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Iraqi security chief meets Syria’s rebel leader in Damascus

Iraqi intelligence chief Hamid al-Shatri met on Thursday in Damascus with Ahmad al-Sharaa, leader of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, or HTS, the Syrian insurgent group that overthrew ousted president Bashar Assad on December 8.

The New Indian Express on MSN · 4h

Iraq says govt officials meet new Syria authorities in Damascus

BAGHDAD: An Iraqi delegation met with Syria's new rulers in Damascus on Thursday, an Iraqi government spokesman said, the latest diplomatic outreach more than two weeks after the fall of Bashar al-Assad's rule.

The New York Times · 1d

Syria’s New Leaders Try to Unite Rebel Factions Under a Single Government

As the fighters who ousted Bashar al-Assad set out to assert control over the country, they pursued former government forces loyal to the Assad regime, resulting in deadly clashes in parts of the country.

The Spokesman-Review · 1d

Syria’s new leaders dissolve rebel factions, merge them under Defense Ministry

While details are sparse as to what the agreement entails and which rebel groups are involved, HTS leader Ahmed al-Sharaa has previously discussed his goal of uniting all fighters under a national army.

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Reuters on MSN · 1d

Kurdish militia in Syria will be buried if they do not lay down arms, Turkey's Erdogan says

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday that Kurdish militants in Syria will either lay down their weapons or "be buried", amid hostilities between Turkey-backed Syrian fighters and the militants since the fall of Bashar al-Assad this month.

The Economic Times on MSN · 8h

Lay down weapons or be buried in Syria: Erdogan's stern warning to Kurdish militia

Kurdish fighters in Syria will either lay down their weapons or "be buried," Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has warned. Erdogan was speaking in the parliament when he warned to eradicate terrorist organisations' trying to weave a wall of blood' between the Turkish and Kurdish.

Oneindia (Video) on MSN · 23h

Erdoğan Warns Kurdish Militants in Syria to lay down Arms or Face Being "Buried" in Syrian soil

Turkish President Erdoğan has issued a stark warning to Kurdish militants in Syria, demanding they lay down their arms or face being "buried" in Syrian soil. This comes amidst escalating tensions with the YPG militia,

Turkish military kills 21 Kurdish militants in northern Syria and Iraq, ministry says

The Turkish military killed 21 Kurdish militants in northern Syria and Iraq, the defence ministry said on Wednesday.

More than 4,500 US troops are spending Christmas in Iraq and Syria, according to Pentagon figures

In the past week, the Pentagon has acknowledged that its footprint in Iraq and Syria is bigger than it has claimed for years ...

Daniel DePetris: How will Syria evolve under new leadership?

While the victory against Bashar Assad’s forces is a triumph, the jihadist-turned-statesman who is now in charge has a ...

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Number of US troops in Syria has steadily increased over time, Pentagon now says

The number of US troops in Syria has regularly surged higher than the Pentagon has publicly disclosed since at least 2020, ...

Khaleej Times on MSN2h

Lebanon hopes for neighbourly relations in first message to new Syria government

Syria's new leader Al Sharaa is seeking to establish relations with Arab and Western leaders after toppling Assad ...

The American Conservative11h

Leave Syria to the Syrians

The Arab Spring hit Syria in 2011 as demonstrations broke out against Assad, who responded violently, yielding a multi-sided ...

i24NEWS1d

Turkey kills 21 Kurdish fighters in northern Syria, Iraq

The announcement comes after Kurdish groups said they had launched a counteroffensive against Turkish forces that entered ...

Newsweek on MSN13d

Blinken Makes Surprise Visit to Iraq in Syria Diplomacy Effort

Blinken said he spoke to Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani about the situation in Syria after the Assad regime's ...

Stars and Stripes1d

What to know about camps in Syria holding families of ISIS fighters

The camps are run by the SDF. The United States backs the SDF, providing it with weapons and training, in an effort to combat ...

Daily Sabah19hOpinion

Syria's Future: Lessons to learn from Afghanistan, Iraq, Lebanon

After the Soviet Union withdrew from Afghanistan, different resistance groups began to fight with one another. The state ...

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