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Syria accuses Kurds of breaking truce in 'dangerous escalation,' tenuous peace deal threatened

The Syrian army said an attack took place as soldiers were securing a captured military base containing explosives, calling it a dangerous escalation.

|ByREUTERS
Soldiers of Syrian government forces stand by on a position 10 km away from the city of Hasakah in northeastern Syria on January 21, 2026.
Members of the Kurdish Internal Security Forces known as "Asayish", and residents rally during a demonstration against the attacks by the Syrian government forces and in support of Kurdish fighters in Qamishli, the main Kurdish city in the country's northeast on January 18, 2026.

Kurdish commander calls on US to 'intervene forcefully' in Syria clashes

The head of the YPG warned that only the US or its coalition partners can halt Syria’s advance into Kurdish-held territory, as government forces seize key towns and energy sites.

|ByREUTERS, JAMES GENN
People walk near shops in Douma, Syria June 19, 2023.

Syria prepares for economic revival as United States drops Caesar Act sanctions

More than a legal step, the repeal of the Caesar Act signals a political and economic shift that has put Syria back on the radar after years largely cut off from global markets.

|ByRIZIK ALABI/THE MEDIA LINE
A member loyal to the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) waves an ISIL flag in Raqqa June 29, 2014.

Syria announces arrest of Damascus' ISIS leader, Taha al Zoubi, in international coalition op.

Syria arrests ISIS leader Taha al Zoubi in Moadamiya after a joint security operation, seizing a suicide belt and military weapons during the raid.

|BySHOSHANA BAKER

In defense of Rojava

JANUARY 5, 2019ByANTHONY AVICE DU BUISSON
A difference of opinion: US President Donald Trump and Secretary of Defense James Mattis, who resigned over Trump’s decision to withdraw US troops from Syria

Ankara’s invasion of Syria creates occupying power, says Bundestag report

The German Bundestag research committee wrote that Turkey’s government did not respond to a request for information about “the security objectives of Turkey."

DECEMBER 29, 2018ByBENJAMIN WEINTHAL
A Turkish military tank arrives at an army base in the border town of Reyhanli near the Turkish-Syrian border in Hatay province, Turkey.