By Jonathan Spyer ( Foreign Policy )- On my last night in Damascus, some younger members of the Information Ministry-sponsored delegation in which I was taking part decided to have a drink. It was late April, and the bars and restaurants were doing good business in the cool and breezy...

The Syrian regime army has regained full control of two central villages from ISIS after an attack that killed dozens of people, activists said Friday. Troops and allied militiamen retook the Hama province villages of Aqareb and Al-Mabujeh a day after the extremist assault, the Syrian...

( The Guardian )- US jets have attacked a convoy of Iranian-backed militiamen in south-eastern Syria in the first clash between the American military and forces loyal to Tehran since the US military returned to the region almost three years ago. The airstrikes occurred near the Syrian town...

Turkey will not hesitate to carry out further operations like its Euphrates Shield campaign in northern Syria, or retaliate if it faces a threat from the YPG militia, President Tayyip Erdogan said on Thursday. Erdogan, speaking to a group of business leaders in Istanbul, said he told the...