Exhausted by war, Damascus longs for unity as ceasefire sparks hope, but questions of integration and stability remain.

It’s not often a whole city comes out to celebrate something, and still less to cheer the start of a military confrontation.

Kurdish-led forces withdrew from Syria's largest oil field on Sunday, according to a conflict monitor, as government troops ...

Syrian government forces entered two northern towns Saturday morning after the command of Kurdish-led fighters said it would evacuate the area in an apparent move to avoid conflict. (AP video by Gaith ...

Syrian government officials have held talks with the commander of the main Kurdish-led force in the country over plans to merge it with the national army, state media reported, adding that no ...

Inano Genco, a 24-year-old English teacher from Qamishli, danced in the video and on stage that night. As the death threats ...

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