Kurds in the new Syria want to preserve the cultural rights they gained in years of war
Kurds in Syria were marginalized during five decades of Assad family rule, with many denied citizenship and wrongly described ...
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‘If We Get Benefits for Syria Out of This’ - Damascus Weighs Keeping Russian Bases
Following the collapse of Syria’s Assad regime in December, Russia has started withdrawing military equipment and weapons ...
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Syrian defector known as ‘Caesar’ reveals identity
A Syrian military defector whose photographs made clear the extent to which torture and killing were taking place inside the prisons of the former Assad regime has revealed his identity. The man ...
Is the US planning to withdraw troops from Syria?
The big question is what comes next in Syria and how the government of Shara’a is able to navigate the differing agendas in ...
Syria could allow Russia to keep its bases, new defense minister says
In an interview, Murhaf Abu Qasra, a onetime leader in Syria’s insurgency, discussed moves by authorities in Damascus to ...
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In Syria, the fighting is over, but a resource-rich province is left in limbo
That has irked Turkey, which supported the rebels now controlling Syria. Turkey considers the SDF to be an offshoot of the ...
Despite Waivers, U.S. Funding Freeze Sows Doubt About Camp Holding ISIS Members
Upholding security at the camp in Syria is seen as critical to prevent a resurgence of the Islamic State, but contractors don ...
Al Jazeera on MSN3d
American ally SDF: Not yet notified of US plan for Syria withdrawal
Questions grow over future of 2,000 SDF fighters in Syria after Bashar al-Assad toppling, President Trump taking office.
Defense Department drafting plans to withdraw all U.S. troops from Syria after recent Trump comments
Trump and officials close to him expressed interest in pulling all U.S. troops out of Syria, prompting the Pentagon to draw ...
Syria Direct4d
US funding freeze upends global aid, brings Syrian civil society to a standstill
President Donald Trump threw the global aid architecture into chaos, issuing an executive order freezing foreign aid for 90 ...
Islamic State members held for years in a Syria prison say they know nothing of the world
A prison in Syria holds about 4,500 members of the Islamic State group who have been there for years without trial.
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Gabbard Highlights CIA’s Troubled Syrian Regime Change Operation at Confirmation Hearing
Tulsi Gabbard, President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the U.S. intelligence community, focused critical attention on the ...