Fourteen years after Syria's civil war began, the nation's new Islamist government faces sectarian conflict on four fronts.

A Kurdish-led rebel coalition which dominates north-eastern Syria has signed a deal with the interim government in Damascus. The agreement, which means the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces ...

Its signature may lead to a normalisation of the situation in Syria, but everything will be decided by its implementation ...

open image in gallery People hold Kurdistan Workers Party flag and pictures of its jailed leader Abdullah Ocalan as they celebrate the signing of the deal, in Qamishli, Syria, on 11 March 2025 ...

AS REBELS STORMED across Syria late last year, eventually toppling the country’s dictator, Bashar al-Assad, some were ...

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For decades, the US has been the dominant military force in the Middle East, providing security guarantees, deterring Iranian ...

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In Syria, there's been a major development as U.S.-backed Kurdish forces who have controlled part of the country for more than a decade have agreed to be incorporated into the Syrian state.