Syrian ethnic tensions erupt in deadly clashes, questioning Europe's sanctions lift
Recent violence in Syria has sparked fears of further instability as leaders call for lifting sanctions to ease economic woes ...
Turkish top officials make sudden trip to Damascus after Syria’s deal with Kurdish-led group
Turkey’s top diplomat, defense minister and intelligence chief paid a sudden visit to Damascus on Thursday, days after ...
Middle East Eye3d
Landmark SDF deal hailed as positive step for Syria and Kurds
The US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), which controls much of the oil-rich northeast, signed a deal with the ...
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President Erdoğan warns against sectarian internal strife in Syria
Erdoğan on Wednesday urged caution against 'strife' in Syria and slammed the opposition for fueling the fire by portraying ...
Syrians describe the violence targeting Alawite minority: 'Tomorrow, there won't be a man left alive in my village'
Interim president Ahmed al-Sharaa appealed for civil peace on Sunday, following the deaths of hundreds in deadly clashes. Le ...
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Syrian government signs breakthrough agreement to reintegrate US-aligned Kurdish forces
Since the fall of former President Bashar al-Assad on Dec. 8, Kurdish forces have been locked in combat with Turkish-backed Free Syrian Army forces. With waning U.S. support, the Kurds felt they ...
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Syria’s Druze seek a place in a changing nation, navigating pressures from the government and Israel
Syria’s Druze minority has a long history of cutting their own path to survive among the country’s powerhouses. They are now ...
Why Syria Violence Has Been Snowballing For Some Time, Clashes Between Govt And Assad’s Loyalists Explained
The coastal region of Syria, where the violence has taken place, is the heartland of the Alawite minority, and a stronghold ...
Middle East latest: Israel kills 8 Palestinians in Gaza as Hamas says ceasefire talks resume
Israeli fire has killed eight Palestinians in the Gaza Strip and three more in the occupied West Bank over the past 24 hours, ...
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Syria: Russia and Turkey secure a ceasefire
The definition of such groups has been a sticking point in previous negotiations, with the Free Syrian Army refusing to distance itself from al-Qaida’s genocidal Syrian affiliate the Nusra Front (now ...