Syria: end the sanctions
The Syrian civil war is ten years old this week, and it’s time to stop it. At least half a million Syrians are dead, a...
Syrian war
Where do the Kurds fit into Syria’s war?
The future of Kurdish-led areas of northern and eastern Syria has been thrown into doubt by President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw US troops who...
UK foreign minister: Assad will be around for a while
British foreign minister Jeremy Hunt said on Thursday that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad will remain in place for “a while” thanks to support from Russia,...
Fifty thousand Syrians returned to Syria from Lebanon this year
Fifty thousand Syrians have returned home from Lebanon so far in 2018 and the number could reach 200,000 in a year’s time if it continues...
Kremlin dismisses Trump warning on Syria’s Idlib
The Kremlin dismissed US President Donald Trump’s warning to Syria not to launch an offensive in the rebel-held enclave of Idlib, saying on Tuesday that...
Israel warns Syrians away from frontier as Assad closes in
Dozens of Syrians approached the Israeli frontier on the Golan Heights on Tuesday in an apparent attempt to seek help or sanctuary from a Russian-backed...
Israel ‘not ruling out’ eventual ties with Syria’s Assad
Israel held out the prospect on Tuesday of eventual contacts with Syria under President Bashar al-Assad, in a nod to his regime-consolidating advances in a...
Syrian government seeks to recapture southwest
The Syrian government wants to recapture insurgent territory in the southwest through a settlement in which fighters accept state rule or leave, the foreign minister...
Syrian army ready for southern battle, pro-Assad commander says
The Syrian army has completed preparations for an imminent offensive against rebel-held areas in southwestern Syria, a non-Syrian commander in a military alliance that backs...
Trump’s Iran move reminds some of run-up to Iraq war
Fifteen years after invading Iraq over weapons of mass destruction and ties to al Qaeda that both proved non-existent, the United States is again steering...
