Any withdrawal of US military forces and equipment from Syria by new US President Donald Trump would be a “nightmare” ...
Once Syria's most influential minority, Alawites struggle to move on from their association with a hated dictator.
The leaders of two previously rival Kurdish groups have met in northern Iraq in an apparent step toward reconciliation at a ...
Iraq is trying to convince powerful armed factions in the country that have fought U.S. forces and fired rockets and drones ...
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Syria’s Future Depends On The Kurds
The new Syrian regime can only be trusted if it concedes meaningful decentralization to the country’s minority groups.
Inclusivity and moderation are indeed immediate priorities for Syria, but a big national vote is not. Democracy does not ...
Her family had lost hope she would ever return after Islamic State fighters took her and thousands of other Yazidi women and ...
The international community should focus on empowering Syria’s local civil society groups and advocating for women’s rights ...
Iraq said on Friday that it has extended its concrete wall along the Syrian border amid political and security uncertainty in ...
US Central Command (CENTCOM) commander General Michael “Erik” Kurilla visited Iraq and the Kurdistan Region on Wednesday and ...
The article explores why Syria, despite its early independence, was unable to establish a democracy, instead evolving into a ...
Security personnel of the former government have come in the thousands to so-called reconciliation centers to settle their affairs.