Syria

Syria remains unstable despite a new ceasefire between the transitional government and the Kurdish-led SDF in January 2026. Government forces have advanced into former Kurdish-held areas, while integration talks continue. Clashes persist in parts of Aleppo and the northeast, and humanitarian needs remain severe for millions of displaced people.

Aleppo shelling exposes fragility of Syria's Kurdish integration deadline

Civilian casualties and conflicting claims underscore widening gap between Damascus and SDF as Turkey-backed talks falter

By Layla Hassan

/ 22 Dec 2025

Aleppo shelling exposes fragility of Syria's Kurdish integration deadline

U.S. launches mass strikes in Syria after deadly Palmyra ambush

Retaliation hits 70 ISIS targets, but the attack that triggered it exposed a deeper vulnerability in America's newest partner

By Layla Hassan

/ 20 Dec 2025

U.S. launches mass strikes in Syria after deadly Palmyra ambush

Putin signals negotiations on Moscow's terms as war aims stay firm

Annual press conference blends diplomatic rhetoric with maximalist demands, nuclear warnings, and claims of battlefield initiative across Ukraine and global crisis zones

By Elena Kowalski

/ 19 Dec 2025

Putin signals negotiations on Moscow's terms as war aims stay firm

Turkey warns patience running thin as Syria's Kurdish integration talks miss year-end target

Damascus, SDF and Washington scramble to bridge command-and-control divide before Ankara's tolerance expires

By Layla Hassan

/ 18 Dec 2025

Turkey warns patience running thin as Syria's Kurdish integration talks miss year-end target

Israeli campaign in Syria shifts from airstrikes to ground enforcement

Southern incursions and detentions replace capital-area bombardment in latest phase of shadow conflict

By Layla Hassan

/ 16 Dec 2025

Israeli campaign in Syria shifts from airstrikes to ground enforcement

Palmyra ambush kills two U.S. soldiers and American interpreter, testing new U.S.–Syria partnership

CENTCOM cites a lone ISIS gunman; Syrian monitor says the attacker served in state security. The incident highlights insider-threat risks as Damascus and Washington deepen counter-ISIS cooperation.

By Layla Hassan

/ 14 Dec 2025

Palmyra ambush kills two U.S. soldiers and American interpreter, testing new U.S.–Syria partnership

Turkey reinforces northern Syria footprint as integration talks stall

New convoys toward SDF frontlines signal leverage play, not imminent offensive, as Ankara shapes post-Assad transition

By Layla Hassan

/ 11 Dec 2025

Turkey reinforces northern Syria footprint as integration talks stall

A year without Assad: Syria's fragile opening between liberation and fracture

One year after the regime fell, Damascus celebrates freedom while navigating executive overreach, sectarian violence, and the unfinished business of pluralism

By Layla Hassan

/ 8 Dec 2025

A year without Assad: Syria's fragile opening between liberation and fracture

Exiled Assad-era rivals compete from Moscow to mobilize Syria's coast

New government deploys insider to blunt underground network and millions in recruitment spending

By Layla Hassan

/ 5 Dec 2025

Exiled Assad-era rivals compete from Moscow to mobilize Syria's coast

Security Council makes first Syria visit in UN history

Delegation's historic mission one year after Assad's ouster puts UN credibility and Syria's fragile transition under the spotlight

By Layla Hassan

/ 5 Dec 2025

Security Council makes first Syria visit in UN history

Aid retrenchment threatens 22.6 million additional deaths by 2030

New research warns first synchronized donor contraction in three decades will reverse gains in African LDCs

By Amara Okonkwo

/ 17 Nov 2025

Aid retrenchment threatens 22.6 million additional deaths by 2030

Sweida ceasefire collapses as Druze-government clashes expose Syria's fragile order

The resumption of fighting in southern Syria reveals how sectarian fragmentation undermines any hope of stable governance

By Layla Hassan

/ 14 Nov 2025

Sweida ceasefire collapses as Druze-government clashes expose Syria's fragile order