Authorities sent troops to eastern Syria on Monday, a day after a car bomb killed five people, residents said, in an area of ...

Manbij changed hands numerous times during Syria's 13-year civil war, most recently in December when Turkish-backed groups captured it from the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces, which is led by ...

Three police officers were killed and two other people wounded when a car bomb exploded near a police station in eastern ...

The Syrian army on Monday said it recaptured two military positions from the PKK/YPG terrorists who briefly took control ...

Security forces from the new Islamist government in Damascus deployed Saturday around a strategic dam in northern Syria, ...

What began as protests against President Assad’s regime in 2011 quickly escalated into a full-scale war between the Syrian government—backed by Russia and Iran—and anti-government rebel ...

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Washington, SANA-The World Bank announced that it has settled Syria’s $15.5 million debt, making it eligible for new programs and millions of dollars in reconstruction grants. Reuters quoted the ...

The Turkish defense ministry announced on Thursday that its cross-border operations against the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) continue. The statement comes just days after the Kurdish group declared ...

A group of U.S. Soldiers observe Turkish military forces on the other side of the demarcation line outside Manbij, Syria, August 11, 2018. (credit: PICRYL) US forces are also at al-Tanf in ...

Trump Says He Will Ease Sanctions on Syria and Move to Restore Relations With New Leader RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he will ease sanctions on Syria and ...