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Syria’s Former al-Qaeda Chief Arrives in New York, Sits Down With Former CIA Director

by Dave DeCamp | Sep 22, 2025

Syria’s de facto president, Ahmed al-Sharaa, a former al-Qaeda leader, arrived in New York City on Sunday, where he will attend the UN General Assembly, making him the first Syrian leader to do so since 1967. On Monday, Sharaa, formerly known as Abu Mohammed...

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Netanyahu: Idea of Withdrawing From Syria Buffer Zone Is a ‘Joke’

by Jason Ditz | Sep 22, 2025

While claiming talks with the Syrian government were progressing, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu dismissed the idea of withdrawing from any of the territory Israel has captured during its invasion of Syria that started in December 2024. Netanyahu said the...

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Syrian Army, SDF Trade Blame as Seven Civilians Killed in Strikes

by Jason Ditz | Sep 21, 2025

The village of Umm Tineh in eastern Aleppo Governorate was attacked overnight, with at least seven civilians killed and four others wounded, according to media reports. Who actually did it though is a matter of substantial disagreement. The village was hit in a drone...

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Turkish Defense Ministry: We Will Only Withdraw From Syria If Borders Are Secured

by Jason Ditz | Sep 18, 2025

Turkish Defense Ministry has issued a statement on Thursday saying that the country will only consider pulling its military out of Syria if the border is completely secured and if they are satisfied that the “terrorism” threat is fully resolved. Ministry spokesman...

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Syrian FM Visits DC in Bid to Get US Sanctions Permanently Lifted

by Jason Ditz | Sep 18, 2025

For the first time in 25 years, Syria’s top diplomat, Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani, is visiting the United States. The visit has a singular goal in mind, getting the US to permanently remove sanctions from Syria. The bulk of the sanctions against Syria come in...

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Thousands Rally for Decentralization in Syrian Kurdistan

by Jason Ditz | Sep 17, 2025

In cities and towns across Kurdish-controlled northeast Syria, thousands took to the streets in favor of the idea of retaining a decentralized system of governance in Syria, rejecting the calls of the Islamist Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) for full centralized control of...

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Israel Proposed New Security Deal Demilitarizing Southern Syria, Imposing No-Fly Zone

by Jason Ditz | Sep 17, 2025

Ongoing security talks between Israel and Syria don’t appear to have reached any deal so far, though the Israelis have reportedly proposed a new security deal to replace the 1974 disengagement pact, which Israeli forces violated with an invasion in December. The new...

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Israel Arming, Bankrolling Druze Fighters in Syria’s Suwayda, Commanders Confirm

by Jason Ditz | Sep 16, 2025

With tensions continuing to simmer in Syria’s Suwayda Governorate, senior Druze commanders are reporting that the Israeli government has been arming and financing Druze militias that are seeking a large amount of autonomy over the area. Suwayda is the historic...

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Israeli Troops Raid Southwest Syrian Villages, Searching Homes

by Jason Ditz | Sep 14, 2025

Early Sunday morning, Israeli troops in armored vehicles advanced into multiple villages in Syria’s southwestern Daraa Governorate. The troops were interrogating locals and searching multiple homes, claiming they were looking for weapons. No arrests were reported. The...

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Kurdish SDF Says Government-Backed Forces Attacked Them in Syria’s Deir Ezzor

by Jason Ditz | Sep 14, 2025

Tensions between the Syrian government and the Kurdish SDF continue to stall efforts to unify their military forces as for the second time this week there was reportedly a clash between the two sides, this time in Deir Ezzor Governorate. The SDF reported that on...

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