Seen as the world’s largest stateless people, the Kurds are an ethnic group of between 25 and 35 million mostly spread across modern-day Iraq, Iran, Syria and Turkey. In Iraq, the Kurds are a sizeable …
Protesters march in Syria against al-Qaida-linked group as a prominent militant is released
A powerful al-Qaida-linked group that dominates much of rebel-held northwest Syria has released one of its founders after he spent months in jail on suspicion of having links with forces outside the …
U.S. Troops in Syria Are Critical For Multiple Missions: Keep Them On
The Middle East has long been defined by complex conflicts, yet pride of place is likely Syria since the outbreak of the civil war in 2011. U.S. forces, …
Syria: Legal Analysis, Business Structures & Forms
there are several forms in which entities may be registered in Syria and through which business may be conducted. These are: (1) capital company (either a shareholding or a limited liability …
Syria: Syria March 2024
The unrest in Iran and growing financial problems have reduced Iranian efforts in Syria. The Assads quietly patched things up with the Arab League, with help from Russia and, unexpectedly, Israel. At …
Luck Has Prevented More US Casualties from Drone Attacks in Iraq and Syria, Top Mideast General Says
Kurilla’s comment is the latest indication that American service members in the Middle East have faced more danger than most U.S. officials have publicly acknowledged amid efforts to cool the …
Kurdish groups gripped by fear as they brace for a US pullout from northeast Syria
“Specifically they are degrading the Kurdish-led administration’s ability to extract and refine oil, in a huge blow to their financial resources.” Northeast Syria is home to 95 percent of Syria’s oil …
Kurdish groups gripped by fear as they brace for a US pullout from northeast Syria
“Specifically they are degrading the Kurdish-led administration’s ability to extract and refine oil, in a huge blow to their financial resources.” Northeast Syria is home to 95 percent of Syria’s oil …
Russian aircraft strike fighters’ bases in Syria, military official says
Russian aircraft struck two bases operated by fighters in Syria’s Idlib province, a Russian official was quoted by news agencies as saying on Thursday, claiming to have killed 20 anti-government …
Iran temporarily ‘deterred’ in Iraq and Syria but not elsewhere, Centcom head says
Gaza Iran has been temporarily deterred from conducting attacks against American forces in Iraq and Syria but its support for Hamas and Hezbollah continues unabated, the head of US Central Command …