Turkey’s foreign minister says his country would reconsider its military presence in northeastern Syria if that country’s new leaders eliminate a Kurdish militant group designated as a terrorist ...

As excitement swept through the Syrian community after Bashar al-Assad's overthrow, businesses in Turkey that rely on them ...

This briefing featured Gönül Tol, Senior Fellow at MEI and the author of Erdoğan’s War: A Strongman’s Struggle at Home and in Syria. The briefing also featured Ibrahim Al-Assil, Senior Fellow at MEI, ...

Israeli observers offer contrasting outlooks on whether Russia will—or should, from Israel's perspective—retain its foothold in Syria.

Turkish President Erdogan and his administration are negotiating with Syria’s interim president to solidify its influence and ...

Syria is fractured by competing armies but who holds power and where may be shifting as the US eyes an exit.

Turkey views the Kurds as an existential threat, despite their past role as a key US ally in the fight against ISIS – now, ...

After Donald Trump declared victory on November 5, 2024, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan was one of the first world ...

The Trump administration’s abrupt freeze in foreign aid has closed health clinics offering free care in one of Syria’s most vulnerable regions ...

Al-Monitor is an award-winning media outlet covering the Middle East, valued for its independence, diversity and analysis. It ...

BEIRUT — Turkey's foreign minister said Saturday his country would reconsider its military presence in northeastern Syria if that country's new leaders eliminate a Kurdish militant group ...

Their already grim camps swelled again in 2023 after a deadly magnitude 7.8 earthquake hit Turkey and northern Syria. Since the fall of Assad, some displaced Syrians have begun to return home ...