Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. People celebrate in the Sheikh Maqsoud neighbourhood in Aleppo, Syria, January 10, 2026 [Khalil Ashawi/ Reuters] The last fighters ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Syrian soldiers stand in front of a sign reading 'Raqqa Welcomes You' after the withdrawal of the Kurdish-led SDF in the village ...

This significant shift follows a series of major setbacks for the Kurdish-led group in recent weeks. The religiously and ethnically diverse SDF suffered a substantial defeat over the weekend when ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Syria’s defense minister announced a ceasefire Tuesday after overnight clashes between government forces and ...

The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), once a crucial US-backed alliance and the most effective force against the Islamic State group in Syria, are reportedly poised to merge into the Syrian army. This ...

DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — A cautious calm set in Tuesday morning in neighborhoods in the city of Aleppo in northern Syria after overnight clashes between Syrian security forces and Kurdish fighters. The ...

ALEPPO, Syria (AP) — The deadliest clashes so far broke out Tuesday between Syrian government forces and Kurdish fighters in a contested area of the northern city of Aleppo, as efforts to merge the ...

A Syrian official has confirmed “ mass escapes ” from a facility housing relatives of suspected ISIL (ISIS) fighters in ...

BEIRUT — Over the past decade, the religiously and ethnically mixed Syrian Democratic Forces had been the most effective force in the battle against the Islamic State group in Syria. The Kurdish-led ...

BEIRUTBEIRUT — U.S.-backed Kurdish-led fighters searched Friday near a Syrian prison for Islamic State group militants and gave an ultimatum to dozens of armed extremists holed up in a small part of ...

Clashes erupted Monday around two prisons in northeastern Syria holding members of the terrorist group Islamic State, a day after a Kurdish-led militia agreed to hand over control over the prisons to ...