Senior UN officials have warned that repeated Israeli attacks and violations on Syrian territory directly threaten the political transition the country has been undergoing since the fall of the former regime last December. This came during an emergency session convened by the UN Security...

South Korea and Syria have signed an agreement in Damascus establishing diplomatic relations, the South Korean foreign ministry said on Friday, opening new ties with a traditional ally of its rival North Korea. The event marks a milestone for South Korea now having established diplomatic...

Syrian Kurds are set to demand a federal system in post-Assad Syria that would allow regional autonomy and security forces, a senior Kurdish official told Reuters, doubling down on a decentralized vision opposed by the president. The demand for federal rule has gathered momentum as alarm...

A document dated August 17, 2016, revealed details of an expanded security and military meeting held in the office of the then-Security Officer of the Republican Guard, Brigadier General Qais al-Farawi. The meeting aimed to develop a mechanism and operational plan for the siege of the towns...