Region: North-East Syria

For the first time in 14 years, Syrians are marking the anniversary of the uprising without Bashar al-Assad in power. ...

Facing pressure to deliver on promises of political reform, Syria’s caretaker President Ahmad al-Shara’a formed a committee responsible for drafting ...

Attacks and operations this week by the so-called “Military Council for the Liberation of Syria” potentially mark the first signs ...

Syria’s highly anticipated National Dialogue Conference promised to be a critical step toward defining the country’s post-Assad political trajectory. The ...

The National Dialogue Conference marks the prelude to the transitional government expected to be announced on 1st March in line ...

While on-the-ground security dynamics remain fractious and unpredictable, caretaker authorities in Damascus managed to yield tentative concessions from armed groups ...

Under Bashar al-Assad, more than a decade of heavily centralized mismanagement, cronyism and conflict left Syria’s economy essentially in ruins. ...

Caretaker President Ahmad al-Shara’a (previously known by his nom de guerre Abu Muhammad al-Jolani) took the first steps towards organizing ...

While caretaker President Ahmad al-Shara’a’s recent meetings with Qatari, Saudi and Turkish officials arguably represent the most significant diplomatic advances ...

On Wednesday, 29th January, Syria’s interim authorities confirmed Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) leader Ahmad al-Shara’a (formerly known by his nom ...