The Kurdish forces guarding Islamic State fighters at a jail in northern Syria say they are opposed to handing the facility to the new Islamist rulers in Damascus as they brace for attacks by the …
Turkey is determined to expand its influence in the new Syria
No country has as much to gain from a stable Syria as Turkey, and few have as much to lose if it implodes. Turkey is home to more than 3m Syrian refugees, and wants Syria to be safe enough for many to …
Which path lies the future for Syria?
Which direction do we want Syria to go? Host to a 10-sided gunfight? A return to a repressive regime? Proxies and promoters of mischief making? Or, a peaceful, neutral hub that respects its people …
Syria has issued public tenders for oil and its products, its oil minister says
Syria has issued public tenders for oil and its products, Ghiath Diab, the oil minister in the caretaker government appointed by Syria’s new rulers, told state news agency SANA on Monday.
Austin Tice’s mother hopeful new US, Syria administrations will help find him
The mother of American journalist Austin Tice said on Monday she was hopeful that the new administrations in the U.S. and Syria would help her find her missing son, who was taken captive during a …
Why Turkey is so influential in post-Assad Syria
Turkey has emerged as one of the most influential power brokers in Syria after rebels toppled Bashar al-Assad last month, ending his family’s brutal five-decade rule.
Negotiators zero in on potential deal to disarm Syria’s last battleground
Negotiators are zeroing in on a potential deal to resolve one of the most explosive questions looming over Syria’s future: the fate of Kurdish forces that the U.S. considers key allies against Islamic …
Negotiators zero in on potential deal to disarm Syria’s last battleground
Negotiators are zeroing in on a potential deal to resolve one of the most explosive questions looming over Syria’s future: the fate of Kurdish forces that the U.S. considers key allies against Islamic …
Factbox-Why Turkey is so influential in post-Assad Syria
Turkey has emerged as one of the most influential power brokers in Syria after rebels toppled Bashar al-Assad last month, ending his family’s brutal five-decade rule. NATO member Turkey is now in a …
Three questions to understand the Kurds’ situation in Syria
Although the new Syrian authorities have shown openness toward them, the Kurdish forces, which lead the autonomous entity in the country’s northeast, which Turkey has vowed to annihilate, have much to …