Syria
US to complete transfer of Islamic State detainees from Syria to Iraq in coming days, official says
The US military is transferring up to 7,000 ISIS detainees from Syrian prisons to Iraq, focusing on high-risk fighters amid growing security concerns following recent prison escapes.
Iraq says it will begin legal proceedings against ISIS prisoners transferred from Syria
Beyond the Headlines: Stronger than we think
Syria accuses Kurds of breaking truce in 'dangerous escalation,' tenuous peace deal threatened
Syria's Kurdish outreach masks plans for new offensive against SDF in Aleppo - analysis
Syria’s President Ahmad al-Sharaa “affirmed that the injustices witnessed in Syria during the decades of the deposed regime’s rule affected all segments of the Syrian population without exception.”
After Kurdish forces were expelled from Aleppo, Kurds fear new Syrian offensive - analysis
There are also concerns about how detainees are being treated by the Syrian authorities and about the desecration of the bodies of the fallen.
Aleppo’s forgotten victims: How the West abandoned the Kurds in their time of need - opinion
If humanity is truly to be a shared value, then pain must also be shared. Why do the same eyes that shed tears for Gaza not weep for Aleppo?
How Turkey’s dangerous course in the Middle East fuels massacres - opinion
Ankara has created, sustained, and directed a well-established network of Islamist proxies.
Thousands protest in northeast Syria over expulsion of Kurdish fighters from Aleppo
Five days of fighting last week left at least 23 people dead, according to Syria's health ministry, and saw more than 150,000 flee the two Kurdish-run pockets of the city.
Sharaa regime credited with disrupting Assad-era Captagon empire in major drug bust
The Syrian Interior Ministry claimed to have thwarted an attempt to smuggle nearly 650,000 Captagon pills and other drugs from Lebanon, though no arrests were announced.
Israel stands with Kurds as Aleppo burns and the world stays silent - opinion
While Aleppo’s Kurds endure siege, shelling, and mass displacement, Israel’s Gideon Sa’ar emerges as one of the few leaders openly condemning the atrocities.
After failed truces in Syria, will the newest ceasefire in Aleppo last? - analysis
Amid ongoing clashes with the SDF, Syrian government forces announced a suspension of military operations in Aleppo's Sheikh Maqsood, though tensions remain high.
Iranian unrest could make it harder for regime to fire missiles at Israel, ex-Navy chief says
“It is possible that the current regime falls and is replaced by one led by the Revolutionary Guards,” he said.
Aleppo’s Kurdish neighborhoods fall, and Syria’s minority question resurfaces - analysis
Clashes grew in the first days of January 2026, and now Syrian security forces have taken over most of the Kurdish neighborhoods, causing many Kurds to flee and also leading to abuses against Kurds.
