Turkiye has hit back at claims by the United States that it agreed to a ceasefire with Kurdish fighters in northern Syria, and has vowed to continue working to clear…
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USA: American officials on first diplomatic trip to Syria since al-Assad’s removal
The first US diplomats to visit Syria since President Bashar al-Assad was removed earlier this month have held talks with the country’s new leaders, including the Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) group that is designated…
Syria: Interim gov’t pledges justice, jobs and security in ‘new era’
Syria’s new rulers have pledged to create special tribunals for those who have “committed crimes against Syrians” under deposed President Bashar al-Assad’s regime, according to the interim government’s spokesman. In…
Syria: US diplomats in Damascus to meet new authorities
US diplomats are in the Syrian capital Damascus where they plan to meet representatives from Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), the group now in charge but which Washington still designates as…
Syria: Damascus not a threat to world- rebel leader Ahmed al-Sharaa
The de facto leader of Syria, Ahmed al-Sharaa, has said the country is exhausted by war and is not a threat to its neighbours or to the West. In an…
Syria: UN envoy warns war ‘has not ended yet’ as US says truce extended
The United Nations special envoy for Syria has warned that the war “has not ended yet” despite the removal of President Bashar al-Assad by opposition fighters, highlighting clashes between Turkish-backed…
Syria: Several countries slam Israeli plans to expand settlements in Syria’s Golan
Several countries have condemned Israel’s plan to expand settlements in Syria’s occupied Golan Heights after the ouster of former President Bashar al-Assad by opposition fighters. Multiple Middle Eastern nations and…
Syria: Assad says he didn’t intend to leave Damascus
Syria’s former President Bashar al-Assad says he never intended to flee to Russia – in what is purported to be his first statement since the fall of Damascus eight days…
Israel: Netanyahu plans to expand Golan settlements after fall of Assad
Israel’s government has approved a plan to encourage the expansion of settlements in the occupied Golan Heights. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the move was necessary because a “new front”…
UK: Authorities in ‘diplomatic contact’ with Syrian rebels- Lammy
UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy has said the British government has had “diplomatic contact” with the Syrian rebel group that toppled the Assad regime. Lammy said Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS)…