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Maps of Syria, meeting Trump and Vance: What really happened behind Washington’s doors - analysis

The most important takeaway from Netanyahu’s Washington trip may not have been any single statement or announcement, but that Israel still needs to persuade the US of its position.

Prime Minister Netanyahu meets with President Trump in the Oval Office in Washington DC.
A woman holds a sign reading "Stop Hunting Jews" during a demonstration against antisemitism following a rise in anti-Jewish incidents after the October 7, 2023 Hamas attacks.

Confronting the oldest hatred in its newest forms - from the editor

US President Donald Trump meets Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa during regional diplomatic talks on May 14. The Trump administration is weighing whether engagement with Damascus could produce a broader regional breakthrough.PremiumPremium

Israeli normalization with Syria may be Trump's only tangible Middle East win left - analysis

Missiles are displayed during a military parade held by the Houthis, who are armed primarily by the IRGC.

Iran's IRGC claims it targeted US command center in Syria, state media reports


Israel’s Syria policy could be coming to new crossroads - analysis

The UAE foreign minister recently met with Bashar Assad, and the region now sees Syria as possibly being welcomed back into the fold by the Gulf states, Egypt and some other countries.

 Israeli soldiers from the Armored Corps seen near the Syrian border in the northern Golan Heights, October 17, 2021.

United States to stay in Syria, top Kurdish politician says

"They said they are going to stay in Syria and will not withdraw - they will keep fighting Islamic State," Ahmed said. "Before they were unclear under Trump and during the Afghan withdrawal."

 People stand next to a Kurdistan flag as they wait for Pope Francis to hold a mass at Franso Hariri Stadium in Erbil, Iraq, March 7, 2021.

Canadian Islamic State fighter and propagandist charged by US

Khalifa was recently arrested by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and on Saturday, charges against him were unsealed in the US District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia.

A member loyal to the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) waves an ISIL flag in Raqqa June 29, 2014. The offshoot of al Qaeda which has captured swathes of territory in Iraq and Syria has declared itself an Islamic "Caliphate" and called on factions worldwide to pledge their allegiance, a st

Syrian Aid Res. feels more like capitulation than cooperation - analysis

Russia uses its influence in the United Nations Security Council, even as Washington and Moscow hail coordinated effort.

Tents housing internally displaced people in Atma camp in Idlib Governorate of Syria are seen on the Syrian side of the border zone near the Turkish village of Bukulmez in Hatay province, Turkey, February 24, 2020.

Assad is a force to be reckoned with, Biden needs to recognize that - opinion

On My Mind: The Biden administration should consider a fresh approach to the Syria crisis as it weighs US engagement with the Middle East region.

Syria's President Bashar Assad and his wife Asma, plant trees in city of Draykish, near Tartous, Syria December 30, 2020.

US Syria envoy Jeffrey may leave post, concerns grow over US Syria role

James Jeffrey failed to stop the Turkish invasion of October 2019 and was seen as pro-Ankara, now questions remain about whether the US role in eastern Syria can protect Kurds and minorities.

James Jeffrey, U.S. State Department special representative for Syria Engagement; testifies before a House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing on President Trump's decision to remove U.S. forces from Syria, on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., October 23, 2019.

Syrian MP: Israel, Jordan behind rebel attacks on Syrian army

The MP specifically referenced a recent increase in attacks on the Syrian army in the Dara'a area in southwestern Syria.

Fighters from the Democratic Forces of Syria carry their weapons as they cheer near the Syrian town of al Houl in Hasaka province, after they took control of the area, November 14, 2015. A U.S.-backed Syrian rebel alliance on Friday captured the town of al Houl in Hasaka province, which had been hel

Behind the Lines: The Syrian sideshow

Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) and Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu watch servicemen passing by as they visit the Hmeymim air base in Latakia Province, Syria

Rumors seek to drive U.S. and Iran into conflict in eastern Syria

The false reports of airstrikes come in the context of both the US-IRGC tensions and tensions between the SDF and the Syrian regime.

President Bashar al-Assad of Syria

Months after saying US will withdraw, now 1,000 troops in Syria to stay

SYRIAN DEMOCRATIC FORCES and US troops are seen during a patrol near Turkish border in Hasakah, Syria, in November.