The U.S. is scrambling to contain a worsening clash between two of its military partners in Syria, as the country’s new government battles a Kurdish militia in the city of Aleppo.Lethal fighting raged Thursday between the two sides in the divided city where Kurdish-led forces hold key neighborhoods.

Top European Union officials have visited Syria for the first time to meet with interim President Ahmad al-Sharaa.

U.S.-mediated talks between Syria and Israel have resumed after an interruption of several months, Syria's state news agency SANA reported on Monday, with Damascus seeking withdrawal

Israel and Syria have agreed to establish a new communication mechanism following U.S.-mediated talks held in Paris, marking a rare step toward structured engagement between the long-time adversaries.

HOMS, Syria — A year ago, Mohammad Marwan found himself stumbling, barefoot and dazed, out of Syria's notorious Saydnaya prison on the outskirts of Damascus as rebel forces pushing toward the capital threw open its doors to release the prisoners.

Syrian security forces imposed a curfew on Latakia city, a bastion of the country's Alawite minority, state media reported on Tuesday, days after four people were killed in protests that spiralled into violence.

The talks, in Paris, are the latest bid to reduce tensions between two longtime enemies. A deal would help both curry favor with the Trump administration.