US to lift $10M bounty on Syrian rebel leader as Washington opens discussions with Hayat Tahrir al-Sham
The US is set to remove a $10 million bounty on Abu Mohammed al-Jolani, the leader of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), the ...
U.S. military mission in Syria will pose an early dilemma for Trump
Assad’s ouster has raised urgent questions about the 2,000 troops who serve as a bulwark against ISIS and Iran.
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How Iran Lost Syria
For much of the past decade, Assad’s regime, bolstered by unwavering support from Iran and Russia, brutally suppressed ...
How Syria’s rebels overcame years of a bloody stalemate to topple Assad
The Syrian regime’s collapse came more quickly than the rebels had dreamed — the circumstances were both serendipitous and ...
U.S. holds first meeting with rebels in charge of Syria
It was the first time U.S. officials have formally visited Damascus since the U.S. Embassy there was shuttered in 2012 as the ...
Erdogan says Turkey expects allies to pull support from Kurds in post-Assad Syria
Turkey expects foreign countries will withdraw support for Kurdish fighters in Syria following the toppling of Bashar ...
Turkey says it believes Kurdish fighters will be forced out of all Syrian territory
Turkey believes Syria's new rulers, including the Syrian National Army (SNA) armed group which Ankara backs, will drive ...
Pentagon says it doubled the number of US troops in Syria before Assad’s fall
WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States has more than doubled the number of its forces in Syria to fight the Islamic State group ...
More Than Twice as Many U.S. Troops Are in Syria as Previously Disclosed
A Pentagon spokesman said the increase was unrelated to the fall of President Bashar al-Assad to rebel forces in early ...
He toppled a dictator and traded fatigues for suits — Syria's new leader tries to reassure the U.S.
Will he walk the walk and not just talk the talk? And if he doesn’t win in the elections, will he peacefully stand aside for ...
Who's been funding the HTS rebels now in control of Syria?
Sham, or HTS, made a lightning assault across Syria. Where did the rebels get the cash, weapons and training that made their ...
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US drops bounty for Syria's new leader after Damascus meeting
Washington is scrapping a long-standing reward for the arrest of Syria's new leader, a senior U.S. diplomat said Friday, ...