For weeks, Iranian officials have downplayed the fall of their ally in Syria. But an important general has offered a remarkably candid view of the blow to Iran, and its military’s prospects.
A S REBELS STORMED across Syria late last year, eventually toppling the country’s dictator, Bashar al-Assad, some were accompanied by fighters from a foreign militant organisation—one with ambitions that extend far beyond Damascus.
The U.S. will keep HTS on the list of terrorist organizations for the remainder of President Biden’s tenure, leaving the decision to Donald Trump, officials say.
The prisons are open, the secret files are unlocked. Now Syrians are trying to figure out how to hold war criminals accountable.
A U.S. sanctions exemption for transactions with governing institutions in Syria is welcome, but "much more significant work ... will inevitably be necessary," the U.N. special envoy on Syria, Geir Pedersen,
Syria will take its time to organise a landmark national dialogue conference to ensure that the preparations include all segments of Syrian society, Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shibani said on Tuesday,
Defense Ministry sources on Thursday highlighted that the terrorist group PKK/YPG took civilians to a strategic location in Syria as a human shield in
The decision by the outgoing Biden administration will send a signal of goodwill to Syria's new Islamist rulers.
Many former members of the group, also known as ISIS, have had their British citizenship revoked including Shamima Begum
The authorization comes after rebels toppled the Syrian government last month and is intended to allow humanitarian groups to operate more freely without running afoul of U.S. sanctions.
The U.S. on Monday eased some restrictions on Syria’s transitional government after Islamist insurgents ousted Syrian leader Bashar Assad. U.S.