Turkey’s influence in Syria is more complex than commonly portrayed. While it has played a role in shaping events, its ...

Now, foreign countries are trying to steer Syria’s new de facto leaders toward an inclusive government free of sectarian ...

Ankara is open to various models for the Syrian Democratic Forces, including political representation in Damascus' national ...

For more than a decade, Mr. al-Assad remained in power, employing vicious means to do so while enjoying an obscene amount of ...

As Bashar al-Assad’s military collapsed late last year, the SNA seized the opportunity to strike against the SDF, forcing it ...

Sharaa, promised Thursday to hold a "national dialogue conference" in his first address to the nation since the fall of ...

ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkey said on Wednesday it had killed 13 Kurdish militants in northern Syria and two in Iraq, a sign that Ankara has pressed on with its campaign against fighters, some with ...

But such research was conducted while Assad was still in power, and it has only been several weeks since Assad fell. As a ...

The US-backed Kurdish militia group said no fewer than 14 civilians were killed and 29 wounded in attacks by Turkey-backed ...

It already appears evident that the days of Russia serving as its leading arms supplier have come to an ignominious end.

This transcript is from a CSIS podcast published on January 28, 2025. Listen to the podcast here. Jon Alterman: What are Turkey's goals in Syria, as far as you can tell? Sinem Adar: If you take the ...

ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - The new authorities in Damascus are working to reopen the main border crossing with Iraq that was ...