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This raised doubts that the new leadership’s intent was not only to suppress armed dissent but also to punish the civilian ...

Syria’s interim president Ahmed al-Sharaa has formed a national security council, the Syrian presidency says.

The deal aims to stitch back together a country fractured by 14 years of war, paving the way for Kurdish-led forces which hold a quarter of Syria to merge with Damascus, along with regional Kurdish go ...

U.S. officials encouraged the SDF to resolve its status within Syria’s new political structure, following months of ...