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Syrian army personnel look on from a military vehicle deployed inside the city of Tabqa, after the withdrawal of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), in Tabqa, Syria, January 18, 2026. Photo: REUTERS/Karam al-Masri

Syria government, Kurdish forces agree sweeping integration to end clashes

US envoy Tom Barrack hailed a "pivotal inflection point", but noted that there was still challenging work to be done to finalise details of a comprehensive integration deal

Law enforcement vehicles at an evacuation site, after the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) made an agreement with the Syrian government to depart, and evacuate to northeastern Syria after days of fighting with the Syrian army, in Aleppo, Syria, 9 January 2026. Photo: Reuters

Syria announces nationwide ceasefire with Kurdish-led forces after two weeks of clashes

Syria's President Ahmed al-Sharaa delivers a speech on the first anniversary of Bashar al-Assad's fall, in Damascus, Syria December 8, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Khalil Ashawi/File Photo

Syria's Sharaa grants Kurdish Syrians citizenship, language rights for first time: SANA

Law enforcement vehicles at an evacuation site, after the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) made an agreement with the Syrian government to depart, and evacuate to northeastern Syria after days of fighting with the Syrian army, in Aleppo, Syria, 9 January 2026. Photo: Reuters

Kurdish groups reject Aleppo withdrawal as US pushes to end fighting

An aerial view shows Syrian residents in vehicles, queueing to flee from Sheikh Maqsoud and Achrafieh neighborhoods after clashes broke out on Tuesday between Syrian government forces and Kurdish fighters in a contested area of the northern city of Aleppo, Syria, on 7 January 2026. Photo:UNB/AP Photo/Omar Albam

Tens of thousands flee Aleppo amid Syrian-Kurdish clashes

A woman carries her child as she flees, following renewed clashes between the Syrian army and the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), in Aleppo, Syria, 7 January 2026. Photo: Reuters

Deadly clashes resume in Syria's Aleppo between government, Kurdish forces

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Explosion at Alawite mosque in Syria's Homs kills five

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov speaks during a press conference following talks with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi in Moscow, Russia, December 17, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Ramil Sitdikov/Pool

Syria ministers meet Putin to discuss defence, economic cooperation: SANA

The main Homs prison was emptied when Assad fell in December 2024. But a year on, its wards are among those in Syria's prisons and lockups that are filling again with security detainees. REUTERS/John Davison

Syrians emptied Assad's prisons. They're filling up again, and abuse is rife

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US strikes over 70 IS targets in Syria after attack on troops

US President Donald Trump meets Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, in this handout released on May 14, 2025. Photo: Reuters

US Congress ends Syria sanctions

US President Donald Trump delivers remarks to the American Business Forum Miami at the Kaseya Center Arena in Miami, Florida, US November 5, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

Two US soldiers and an interpreter killed in suspected Islamic State attack in Syria

Estimates of the Syrians still missing after the civil war range from 140,000 to as many as 300,000Image: Yamam Al Shaar/REUTERS

One year after Assad's toppling: What has Syria achieved?