Syrian interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa said in an interview released Monday that "thousands" of people were joining the country's new army following the overthrow of Bashar al-Assad and the dissolution of his military. "I did not impose mandatory conscription in Syria. Instead, I opted...

Since the fall of the Assad regime on December 8, the issue of the return of Syrian refugees to their country without the risk of having their protection revoked has been raised in many countries of asylum, as happened in Germany, the Netherlands and France recently. Syrian refugees in...

Turkey’s spy chief Ibrahim Kalin has held talks in Tehran with his Iranian counterpart to discuss the fight against “terror” groups and the situation in Syria, state news agency Anadolu reported. Kalin met with Iran’s Intelligence Minister Esmail Khatib as well as security chief Ali...

Since taking power in December, the new Syrian administration has prioritized internal security issues and breaking international isolation in the first two months after Bashar al-Assad fled to Russia, collapsing the Baath party regime's 61-year rule. Syria's new government initially focused on...