The violence came as tensions grow between the central government in Damascus and Kurdish authorities in northeast Syria.

Catherine Connolly has consistently described the visit as a "fact-finding mission." Yet some details of her trip remain unclear or have only emerged in recent days. So, what is known?

In northern Syria, the first elections since the fall of Assad were followed by renewed violence. Kurdish authorities say that government troops have imposed a siege, while attacks on checkpoints were ...

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A landmark deal to integrate the SDF with state institutions has stalled as both sides accuse each other of violence.

Russian malign influence operations took center stage at the event, and participants discussed how Europe can forge a path ...

Survivors in Syria's Sweida province describe killings, forced displacement, and abuse by government-affiliated forces amid ...

Ms Connolly is pictured with other members of an Irish delegation in the company of Saed Abd al-Aal, who led a pro- Assad ...

ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) announced on Monday that they had received a ...

US special envoy calls for lifting Syria sanctions, but concerns grow over ongoing sectarian violence and the treatment of ...