Peace and stability in the Middle East benefit the United States and our regional allies like Israel. The key to this is re-engagement with the Kurds in Syria. U.S. engagement with Kurds in Syria is …
Syria’s war: Activists call for release of political prisoners
Rights groups are calling for political prisoners in Syria to be released, as the number of COVID-19 cases rises. UN officials say the potential spread of the virus in prisons is extremely high. A …
Refugee tents to be replaced with homes in Syria
Posted . Tents are being replaced by new houses in Syria’s war torn Idlib, in a bid to give refugees new homes with b …
‘Vile regime’: Trump attempts to pry Assad from power in Syria with sanctions
Syrian President Bashar Assad has been inching toward claiming victory in a brutal nine-year civil war, with the main rebel and jihadi forces holed up in a single province along the Turkish border.
Turkey Bombs Iraq, Syria, Targeting Kurdish Group It Says Trains Antifa
Turkey has persisted in its military campaigns in Iraq and Syria, targeting a Kurdish militia it has accused of training members of the left-wing, international antifa movement involved in protests …
Exclusive: John Bolton Tells How Iran Hawks Set Up Trump’s Syrian Kurdish Disaster
Former National Security Advisor John Bolton thought Turkey was a “potential lifeline.” Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s diplomats had “no love lost for the Kurds.” This is the scene Bolton sets in …
US Caesar Act could bleed Lebanon for years to come
Analysts say sanctions against Assad regime will worsen Lebanon’s economic crisis by fuelling illicit trade with Syria.
Syrian Kurdish region increases salaries amid currency crash
Syria’s Kurdish-led authority controlled by U.S.-backed fighters in the country’s north says it’s more than doubling the salaries of its employees to make up for the loss of the value of the Syrian po …
Experience: I built the first skatepark in Syria
When we built the bowl, I put the kids on a board one by one – they were amazed by the feeling of rolling along …
U.S. says new sanctions won’t hurt Syrian people. Syrians disagree, and they’re already hurting.
The U.N. estimates at least 80% of Syrians are already living in poverty, and many fear the new sanctions from Washington will make life even harder.