Syria

  • Oct 14, 2019
  • 2 min read

US pull-out strengthens Damascus over final settlement

Kurdish forces have struck a deal with the Damascus government to protect border towns from a Turkish incursion

Syria
  • Oct 11, 2019
  • 7 min read

Turkish invasion of north-east Syria is a risky gambit

A Turkish incursion into north-eastern Syria, months in the planning, has begun but could provoke a major backlash

Syria
  • Oct 10, 2019
  • 2 min read

Turkish invasion will create a fresh quagmire in Syria

Turkey has begun its long-awaited invasion of north-east Syria to drive Kurdish armed groups from the border area

Syria
  • Oct 7, 2019
  • 2 min read

US reversal on Syria could radically reshape alliances

The United States says it has pulled troops back from the north-east Syrian border in advance of a Turkish invasion

Syria
  • Oct 2, 2019
  • 2 min read

Turkey will suffer if Erdogan invades Syria

Erdogan's remarks at the UN and in parliament may signal plans to create a Syrian border zone without a US deal

Turkey
  • Sep 20, 2019
  • 2 min read

UN veto reflects risk of new clashes in Syria's Idlib

Russia and China have vetoed a resolution that would have formalised an Idlib ceasefire without exceptions

Syria
  • Sep 19, 2019
  • 2 min read

Damascus will play up superficial reconciliation moves

Guterres affirmed that a constitutional committee has been agreed and Damascus has announced an amnesty for fugitives

Syria
  • Sep 17, 2019
  • 2 min read

Syrian committee progress could test Western resolve

Russia, Iran and Turkey have announced that they have agreed on a committee to oversee a transitional process

Syria