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Syria’s Kurds withdraw from Manbij following US ultimatum

The ultimatum came as the militants failed to comply with an agreement brokered by the United States to pull out of the city in exchange for assurances that Turkey and its SNA allies would not attack the SDF east of the river.

By Amberin Zaman , Jared Szuba

Syria's interim PM warns foreign currency shortage could hinder refugee return

Nearly 14 years of civil war, international sanctions and the exodus of 4.82 million Syrians have crippled the economy, resulting in a sharp decline of the Syrian pound.

Syria

Qatar to reopen embassy in Syria after 13 years

Doha is looking to engage with the Islamist-led government in Syria after severing relations 13 years ago over deposed President Bashar al-Assad's brutal crackdown.

Syria

Top US general meets with Syria’s Kurdish forces after Assad falls

Washington has laid out its conditions for supporting post-Assad governance but appears reluctant to leverage its military foothold in Syria as Turkey-backed rebels continued to attack the Kurdish-led SDF, threatening the fragile cohesion among US-backed militias seen as essential to keeping a lid on the dangerous remnants of Islamic State group.

Syria

Analysis

Israel destroys Syria’s navy after breaching buffer zone: What to know

After conducting hundreds of airstrikes inside Syria in recent days, Israeli leaders say the entry of troops into the Syrian buffer zone and Syria's Mount Hermon is temporary.

By Rina Bassist

In Paris, reporting on Israeli politics and European affairs

US weighs how to engage as Syria’s rebel government emerges

As Syria’s post-war future takes shape, Washington is debating how to deal with the blacklisted Islamist organization that’s swept into power.

United States

Analysis

Israel sees opportunity, favors federalism in post-Assad Syria

Israeli officials are not yet sure whether the fall of the Assad regime and other recent events in Syria are positive or negative developments for the region.

By Ben Caspit

In Tel Aviv, reporting on national security, Israeli politics, defense

Biden says fall of Syria’s Assad 'moment of historic opportunity'

The president said the United States will engage with all Syrian groups to establish a transition away from the Assad regime.

Syria

Who controls what in Syria as post-Assad transition begins?

President Bashar al-Assad left Syria shortly before rebel forces took the capital, Damascus, leaving various groups in control of different parts of the country.

Syria

Russia state media says Syria's Assad and his family in Moscow

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad fled Syria after rebels claimed they seized Damascus.

Syria

With Assad gone, Turkey urges Syrian opposition to unite, warns against PKK

The top Turkish diplomat struck a composed tone following the ouster of Bashar al-Assad and called for unity among the Syrian opposition.

Turkey

Syrians cheer fall of Assad, region reacts

The Syrian rebels have taken Damascus and say they have toppled President Bashar al-Assad’s regime after his family ruled Syria for more than half a century.

Syria