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Syrian Kurdish forces reach agreement with Damascus to merge with national army, commander says

The Syrian government and the main Kurdish-led force in the country's northeast have agreed in principle to merge the U.S.-backed force into the national army

The Independent UK

A look at some world leaders who have fled uprisings

Many international leaders have been forced to flee their countries or have gone into hiding during uprisings to avoid incarceration or retaliation

The Independent UK

Syria's foreign minister visits Lebanon as both nations seek to rebuild ties after Assad's ouster

Syria’s foreign minister has arrived in Lebanon’s capital in what observers say could mark a breakthrough in relations between the two neighbors

The Independent UK

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For war-weary Syria, potential benefits of security pact with Israel comes with big risks

On Sept. 21, 2025, a senior U.S official boasted that an Israeli-Syrian security agreement to resolve months of conflict was “99% complete” and would be announced within two weeks.

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UN strives to work with new Syrian government to determine the fate of the missing

The head of a U.N. body established to determine what happened to potentially hundreds of thousands of people missing in Syria says it's essential to find a way to work together with a new Syrian commission

The Independent UK

Druze seek Sweida autonomy and turn toward Israel, adding new twist to Syria's tensions

When Syrian government forces entered the minority Druze enclave of Sweida this summer, it backfired

The Independent UK

25 bodies recovered from a mass grave near Damascus, site believed to hold at least 175

Officials say the victims were killed by Assad's forces in an ambush while fleeing eastern Ghouta during the recent civil war.

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At a mass grave on the outskirts of Damascus, some families learn the fate of missing loved ones

Search teams have found at least 25 bodies in a mass grave near Damascus, believed to contain around 175 bodies

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Israel’s attack in Doha underscores a stark reality for Gulf states looking for stability and growth: They remain hostage to events

The oil-rich states of Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates have a lot going for them: wealth, domestic stability and growing global influence. In recent months, these Gulf kingdoms also appear closer to something they have long sought: reliable U.S. support that has become stronger and more uncritical…

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Worst drought in decades threatens Syria's fragile recovery from years of civil war

Experts say rainfall has been declining for decades in Syria, where a fledgling government is trying to stitch the country back together following 14 years of civil war.

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The worst drought in decades is threatening Syria's fragile recovery from years of civil war

The eastern Mediterranean and Middle East are in the grips of one of their worst droughts in decades, which is drying rivers and lakes, shriveling crops and even leading to water cutoffs in major cities

The Independent UK

UN watchdog finds uranium traces at suspected Syrian former nuclear site

The United Nations' nuclear watchdog reports finding traces of uranium at a site in Syria

The Independent UK

850,000 Syrian refugees have returned home since Assad's fall, UN says

An official with the U.N. reguee agency UNHCR says that since the fall of Bashar Assad’s government in December, some 850,000 Syrian refugees have returned home from neighboring countries

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Alawite families flee Damascus suburb after violence and eviction threats

Many of Syria's Alawite minority are leaving a Damascus suburb after a pro-government armed faction raided the area

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What to know about Iran's Revolutionary Guard

Iran's Revolutionary Guard is a powerful force that answers only to the country's supreme leader

The Independent UK

UN envoy warns of renewed violence in Syria a month into a fragile ceasefire

The top U.N. envoy for Syria is warning that its transition remains “on a knife-edge” and violence could resume at any moment in the southern city of Sweida, which saw deadly clashes last month

The Independent UK

Mistrust and fear: The complex story behind strained Syria-Lebanon relations

Relations between Beirut and Damascus remain tense — as they have been for decades past, a time during which Syria failed to treat its smaller neighbor as a sovereign nation

The Independent UK

U.N.: Syrian factions committed 'widespread and systematic' attacks on civilians in coastal violence

A U.N.-backed commission has found widespread and systematic violence against civilians in Syria's coastal region

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For Syrian Druze, latest violence is one more chapter in a centuries-long struggle over autonomy

Fighting has flared on and off in southern Syria for nearly a month, despite a fragile ceasefire. Violence in July 2025 left more than 1,600 people dead, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, including at least 166 civilians. The group, which is based in the United Kingdom, also…

The Independent UK

Turkey reaffirms support for Syria's stability and reconstruction

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan has reaffirmed Ankara's support for Syria's stability and reconstruction

The Independent UK

First group of Syrian refugees returns home from Lebanon under new UN plan

The first group of Syrian refugees has returned home from Lebanon under a new plan developed by the United Nations and the Lebanese government

The Independent UK

In Syria’s Sweida, the stench of death still lingers days after sectarian bloodshed

In the aftermath of intense sectarian fighting, the eerily silent streets of Syria's southern province of Sweida are filled with the stench of decaying bodies left uncollected for days amid scenes of charred buildings and burned-out cars

The Independent UK

French court to decide if Assad can be stripped of immunity and tried for Syrian chemical attacks

France's highest court is ruling on whether it can strip Bashar al-Assad, the former Syrian leader now in exile in Russia, of his immunity as a head of state

The Independent UK

Explosion in northern Syria kills at least 6 people and injures dozens

An explosion in northern Syria's Idlib province has killed at least six people and injured dozens more

The Conversation

Understanding the violence against Alawites and Druze in Syria after Assad

In July 2025, clashes between the Druze religious minority and Sunni Arabs backed by government-affiliated forces led to hundreds of deaths in Sweida province in southern Syria. Israel later launched dozens of airstrikes in support of the Druze.

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