In Damascus meeting, US drops reward for arrest of Syria’s new leader
A senior US diplomat told Syria’s new leader Ahmed Al-Sharaa on Friday that Washington was scrapping a reward for his arrest, and welcomed “positive messages”...
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American strike kills Daesh leader in Syria
American forces killed a Daesh leader and another of the group’s members in a strike in Syria, the US military said on Friday. Washington has...
‘Danger of IS resurgence has doubled’ – Syria’s Kurds warn of group’s comeback
As the new Syria struggles to take shape, old threats are re-emerging. The chaos since the overthrow of Bashar al-Assad is "paving the way" for...
US acknowledges Türkiye’s concerns over PKK threat in Syria
The United States understands Türkiye's "legitimate concerns" about the threat posed by the PKK terrorist group in northeastern Syria, the State Department said Tuesday. "We...
Syrian rebel leader says rebel factions will be dissolved
The leader of Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), the Islamist rebel group that spearheaded the ouster of the Bashar al-Assad regime, said Tuesday that Syria’s rebel...
Assad regime’s fall ‘tremendously resets the table of security in the Middle East,’ former top Pentagon official says
Dana Stroul, a former top Pentagon official in the Biden administration, framed the fall of the Assad regime in Syria as a potentially seismic development...
Assad defends escape from Syria, blames ‘terrorist onslaught’ in first statement
Former Syrian president Bashar al-Assad defended his decision to flee to Moscow amid a rapid rebel advance a little over a week ago, claiming he...