Trump said just before rebels ousted Syrian leader Bashar Assad in December in that the US military should stay out of Syria. Trump is also not giving up on the idea of Egypt and Jordan taking in Palestinians from the Gaza Strip, even as the leaders of both countries have flatly rejected the idea.

During a recent visit to Baghdad, Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan called for combined regional efforts to combat the PKK in Iraq, as well as its wing YPG

A halt in foreign aid may undermine American organizations’ support for forces that guard the two largest camps holding Islamic State members and their families.

ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - US President Donald Trump said on Thursday that a 'determination' will be made regarding American troops in Syria, but did not provide further details. He denied previously stating that he would pull troops out of the country.

ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - Iraq has made significant advancements towards economic stability and security in recent years and is a “great place” for foreign companies to invest, the German ambassador to Iraq said on Wednesday.

Chaos in Syria deepens as a newly formed Iraqi militia vows to defend the Alawites from alleged Hayat Tahrir al Sham (HTS)-led atrocities and Alawite militias escalate attacks on HTS-affiliated groups in Western Syria,

Pro-Iranian militias in Iraq, collectively part of the Hashd al Shaabi (Popular Mobilization Units), face increasing calls to place their arms under state control or lay them down entirely. The fall of the Assad regime,

Officials in Syria's caretaker government were left with a state in ruins. Some fear they aren't moving fast enough to fix it

Decades of authoritarian rule have left Syria’s justice system ill-equipped to handle complex human rights cases. Thousands of Syrians could be implicated in regime abuses, far more than could feasibly be prosecuted, raising thorny questions about how to deal with lower-level collaborators. Meanwhile, nine in 10 Syrians live in poverty.

Sharaa was appointed Wednesday to lead Syria for an unspecified transitional period, and has been tasked with forming an interim legislature after the dissolution of the Assad era parliament and the suspension of the 2012 constitution.

ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkey said on Wednesday it had killed 13 Kurdish militants in northern Syria and two in Iraq, a sign that Ankara has pressed on with its campaign against fighters, some with possible links to U.S. allies, since Donald Trump took office in the White House last week.