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Syrian government extends deadline for massacre inquiry

The Syrian presidency on Thursday extended by three months the deadline for a national inquiry into the massacre of hundreds of members of the Alawite minority community of ousted leader Bashar al-Assad. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said more than 1,700 people, mainly Alawites,...

Kurds set to demand a federal system in post-Assad Syria

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...