Clashes in Kurdish-held northeast Syria between the army and Turkey-backed armed factions killed 23 people on Sunday after pro-Ankara rebels attempted to infiltrate the area, a war monitor said. Rami Abdel Rahman, head of the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, reported “18 dead among the...

Protest movements renewed on Sunday in the southern Sweida province as residents of the Druze community stronghold demanded the departure of Bashar al-Assad, the right to live in dignity, freedom and justice. Hundreds of demonstrators came on Sunday from most of the towns and villages of...

U.S.-backed Kurdish fighters brought in reinforcements into eastern Syria and pushed ahead in their offensive Saturday in eastern Deir Ezzor province against local tribespeople, saying that hundreds of pro-government gunmen have joined the worst battles in the region in years. The clashes...

Cyprus police arrested 13 people after a mob smashed storefronts and set numerous trash bins on fire during an anti-immigration march in the coastal resort city of Limassol, authorities said Saturday. Police said five people reported that they had been assaulted during Friday night’s march...