The Washington Post reported Wednesday that President Biden will not revoke the terror designation of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), the al-Qaeda offshoot that took power in Damascus following the ouster of former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. That means Syria's de...
Israeli troops continue to advance deeper into southern Syria, particularly in the Quneitra Governate, where they are occupying a growing amount of territory and have been expelling Syrian civilians from the area. Foreign media has been trying to offer more and more...
The Turkish-backed self-proclaimed Syrian National Army (SNA) has been struggling in recent offensives against the US-backed Kurdish SDF. Reportedly, now, substantial reinforcements are being sent to the outskirts of Kobani. But perhaps more significantly Turkey is...
While much of the fighting between the Turkey-backed Syrian National Army (SNA) and the US-backed Kurdish SDF has centered on the cities of Manbij and Kobani, the largest focus in recent days has been the Tishreen Dam, a major hydroelectric dam on the Euphrates River....
The US Treasury Department on Monday issued a six-month general license to waive some sanctions on Syria to allow transactions with the new Syrian government that's led by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, an offshoot of al-Qaeda that's designated by the US as a foreign terrorist...
Fighting and attacks continue to rage across northern Syria, as Turkey and their allies in the self-described Syrian National Army (SNA) attack Kurdish forces from the US-backed SDF. Strikes and clashes are reported in multiple areas. SNA forces attacked areas south...
Videos have surfaced online of Syria's new justice minister, Shadi al-Waisi, overseeing the execution of two women in 2015 over charges of adultery and prostitution. Al-Waisi is part of the new Syrian government led by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), which took power...
Since the Syrian regime change, there has been almost constant fighting between the Turkey-backed Syrian National Army (SNA) and the US-backed Kurdish SDF. That fighting is escalating precipitously, with over 100 combatants killed over the last 48 hours, and no signs...
Syria’s new government may view peace with Israel as a top priority, but Israel seems to be heading in a different direction, as airstrikes continue to escalate against sites across Syria, and Israeli ground forces are taking more and more strategic locations in...
On Thursday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said he was working to re-establish diplomatic ties with Syria following the takeover of the country by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), a US-designated terrorist organization that's an offshoot of al-Qaeda. "We are...
