PEN International says systematic persecution of minorities, rising hate speech, and attacks by government forces and affiliated militias have created a suffocating environment for writers, with ...

And Trump seemed to be under the impression that — thanks to his special relationship with Russian President Vladimir Putin — he secured a week-long pause in Russian attacks, while Ukrainians — ...

The Syrian army’s rapid-fire conquest of important areas and towns previously controlled by the U.S.-allied Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), culminated on Sunday in a fragile ceasefire agreement with a ...

U.S.-allied forces guarding prisons holding thousands of Islamic State group militants in northeastern Syria said Monday that they had lost control of one of the facilities after fighting broke out ...

New integration deal appears to be blow for Syria's Kurds Syrian forces seize oil-rich regions, key dams SDF head confirmed the group agreed to withdraw from two Arab-majority provinces Kurdish leader ...

A year after the dictator fell, Syrians are returning to a country with no clear plan for rebuilding. A year after the dictator fell, Syrians are returning to a country with no clear plan for ...

Syrian army military vehicles travel inside the city of Tabqa, after the withdrawal of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), in Tabqa, Syria, January 18, 2026. REUTERS/Karam al-Masri Jan 18 (Reuters) - ...

In the space of two days, the Syrian military, aided by tribal militia, has driven Kurdish forces from wide swaths of northern Syria that they have held for more than a decade. Among the towns and ...

Syrian government forces entered two northern towns Saturday morning after the command of Kurdish-led fighters said it would evacuate the area in an apparent move to avoid conflict. Two soldiers were ...

Tensions between Syria’s transitional government and the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) escalated this week after Turkey warned that Damascus could resort to military force against the ...

American and Jordanian forces carried out airstrikes on more than three dozen Islamic State targets in Syria today, in the second wave of bombardments retaliating for the killing of American soldiers ...

Fighting in Aleppo intensifies on third day 140,000 people flee battered city Syrian army orders evacuations ahead of strikes Rift between Syrian government and Kurds deepening ALEPPO, Syria, Jan 8 ...