Syria swears in new transitional government months after Assad’s removal
Syria’s new transitional government was sworn in Saturday nearly four months after the Assad family was removed from power ...
Syrians Wake Up to a New Government
The list of ministers appears to be a compromise between calls for a diverse cabinet to unite the divided country while ...
Syria’s Leader Announces New Government After Ousting Dictator
The choice of cabinet officials was seen as a litmus test for whether the rebels who ousted Bashar al-Assad would deliver on ...
Nostalgia, relief and loss as some Syrians mark their first Ramadan back home in years
As they spend their first Ramadan in years in their homeland, many Syrians who’ve recently trickled back in from abroad have ...
The Waterloo Region Record14d
Ordnance from Syria’s 13-year conflict explodes in port city, killing at least 16 people
Ordnance from Syria's 13-year conflict exploded in the coastal city of Lattakia, collapsing a building and killing more than a dozen people, the Syrian Civil Defense ...
Newsday15d
Syrians mark 14th anniversary of civil war uprising by celebrating the ouster of Bashar Assad
DAMASCUS, Syria — Thousands of Syrians poured into the streets and public squares on Saturday to mark the 14th anniversary of the start of the country’s civil war for the first time since Bashar Assad ...
Syria flashes signs of peril and promise in a week of violence and diplomacy
After Syria’s longtime autocratic ruler was toppled late last year, the man who led rebel groups to victory immediately faced a new challenge: unifying the country after more than a decade of civil ...
The Straits Times19d
Syria’s interim president signs deal with Kurdish-led SDF to merge forces
CAIRO – The Kurdish-led and US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), which controls much of Syria’s oil-rich north-east, signed a deal with the Damascus government on March 10 to join Syria ...
Middle East Eye19d
Landmark SDF deal hailed as positive step for Syria and Kurds
As the new authorities in Damascus face their greatest challenge to credibility in western Syria, a surprise deal with the country’s Kurds could mark a new chapter in the northeast, though ...
The Jerusalem Post Blogs19d
Historic deal between Damascus and Kurdish-led SDF could transform Syria - analysis
As HTS assumed leadership in Damascus, it unified many former rebel groups, and Sharaa became the president of the new Syria. It appeared that Damascus might finally fight the SDF for control of ...
Newsweek19d
Syria's Civil War Takes Another Deadly, Dramatic Turn
expressed confidence that the arrangement with Damascus' new leadership would serve to prevent further violence. "As for the agreement it is so essential to stop the bloodshed in Syria," Mohamad ...
The Conversation19d
After mass killings in Syria, can a fragmented country stay united?
of the semi-autonomous Kurdish region in northeastern Syria. The SDF has agreed to integrate all of its forces and institutions with the central government in Damascus. Yet, the threat of more ...