Israel must set conditions for an eventual withdrawal from its buffer zone in Syria, and if it stays longer than six months, ...

SDC maps path to decentralized future as Assad's fall creates delicate balance between Turkish threats and Islamist forces ...

Civilian hostage Arbel Yehoud among six to be released this week • Israel will allow returns of Gazans to north ...

The capture by Kurdish forces of the township of Manbij from ISIS on August 12, 2016, produced a swath of territory largely controlled by the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), an alliance of Arab and ...

AMMAN, JORDAN - Jordan, which faces new regional challenges in dealing with Syria’s transitional Islamist regime, is pursuing ...

Paramilitary forces in the Middle East are some of the largest in the world. They work in a region where traditional military ...

WASHINGTON DC - It is early to evaluate the work of the new government in Damascus, led by the Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), ...

Civil organizing persisted during Syria's civil war but also shifted to "translocal organizations" operating in rebel-held ...

A version of this story appeared in the daily Threat Status newsletter from The Washington Times. Click here to receive Threat Status delivered directly to your inbox each weekday. Behind the ISIS ...

While the Saudi aspectif it existsof the ceasefire deal may eventually be revealed, it is clear that the US and major powers ...