The Syrian government is hopeful that "rational voices" within the YPG/PKK-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) and the broader Kurdish groups will take the lead in implementing an agreement with Damascus to integrate the SDF into state institutions, a senior official said Wednesday. In an...

Authorities in southern Syria evacuated a group of Druze residents from the city of Suwayda on Tuesday under security escort and with government coordination. “Under government facilitation and security protection, a group of Druze citizens who wished to leave Suwayda have been evacuated,”...

The UN refugees agency (UNHCR) announced on Tuesday the launch of the first convoy of Syrian refugees voluntarily returning from Lebanon to Syria, as part of the "Organized Voluntary Return" program. Celine Schmitt, UNHCR spokesperson in Syria, told SANA that the convoy included 72 Syrian...

Amid the devastation left by the Assad regime, and with the acceleration of discussions about the future of the state's administrative system, calls for decentralization loom on the horizon as a magic solution to resolve the impasse. However, what is often proposed is not administrative...