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The fighters and detainees held in these facilities include nationals from countries such as Tunisia, Tajikistan, Kazakhstan and Syria, among others, according to intelligence sources

US to transfer up to 7,000 IS detainees from Syria

January 22, 2026, 12:36 PM - 3 min read

The US Central Command (CENTCOM) confirmed in a statement late on Wednesday that IS fighters and associates held in northern Syria would be moved to Iraq

Syria accuses Kurdish-led SDF of letting IS fighters escape from a prison in al-Shaddadah as clashes intensify, while SDF denies responsibility

Amid violent clashes, over 1,500 IS fighters escape Syrian prison

January 20, 2026, 10:48 AM - 3 min read

Many of the detainees are believed to have committed crimes against humanity in Syria and neighbouring Iraq after IS declared a caliphate in June 2014 over large swathes of both countries.

The government intensified its offensive in areas held by the Kurdish rebel group, Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), especially after President Ahmad al-Sharaa ordered the forces to reclaim the country’s resources

Syria tense as government wrests control of key cities

January 18, 2026, 02:23 PM - 2 min read

Syria’s state news agency confirmed that the army had captured the northern town of Tabaqa, while also seizing the area east of Deir al-Zour, and taking full control of Deir Hafer while capturing the Jerrah airbase further east

The United States and other Western nations have pledged support to strengthen a unified Syria after the country’s horrific 14-year-long civil war

Syria launches military strikes on Kurdish forces in east Aleppo

January 17, 2026, 03:02 PM - 2 min read

At least 4,000 people left the Deir Hafer area on Friday after the army issued a deadline to them to flee the region, according to Syrian authorities

The ceasefire came into effect late on Saturday after US Special Envoy to Syria, Tom Barrack, met with Syria’s President Ahmad al-Sharaa and other top officials in Damascus

Syrian govt seizes Aleppo districts after 14 years

January 11, 2026, 01:10 PM - 3 min read

Syrian government sources on Sunday confirmed that the last Kurdish forces present in Aleppo, along with dozens of civilians, were ferried out on buses after the ceasefire was agreed upon

Syrian forces, in response, targetted the Sheikh Maqsoud and Ashrafieh neighbourhoods, which have remained under the control of Kurdish militias since the early days of the civil war that broke out in the country in 2011

Fighting resumes in Aleppo hours after ceasefire

January 10, 2026, 02:50 PM - 3 min read

The Syrian Defence Ministry, while announcing a ceasefire on Friday, called on Kurdish militia forces to leave the city and move to other Kurdish neighbourhoods, which was rejected by the rebel groups

The Syrian government blames the SDF militiamen for tensions and instability in the country and accuses the group of violating a previous agreement reached in April, which granted Kurdish leaders limited autonomy in certain areas

Syria declares ceasefire in Aleppo after days of deadly clashes

January 9, 2026, 10:03 AM - 2 min read

More than 100,000 people had fled Aleppo after clashes erupted between government forces and the SDF, which controls large areas of northern and eastern Syria

Syria’s Information Minister Boutros al-Mustafa alleged that the SDF had violated ceasefire agreements more than 200 times and killed at least 20 civilians in recent escalations over the past month

Thousands flee Syria as armed clashes enter third day

January 8, 2026, 10:51 AM - 3 min read

The ongoing fighting is between the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) and the government’s forces

How Islamic State exploits Syrian security gaps

December 24, 2025, 02:39 PM - 6 min read

The objective of IS is no longer to rule, but to erode the legitimacy of the Syrian authorities.

Trump to Welcome Syria’s Al-Sharaa for Key Washington Talks.

Trump to Host Syria’s Al-Sharaa in Historic White House Visit

November 2, 2025, 08:32 PM - 3 min read

United States President Donald Trump is set to host Syria’s interim leader Ahmed al-Sharaa for talks in Washington this month, marking the first visit by a Syrian president to the White House in more than eight decades.

Lebanese President Joseph Aoun meets Syria’s Interim President Ahmad al-Sharaa during the emergency Arab summit just outside Cairo on March 4, 2025.

Syria-Lebanon relations: Tracing the roots of mistrust and fear

August 17, 2025, 03:21 PM - 9 min read

Relations between Beirut and Damascus remain tense — as they have been for decades, a time during which Syria failed to treat its smaller neighbour as a sovereign nation.

France, the United Kingdom, and Japan have welcomed the ceasefire between Israel and Syria in Sweida province after days deadly clashes broke out between Druze and Bedouin factions, compounded by the Israeli military actions in the country.

France, UK, Japan welcome ceasefire in Syria’s Sweida

July 20, 2025, 02:36 PM - 2 min read

Syrian President Ahmed Al-Sharaa has declared a ceasefire, urging all sides to maintain peace while respecting the ceasefire, adding the country would redeploy forces to a violence-hit region in case of an escalation.