Deir al-Zour has been described as the most heavily damaged city in Syria by U.N.-Habitat. Traffic weaves past craters and around mounds of rubble. Children play in the ruins beneath great slabs of concrete hanging perilously from buildings. Dust clogs the air.

In the space of two days, the Syrian military, aided by tribal militia, has driven Kurdish forces from wide swathes of northern Syria that they have held for more than a decade. Among the towns and cities reported to have fallen is Raqqa,

The agreement, which includes a ceasefire, will see the Kurdish administration and forces integrate into the state. It comes after deadly clashes in the Syrian city of Raqa on Sunday between Kurdish-led forces and local fighters loyal to Damascus.

Since leading an insurgency to oust Bashar Assad in December 2024, President Ahmad al-Sharaa has struggled to unite the war-torn country.

Syrian government troops tightened their grip on Monday across a swathe of northern and eastern territory abruptly abandoned the

The SDF and the armed factions that assumed control in Damascus also have more than a decade of tensions and hostilities behind them, making the line drawn between them in northeast Syria particularly thick.

The Syrian-Egyptian Economic Forum marks the first high-level mission of its kind since 2011, serving as a critical turning point for regional commerce

Government troops drew closer to Raqqa, the largest city overseen by the Kurds, raising U.S. concerns about the renewal of a wider conflict in the region.

(CNN) — Israel carried out a series of powerful strikes on the Syrian capital Damascus Wednesday, escalating a campaign it says is in support of an Arab minority group involved in deadly clashes with Syrian government forces. At least three people were ...