Syria
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Aug- 2018 -31 AugustMiddle East
Kurds tie northern Syria stability to continued US military presence
Kurds in northern Syria are fearful due to the uncertainty of the future US military presence in the region
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30 AugustMiddle East
UN Syria envoy de Mistura offers to travel to Idlib to ensure civilian evacuations
UN Syria envoy Staffan de Mistura offered to personally travel to Idlib to help ensure civilians can leave amid fears of full-scale military operations
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28 AugustMiddle East
UN plans second Syria constitution meeting for September
The UN envoy for Syria will host senior officials from a range of countries for talks on drafting a new constitution in September
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24 AugustMiddle East
Slowly rising from the rubble, Raqqa rebuilds in the face of funding uncertainty
Raqqa faces obstacles to rebuild, Sirwan Kajjo reports from Syria, as Saudi Arabia pledges to fill the gap left by Trump’s stabilization funding cut
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9 AugustMiddle East
Syrian military shells rebel positions in Idlib, drops leaflets urging ‘reconciliation’
Syrian regime forces shelled rebel and jihadist positions in the Idlib province and dropped leaflets warning of an apparent impending assault
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7 AugustEurope
Macedonia arrests 7 accused of fighting with ISIS in Iraq and Syria
Police in Macedonia have arrested seven people accused of joining ISIS in Iraq and Syria, the interior ministry said
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2 AugustMiddle East
Russia to deploy military police at 8 observation points in Syria’s Golan Heights
Russia will deploy military police in Syria's Golan Heights, and UN peacekeepers have returned to the frontier, the defense ministry said
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Jul- 2018 -31 JulyEurope
UK drops charges against former soldier who fought against ISIS with the YPG
A former UK soldier alleged to have fought alongside YPG forces battling ISIS in Iraq and Syria had terrorism charges against him dropped
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28 JulyMiddle East
Kurds aim for decentralized Syria in talks with government
The Syrian Democratic Council said on Saturday that it is seeking a roadmap for a decentralized Syria after meetings with the government in Damascus
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27 JulyMiddle East
UK ‘pauses’ cooperation with US on ISIS suspects over death penalty concerns
The UK suspended cooperation with the US over two ISIS suspects following concerns that they could face the death penalty
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