The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in north-eastern Syria have reached a deal with the Syrian government to begin ...

The al-Hawl refugee camp in northeastern Syria is effectively an open-air prison for 50,000 people suspected of ties to ISIS.

Iranian authorities are carrying out a horrific execution spree, with at least 110 reported executions in April 2025 alone.

Kurdish authorities in northeast Syria have announced an agreement with the transitional government in Damascus to evacuate ...

The new Syrian transitional government is seeking to find a way to deal with thousands of ISIS families who have been housed ...

A mother who buried her husband and two sons, and whose other son spent over six years in prison, Şenyaşar called out: “We ...

Something remarkable happened last week, though it didn’t get the attention it deserved: A long and brutal war came to an end ...

Speaking after attending the trial of Esenyurt Mayor Ahmet Özer at Silivri Prison, Özel accused the government of misusing ...

Far-Flung Postcards is a weekly series in which NPR's international correspondents share moments from their lives and work ...

President Donald Trump announced while in Saudi Arabia on May 14, 2025, that the United States would lift sanctions on Syria. The turnaround was a huge victory for the government of Syrian President ...

The PKK, the Kurdish separatist group that has waged a decades-long secessionist movement inside Turkey, recently announced ...