The International Rescue Committee (IRC) has issued a strongly-worded warning about the consequences of a potential end to UN aid delivered to rebel-held areas of Syria via a Turkish border crossing. A UN Security Council mandate to deliver cross-border aid to the rebel-held areas, without...

The Biden administration has no plans to support efforts to normalize or rehabilitate Syrian President Bashar al-Assad or lift sanctions on the regime, the top US diplomat for the Middle East said Wednesday. Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs Barbara Leaf told US lawmakers...

The developments that Syria has witnessed since the outbreak of Russia’s war in Ukraine indicate that the entire region is on the verge of major events that are difficult to predict. There are distinct signs of Turkish determination to launch a military operation in northern Syria. This...

 A new study by the “Harmoon Center For Contemporary Studies examines the world of warlords who were formed in the regime’s areas and under its auspices during the years of war, those who created huge fortunes, filled financial voids formed by general conditions, and rose to the top of...