German Foreign Ministry emphasizes importance of addressing atrocities committed under Assad rule to foster reconciliation and prevent future conflicts - Anadolu Ajansı

Thousands of Syrian doctors work in Germany and the fall of Bashar Assad is raising concern over the potential consequences for the health sector if many of them were to return home.

Nearly a decade after hundreds of thousands of Syrians arrived in Germany, many are now well-integrated and settled in jobs — and tens of thousands have gained German citizenship.

German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock on Friday said Syria's future is "hanging by a thread" as she called on Turkey to help stabilize the country during a visit to Ankara. "Syria must neither become a pawn of foreign powers nor an experiment by radical forces,

ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - Germany’s foreign minister on Friday said that Kurdish forces in Syria must disarm and be integrated into the new government’s security apparatus after holding talks with her Turkish counterpart in Ankara.

Many on the centre and Left of German politics argue that Syria is no safer than it was. They also point out that Germany's health service would be in chaos if the country's 6,000 Syrian doctors ...

Chancellor Scholz says Berlin encouraged by signals from Damascus but emphasizes concrete steps toward inclusive government, rule of law, protection of minorities - Anadolu Ajansı

German Interior Minister Nancy Faeser called on Thursday for a joint European approach to the possible return of Syrian refugees. "I believe it would be very expedient to organize this together," Faeser said,

Germany’s Minister for Foreign Affairs Annalena Baerbock ... But “only the coming days, weeks and months will show what direction Syria takes after Assad.”

Olaf Scholz has lost a vote of confidence in his leadership and Germany now faces its first election of the truly post-Angela Merkel era.

Germany warned Turkey against stepping up military action against Kurdish armed groups in the north of Syria. Mourners carry the coffin of a member of the Women's Protection Units (YPJ), who was killed during a Turkish drone strike in the countryside of Kobani, during her funeral in Syria's northeastern city of Qamishli. AFP