Syria, Damascus and Kurds

Turkish top officials make sudden trip to Damascus after Syria’s deal with Kurdish-led group
Turkey’s top diplomat, defense minister and intelligence chief paid a sudden visit to Damascus. The visit Thursday comes days after Syria’s interim government reached a deal to integrate a U.S backed Kurdish-led armed group,
US steered Syrian Kurds towards Damascus deal, sources say
The deal would allow Kurdish-led forces which hold a quarter of Syria to merge with Damascus, along with regional Kurdish governing bodies.
Syrian Kurds celebrate deal with Damascus as coastal residents remain wary after violence
In northeast Syria, revelers took to the streets after the announcement of a breakthrough deal between the central government in Damascus and local Kurdish-led authorities
Top Turkish Officials Visit Damascus, Turkey's Foreign Ministry Says
Turkey's foreign minister, defence minister and the head of the MIT intelligence agency are in Damascus on a working visit, the Turkish Foreign Ministry said on Thursday, without providing details. The visit follows the outbreak of sectarian violence in Syria this week,
Turkish foreign minister and spy chief meet Al Shara in Syria
Turkey’s top diplomat and its spy chief made a flying visit to Damascus on Thursday night as Ankara seeks to cement its position as a key ally of the new Syrian authorities. Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan,
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“Their Joy is the Greatest Honor” is an Iftar banquet for orphaned children in Damascus
Damascus, SANA-On the occasion of Orphan’s Day in the Islamic World, which falls on the 15th of Ramadan, the Ministry of ...
Shin Bet, Israel Police thwart planned shooting attack at Damascus Gate during Ramadan
The Shin Bet and Israel Police thwarted a planned shooting attack targeting security forces and civilians at Damascus Gate during Ramadan on Sunday morning. Udai Mubarshem, a resident of Meghar, was ...
Israeli airstrike targets residential building in Damascus
Israel's military carried out an airstrike Thursday on a residential building on the outskirts of the Syrian capital Damascus ...
Damascus faces demands for accountability after civilian killings
Syria's Islamist-led government on Monday said it had completed a military operation against a nascent insurgency by Bashar ...
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Israel strikes Damascus
An Israeli airstrike destroyed a residential building on the outskirts of Damascus on Thursday in the latest Israeli ...
While Calm Reigns in Damascus, Battles in Syria’s Northeast Rage On
The conflict poses a challenge for the new interim president as he tries to unify Syria and extend his authority over the ...
Like Assad, The New Leader In Damascus Cannot Reconquer Syria By Force
Outstanding issues between Damascus, the armed Druze groups, and the SDF can likely be resolved through protracted ...
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Hundreds of civilians killed in Syria as clashes erupt in former Assad strongholds
The wave of violence that has killed hundreds of civilians across Syria reached the major cities of Damascus and Aleppo on Monday, hours after interim leader Ahmed al-Sharaa vowed to bring those ...
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Flowers and new faces: Damascus marks revolution anniversary for the first time
Flowers fell from a Syrian army helicopter on Saturday, strewn over Damascus alongside scraps of paper with messages of ...