US-backed forces fighting ISIS in Raqqa say "major military operations" in the city have ended and that the jihadists have lost control of their self-declared capital. The development marks a decisive ...
The Syrian Democratic Forces accused elements of the Damascus government of collaborating with ISIS terrorists, after the largely Kurdish militia shot down two ISIS drones launched from "positions ...
U.S.-backed forces in Syria have launched an offensive to seize the city of Raqqa after more than three years of ISIS rule. Raqqa is the de facto capital of ISIS’ envisaged Islamic caliphate, and the ...
In the space of two days, the Syrian military, aided by tribal militia, has driven Kurdish forces from wide swaths of northern Syria that they have held for more than a decade. Among the towns and ...
A Syrian government fighter stands guard outside Al-Aqtan prison on the outskirts of Raqqa, northeastern Syria, Monday, Jan. 19, 2026, as negotiations are underway with the Kurdish-led Syrian ...
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Paul Iddon is a freelance journalist focused on Middle East affairs. Members of the Syrian Kurdish Asayish security forces stand ...
Before Syria's civil war erupted in 2011, national oil production stood at between 400,000 and 500,00 barrels per day before ...