Syrian Kurdish security forces on Sunday announced a curfew early next week in two cities in the country's northeast, ahead of the implementation of a recent deal struck with the Islamist-led ...

Northeast Syria is rapidly changing hands, and with it the country's fragile balance of power. For more than a decade, Kurdish authorities governed this region with a high degree of autonomy. Now, ...

Milestone appears to resolve escalating tensions over the question of Kurdish autonomy in north-east Syria The Syrian government and Kurdish-led forces have reached an agreement to extend a fragile ...

Syria’s Kurdish-led forces have reached a comprehensive agreement with the government to integrate with the Syrian army. The interim government in Damascus has been fighting an offensive in the north ...

Syria's new leaders, since toppling former President Bashar al-Assad in December 2024, have struggled to assert full authority over a country devastated by nearly 14 years of civil war. The ...

The changes on the ground are part of a January 30 deal between the Syrian Transitional Government and the Syrian Democratic Forces. Syrian security forces have continued to move into areas in the ...

The long-anticipated agreement closes a period of intense uncertainty in northeastern Syria after rebel forces led by Ahmed al-Sharaa, who is now the president, seized power in December 2024. By ...

Syrian government forces enter SDF-held city of Hasakah Deployment stipulated in US-backed agreement HASAKAH, Syria, Feb 2 (Reuters) - Syrian government security forces deployed in a ...

W hen Bashar al-Assad’s regime collapsed in December 2024, many hoped it would mark the end of Syria’s years-long civil strife. Ahmed al-Sharaa (formerly Abu Muhammad al-Golani), who emerged as the ...

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Last month during the violent clashes between Kurdish forces and the Syrian army, the United States delivered a devastating message to Syria’s Kurds: Their partnership with Washington had “expired“.