Israeli fire has killed eight people in the Gaza Strip over the past 24 hours even as a fragile ceasefire with Hamas has largely held ...
A Syrian military operation against remnants of the former Assad regime has now ended, having sparked some of the worst ...
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan welcomed an agreement between the Kurdish-led and U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces and ...
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A day before Syrian leader Ahmad Al Shara signed a deal with a Kurdish warlord to end hostilities in the resource-rich ...
"To be honest, the Alawites clearly ask for international protection," a former Syrian diplomat told Newsweek.
Recent clashes between anti-government groups and security forces in Syria have put the Alawite community in the spotlight.
Russia and Iran have drawn closer since the start of the war in Ukraine, with Tehran providing Moscow with drones.