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Syrian government forces have started withdrawing from the southern province of Sweida following days of vicious clashes with ...

Israel’s demand for a demilitarized zone in southern Syria and its promise to protect the Druze minority are putting it in ...

In Syria, violence continued between rival factions even after a ceasefire deal. Government troops withdrew overnight from a ...

The United States said it did not support recent Israeli strikes on Syria and had made clear its displeasure, while Syrian ...

Probably few if any Middle East analysts had Israeli airstrikes targeting key government installations of the Syrian state on their summer 2025 bingo cards. And yet that is precisely what happened on ...

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said Syrian government troops will be blocked from the area south of the capital Damascus to protect the Druze minority following Israel's attacks in the ...

The Syrian government has begun withdrawing its forces from the majority-Druze city of Suwayda, according to the country's ...

For weeks, Israel has engaged in back-channel talks over a diplomatic agreement with the Syrian government. Its strikes on Damascus this week highlight a lack of strategic clarity.

Rising pressure. Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar met with EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas and the foreign ministers of Germany and Greece to ...

In place of a coherent strategy or vision, Trump’s approach to the Middle East is driven by dramatic gestures, symbolic ...