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. The visit Thursday comes days ...
Syrian Kurds celebrate deal with Damascus as coastal residents remain wary after violence
In northeast Syria, revelers took to the streets after the announcement of a breakthrough deal between the central government ...
Long War Journal6d
After SDF-Damascus deal, a spotlight on US forces in Syria
The deal outlines a plan to integrate the SDF and other civil and military institutions in northeastern Syria into the new Damascus administration over the next nine months. The effort will include ...
The Straits Times5d
Damascus faces demands for accountability after civilian killings
DAMASCUS – Syria’s Islamist-led government on March 10 said it had completed a military operation against a nascent insurgency by loyalists of ousted president Bashar al-Assad, as it faced ...
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Syria’s interim president signs deal with Kurdish-led SDF to merge forces
CAIRO, (Reuters) – The Kurdish-led and U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces, which controls much of Syria’s oil-rich northeast, signed a deal with the Damascus government yesterday to join ...
Foreign Affairs1d
In Syria, Moving Forward Means Looking Back
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Syrian Kurds celebrate deal with Damascus as coastal residents remain wary after violence
In northeast Syria, revelers took to the streets after the announcement of a breakthrough deal between the central government in Damascus and local Kurdish-led authorities QAMISHLI, Syria -- In ...
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Syrian leader signs constitution that puts the country under an Islamist group’s rule for 5 years
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Syria’s interim president on Thursday signed a temporary constitution that leaves the country under Islamist rule for five years during a transitional phase. The nation’s ...
Morning Star6d
Syria: Damascus water crisis a ‘war crime’
THE UN has warned that the water crisis facing 5.5 million people in Syria’s Damascus may constitute a war crime. Residents have been deprived of water since December when a reserve in the rebel-held ...
The Straits Times5d
Syria’s interim president signs deal with Kurdish-led SDF to merge forces
CAIRO – The Kurdish-led and US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), which controls much of Syria’s oil-rich north-east, signed a deal with the Damascus government on March 10 to join Syria ...
Euronews6d
Syria ends military operation against al-Assad loyalists after days of fighting
Syria's new government in Damascus has found it challenging to exert authority across the country and reach political agreements with other communities, such as the northeastern Kurds and the ...
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Syria's government signs a breakthrough deal with Kurdish-led authorities in the northeast
Damascus, Syria – Syria's interim government signed a deal Monday with the Kurdish-led authority that controls the country’s northeast, including a ceasefire and the merging of the main U.S ...