Erdogan tries to leverage Turkey’s NATO muscle as US retreats
The Turkish president has expanded the country’s military and diplomatic footprint from Africa to the Middle East in a way ...
Syria flashes signs of peril and promise in a week of violence and diplomacy
After Syria’s longtime autocratic ruler was toppled late last year, the man who led rebel groups to victory immediately faced ...
US nudged Kurds towards Damascus deal as troop presence comes into focus
The United States encouraged its Syrian Kurdish allies to reach Monday's landmark deal with the Islamist-led government in ...
US steered Syrian Kurds towards Damascus deal, sources say
DAMASCUS (Reuters) -The United States encouraged its Syrian Kurdish allies to reach Monday's landmark deal with the ...
Al-Monitor13h
Turkey’s defense chief deepens military ties, Syria cooperation in Riyadh
Al-Monitor is an award-winning media outlet covering the Middle East, valued for its independence, diversity and analysis. It ...
Council on Foreign Relations13h
Syria’s Surge in Violence Does Not Signal a New Civil War—for Now
A spate of attacks involving loyalists to former ruler President Bashar al-Assad has spurred concerns of a return to ...
Kurdish Fighters Called a Truce, but Turkey Kept Up Lethal Strikes
Turkey is still bombing armed Kurdish insurgents in Iraq and Syria, even after their leader urged them to lay down their arms ...
US Military's Syria Mission 'Unchanged' as Allies Join Islamist Government
"The American role was a positive role and in the interest of Syria and the Syrians," an SDF political wing adviser told ...
Middle East Institute1d
Reimagining Syria: A Roadmap for Peace and Prosperity Beyond Assad
The work of the Syria Strategy Project and the considerable policy recommendations found in this report present a realistic ...
Middle East latest: Israel kills 8 Palestinians in Gaza as Hamas says ceasefire talks resume
Israeli fire has killed eight Palestinians in the Gaza Strip and three more in the occupied West Bank over the past 24 hours, ...
FDD's Long War Journal1d
Analysis: Why did Syria’s Kurds sign a deal with the new regime?
Syrian Democratic Forces Commander-in-Chief Mazloum Abdi (left) and Syrian interim President Ahmed al Sharaa shake hands after signing an integration ...