Organizers of a national conference to chart Syria’s political future say it will include all segments of Syrian society ...

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Organizers of a national conference to chart Syria’s political future say it will include all segments of Syrian society except for the Kurdish-led administration in the northeast and loyalists of the ...

Turkey seeks to extend its control in Syria, pushing a colonial-style administration while targeting Kurdish forces. It ...

President Trump has already shaken up the Middle East by suggesting a U.S. takeover of Gaza. More drama could be on the way ...

For many years, the Syrian desert was an incredibly dangerous place. Experts believe the last remnants of Islamic State are still there. But are they really?

The jailed leader of the terrorist group PKK is set to make a crucial call to lay down arms while authorities mull the next ...

Kurds in Syria were marginalized during five decades of Assad family rule, with many denied citizenship and wrongly described as Arabs. Now they are seizing the chance ...

The Kurds have spent a century fighting for autonomy and confronting brutal repression by Turkey, Syria, Iraq, and Iran.

An Apache helicopter patrolled the outskirts of the city of Hassakeh as a heavily loaded pickup truck, filled with displaced ...

Turkey’s priority in Syria is achieving stability and security, and ridding the country of militants, but it is too early to ...

Syria is open to letting Russia keep its air and naval bases along the Mediterranean coast as long as any agreement with the ...