Israel’s attack on Syria: Protecting the Druze minority or a regional power play?

A new round of violence recently erupted in southern Syria, where clashes between local Druze militias and Sunni fighters have left hundreds dead. In response, Israel launched airstrikes in and around the province of Sweida on July 15, saying it was acting …

UN prepares aid to Syria’s Sweida, site of sectarian conflict, after government okay

The United Nations is preparing to send a convoy of humanitarian aid to Syria’s southern province of Sweida, three aid officials told Reuters, after days of bloodshed left hundreds dead and displaced an estimated 175,000 people. The preparations began …

U.S. repatriates child from camp in Syria holding families of ISIS fighters

The United States has repatriated an American child separated from their family from a sprawling camp in northeastern Syria that houses tens of thousands of people with alleged ties to the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, the State Department said Tuesday. …

Israeli, Syrian officials to meet in Azerbaijan to discuss situation in southern Syria - report

Norms and strategic calculations in Europe's Syria policy

Following the collapse of the Baath regime and Bashar Assad’s flight to Russia, efforts to build a new political, social and institutional order in Syria are rapidly progressing. The challenging process that began after more than a decade of destruction is …

Row among UN Security Council members over lifting sanctions on Syria

A potential dispute is widening among UN Security Council members over sanctions on Syria, with some opposing a US-led drive to lift all restrictions on Damascus. President Donald Trump last month ordered an easing of sanctions on Syria but as some US …

After Swaida: How Syria’s periphery is shaping its future

DAMASCUS—The sectarian bloodshed that has erupted in Swaida is not just a local conflict, but a disruption of the geopolitical logic of a post-Bashar al-Assad regime Syria. The clashes between Druze groups and government-aligned militias mark a deeper …

Assad Is Gone, but Syria Still a Mess

There are about 1.5 million to 2 million Druze in the world. Most of them — roughly 700,000 — live in Syria with about 400,000 in Lebanon and another 170,000 in Israel. When the massacre of the Druze began in Syria, Israel stepped in. Israel intervened to …

Turkey to start providing Syria with natural gas this week

Turkey will start providing Syria with natural gas from August 2, with Azerbaijan also involved in exports running through Kilis province, Turkish Energy Minister Alparslan Bayraktar said on Wednesday. Ankara, which supported rebel forces in neighbouring …

Türkiye says to start supplying natural gas to Syria

ANKARA, July 30 (Xinhua) -- Türkiye will begin providing natural gas to Syria on Saturday via a pipeline through the southern Kilis province, as part of a project involving partnerships with Azerbaijan and Qatar, Turkish Energy Minister Alparslan Bayraktar …