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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 after Syria’s interim government reached a deal to integrate a U.S backed Kurdish-led armed group,
US steered Syrian Kurds towards Damascus deal, sources say
By Timour Azhari, Phil Stewart, Jonathan Spicer and Suleiman Al-Khalidi DAMASCUS (Reuters) -The United States encouraged its Syrian Kurdish allies to reach Monday's landmark deal with the Islamist-led government in Damascus,
Historic deal between Damascus and Kurdish-led SDF could transform Syria
Abdi, by contrast, came to leadership via associations with the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK), an organization that Turkey and many Western countries consider a terrorist group.Therefore, depending on how one views these organizations,
Top Turkish Officials Visit Damascus, Turkey's Foreign Ministry Says
Turkey's foreign minister, defence minister and the head of the MIT intelligence agency are in Damascus on a working visit, the Turkish Foreign Ministry said on Thursday, without providing details. The visit follows the outbreak of sectarian violence in Syria this week,
Turkish foreign minister and spy chief meet Al Shara in Syria
Turkey’s top diplomat and its spy chief made a flying visit to Damascus on Thursday night as Ankara seeks to cement its position as a key ally of the new Syrian authorities. Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan,
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Flowers and new faces: Damascus marks revolution anniversary for the first time
Flowers fell from a Syrian army helicopter on Saturday, strewn over Damascus alongside scraps of paper with messages of ...
Kurdish-led Syrian group rejects Islamist authorities' new constitution framework
The Kurdish-led group which governs northeast Syria on Friday rejected a constitutional declaration issued by the new ...
Syria Has a New Temporary Constitution. Here Are the Highlights.
Shara, guarantees individual freedoms but gives Mr. al-Shara abundant power and keeps Islamic law as its legal foundation.
Israel faces new Syria challenge as it adjusts to new strategy amid regional power struggle for influence
Israel is rethinking its Syria strategy following the country's Islamist takeover in December, rising attacks on minorities ...
Head of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria Has Been Killed, Iraqi Prime Minister Says
On his Truth Social platform Friday night, U.S. President Donald Trump said: “Today the fugitive leader of ISIS in Iraq was ...
Syria's sects: delicate mix for its new Islamist leaders
Sharaa, whose fighters led the offensive that toppled the Assad family dynasty in December, has said he will build an ...
While Calm Reigns in Damascus, Battles in Syria’s Northeast Rage On
The conflict poses a challenge for the new interim president as he tries to unify Syria and extend his authority over the ...
AP PHOTOS: Ramadan in Syria
Vendors display traditional pickles and sweets as residents shop for breakfast, known as Iftar, on the first day of Ramadan, ...
Syria's Four Wars Explained 14 Years On
Fourteen years after Syria's civil war began, the nation's new Islamist government faces sectarian conflict on four fronts.
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Slaughterhouse Syria
The terrorists set loose on Syria more than a decade ago slaughtered Alawis, they are systematically slaughtering thousands ...