Syria accuses Kurds of breaking truce in threat to chances of deal

DAMASCUS, Jan 21 (Reuters) - Syria's government accused the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces of attacks it said killed 11 ...

Syria's power struggle: Who controls what, and why fighting continues

For some commentators, the current conflict in Syria boils down to the new Syrian government attacking Kurdish forces. While ...

Damascus Is Killing Syria’s Most Capable Anti-ISIS Kurdish-Led Force

Syria's offensive against the SDF has predictably empowered ISIS, as previously warned months ago would happen if Damascus ...

All you need to know about Syria’s main Kurdish-led force and its deal with Damascus

With SDF fighters now cornered in Hassakeh province, this latest victory by interim President Ahmad al-Sharaa could mark the ...

Syria says it has reached ceasefire with U.S.-backed Kurdish militia

Syria’s government said Sunday that it had signed a “ceasefire and full integration” agreement with a powerful Kurdish-led ...

U.S. Pivot in Syria Leaves an Old Ally in the Lurch

A Kurdish force that helped defeat the Islamic State is collapsing as the Trump administration turns to back the new Syrian ...

Is Syria’s leader a master geopolitical chess player?

Ahmed al-Sharaa has proven to be an adept player of geopolitical chess. Now he will be tested on his ability to win the peace ...
Malay Mail

US pressure and secret talks paved way for Syria’s push into Kurdish-held northeast

The Syrian government’s rapid takeover of territory long held by the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces took shape in a string of high-stakes meetings ...

Syria’s President Affirms Kurds’ Rights, in Overture to the Minority

Sharaa’s announcement on Friday came after days of fighting between the government and Kurdish forces. On Saturday, those ...
NPR

Syrians displaced by war are returning to find homes occupied by foreign fighters

AL GHASSANIYEH, Syria — Under a golden autumn sun, Abdallah Ibrahim harvests fistfuls of hard, green olives with evident delight. "We were denied this pleasure for the last 14 years," he sighs. Barrel ...
NPR

Syria marks a year since Assad fled, but struggles to heal

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 ...