creates occupying power, says Bundestag report

The German Bundestag research committee wrote that Turkey’s government did not respond to a request for information about “the security objectives of Turkey."

A Turkish military tank arrives at an army base in the border town of Reyhanli near the Turkish-Syrian border in Hatay province, Turkey.

Report: Syrian regime grants citizenship to Iranians, Hezbollah fighters

Concealing the presence of Iranian and Hezbollah fighters in southern Syria could be seen as contravening understandings reached between Israel and Russia.

Hezbollah and Syrian flags flutter on a military vehicle in Western Qalamoun, Syria August 28, 2017.

US report: Iran provoking and threatening the US in Syria and Iraq

Defense Department Inspector General presents sobering report on Iran's influence and unclear US policy to confront Iran's role in Iraq and Syria.

U.S. forces set up a new base in Manbij, Syria May 8, 2018. Picture Taken May 8, 2018

Strike shows Middle East that borders don’t matter

The launch comes after Iran had blamed Washington and Riyadh for the Ahvaz attack, claiming that they support groups in southwest Iran who oppose the regime.

A general view of the attack during the military parade in Ahvaz, Iran, 2018

Syria denies Israeli airstrike on airbase outside Damascus

State news says explosions caused by short circuit, not by Israeli missiles.

A missile is seen crossing over Damascus, Syria April 14, 2018. SANA/Handout via REUTERS

Lebanese report: Syrian officials met with U.S. in June

The report, which claims to provide an account of a US offer to the Syrian regime, is interesting for some of the details it provides and the agenda it seeks to fulfill.

Soldiers loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad forces are deployed at al-Qadam area near Yarmouk Palestinian camp in Damascus, Syria April 29, 2018.

Syrian army gains full control of Yarmouk Basin from Islamic State

Between 1,000 and 1,500 IS insurgents who had been holding their ground in the area yielded under intensive Russian bombing from the air, a regional intelligence source said.

Soldiers walk past damaged buildings in Yarmouk Palestinian camp in Damascus

Israel must stop Syrian advance southward

Israel must draw the lessons from the successful Russian intervention in Syria – only to do the exact opposite.

Forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad are deployed in al-Ghariya al-Gharbiya in Deraa province, Syria in this handout released on June 30, 2018

Report: Russian airstrikes creep toward Golan, rebels reject surrender

The Syrian regime and Russian air force have been careful not to carry out airstrikes within 10 kilometers of the 1974 ceasefire line on the Golan.

Rebel fighters from 'Jaysh al-Sunna' gesture as they ride a vehicle in Tel Mamo village, in the southern countryside of Aleppo, Syria

Syrian offensive knocks hospitals out of service

President Bashar al-Assad, whose forces have already driven rebels out of all areas near the capital Damascus this year, is aiming to restore control over rebel-held areas at the borders with Jordan.

Soldiers loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad forces are deployed at al-Qadam area near Yarmouk Palestinian camp in Damascus, Syria April 29, 2018.