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Syria

The week in pictures: Strikes on Iran, the Oscars and the UEFA Champions League

In pictures
Middle East

Syrian Kurds return home to celebrate Nowruz for the first time since exile

Middle East

War in the Middle East: Syria's government vows to avoid regional escalation

Middle East

Middle East: Syria's governement vows to keep the country out of the war

Middle East

1st Nowruz celebrations in Syria: Government vows to include Kurdish culture

Middle East

‘It was very painful’: Yazidi woman testifies on IS group sexual slavery in Paris court

France
Focus

Syrian refugees flee Israeli offensive in Lebanon, returning to a Syria in ruins

Middle East

Justice for Syria’s disappeared: When survivors take charge

On the ground
Middle East

She lost 5 brothers to Syria’s war – Now she’s fighting for justice at the UN

Americas
The Observers

Israeli planes spray herbicides on Syrian farmers’ fields

‘I left everything for my grandchildren’: In Beirut, displaced families exhausted by endless war

On the ground
Middle East

Trump unlikely to ever commit ground US forces to Iran, expert says

Middle East

'Notion that the Iranian Kurds could trust anything the Americans said would be pretty reckless'

Middle East

NATO shoots down Iranian missile en route towards Turkish airspace

Europe

From refugee to restaurateur: Syrian chef’s London success story

Iran targets US military bases in the Middle East with retaliatory strikes

Middle East

What future for the Kurds after ceasefire deal with Syrian government?

Middle East

Syria confirms mass escape of suspected Islamic State jihadists' relatives from detention camp

Middle East
Reporters

Kurdish autonomy: A shattered dream?

Middle East

How Israel is spraying herbicides on Syrian crops

Syrian Kurdish fighter's selfie video leads to allegations of massacre

Focus

Humanitarian crisis in northern Syria leaves Kurdish refugees stranded

Middle East

The week in pictures: Winter Olympics open in Milan, storms flood Spain and Israel batters Gaza

In pictures
Culture

Saudi Arabia to invest billions of dollars in Syria, including joint airline and telecom project

Middle East

Fight against IS group is France's ‘absolute priority’, FM Barrot says in Damascus

Middle East

Syria security forces enter strategic al-Hassakeh as part of deal with Kurdish-led SDF

Middle East

Iraq starts investigations into IS group detainees moved from Syrian camps

Middle East

Syrian Kurdish forces announce curfew in northeast cities ahead of deal with Damascus

Middle East

Syria and Kurdish-led forces agree on ceasefire and phased integration deal

Middle East

Arya Jemo: 'Fifteen years of Syrian civil war to end up with an Al‑Qaeda leader in power'

Middle East

Syria, Kurdish-led SDF reach integration deal after weeks of clashes

Middle East

Syrian's al-Sharaa meets Putin in Moscow for second time in four months

Middle East

Syria's Sharaa meets Putin in Moscow as Kremlin eyes deal on military bases

Middle East

France, Germany, UK, US urge all parties to ‘strictly adhere’ to Syria ceasefire

Middle East

Syria: How Damascus tries to secure newly controlled areas

Middle East

Syria peace deal at risk as government forces and Kurdish fighters accuse each other of violations

Middle East

Syria opens humanitarian corridor to Kurdish town of Kobane after ceasefire extended

Middle East

Aftermath challenges daily life in Syria

Middle East

Turkish pro-Kurd DEM party warns of 'humanitarian tragedy' in siege on Syria's Kobane

Middle East

US officials enter Al-Hol camp in Syria

Middle East

Iran’s military-grade crackdown expands from Kurdish areas – and Kurds fear the worst

Long read
Middle East
The World This Week

Taking the peace, Making Europe Grateful Again, No friends but the mountains?

Europe

Pressured by Damascus to integrate into the state, what does the future hold for Syria’s Kurds?

Interview
Middle East

US to transfer Islamic State prisoners from Syria to Iraq

Middle East

US begins transfer of up to 7,000 IS group detainees from Syria to Iraq

Middle East

Kurds march in Iraqi Kurdistan against Syrian government takeover of minority

Middle East

'We need a stabilised, democratic Syria: Economic recovery without freedom is meaningless'

Middle East

Camp housing djihadist relatives taken by Syrian army after Kurdish-led forces pull out

Middle East

Syria : Did Washington "abandon" the Kurds?

Middle East

New ceasefire reached between Syria's military and Kurdish-led forces

SYRIA

Rifaat al-Assad, Syria’s ‘butcher of Hama’, dies aged 88

Middle East

Syrian army takes control of al-Hol camp housing IS group families

Middle East

Syrian government forces advance in previously Kurd-held territory

SYRIA

Syrian army takes control of al-Hol camp housing IS group families

Middle East

Syria, Kurdish-led SDF agree to ceasefire as US says IS group fight largely over

Middle East

Syrian govt says 120 Islamic State detainees escaped prison

Middle East

Why did the ceasefire fail in Syria and what about IS group detainees?

Middle East

IS group prisoners are 'big issue' for Syrian government and Kurdish SDF

Middle East

Syrian govt, Kurdish SDF trade accusations over ceasefire violations, IS group prisoners

Middle East

Syrian government announces ceasefire with Kurdish forces

Middle East

End of de-facto Kurdish autonomy as Damascus takes control of Northeast Syria

Middle East

Syria's government says it has struck ceasefire deal with Kurdish-led forces

Middle East

Syria and Kurdish forces agree to ceasefire, President Sharaa says

Middle East

Kurdish forces risk turning to 'guerrilla' warfare as Syrian army advances

Middle East

'The goal is to destroy the Syrian Democratic Forces': Clashes break out between army and Kurds

Middle East

'A lot of contradictory information': Syrian and Kurdish forces clash along the Euphrates River

Middle East

Syrian army advances in north amid Kurdish clashes, US kills al Qaeda-affiliated leader

Middle East

Syrian troops clash with Kurdish forces as both sides trade blame for breaking withdrawal deal

Middle East

Syrian army enters northern towns after Kurdish fighters withdraw

Middle East

Kurdish granted national language status in Syria

Middle East

Syrian forces enter Deir Hafer near Aleppo after Kurdish fighters agree to withdraw

Middle East

Syria's Sharaa declares Kurdish a 'national language' following clashes

Middle East