The agreement between the Syrian government and the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in March seemed like an attempt to turn a new page in the Syrian conflict. At first, it was described as a genuine opportunity to resolve part...
Salah Qirata The Syrian government behaves as if bringing back Russian military police to the south will open the gates of paradise; restoring order with just a few armoured patrols. But anyone in Daraa, Quneitra, or Suwayda knows the truth:...
Iran’s spheres of influence, from Baghdad to Beirut, are showing unusual movement. For Tehran, Lebanon has always been a strategic tool; its frontline in the confrontation with Israel. However, the recent war between Israel and Iran shifted the dynamic, creating...
The recent “Unity of Position for the Components of North and East Syria” conference in Hasakah has revived long-standing questions about the strained relationship between Syria’s local communities and the central government. At the heart of the debate lies a...
Baghdad, Iraq - The U.S. chargé d’affaires in Iraq, Steven Fagin, announced today that an international conference will soon be held in New York with the goal of urging countries to repatriate their nationals from al-Hol camp in Syria’s northeast....
Last week, the city of Hasakah in northeastern Syria hosted the “Unity of Position for the Components of North and East Syria” conference, bringing together more than 400 participants. Among them were Sheikh Hikmat al-Hijri, the spiritual leader of the...
The troubling part of the Trump–Putin summit at Elmendorf–Richardson Air Base, south of Anchorage, on Friday, August 15, 2025, is not just that it takes place without Europe or Ukraine present. What makes it even more alarming is that this...
With the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s reign, many Syrians felt a surge of joy. It was the euphoria of believing that decades of repression and fear were finally ending. Or maybe, it was pure vengeance, the satisfaction of watching a...
Eight months have passed since the overthrow of Syria’s former regime, a period marked by major events, most notably the violence in the coastal region and in Suwayda. Both incidents left many dead and wounded, prompting the formation of investigative...
There’s no doubt that the road to justice in Syria is long, difficult, and complex; one that will take years to complete. The war of the past decade robbed Syrians not only of over a million lives from all sides,...