Syria

State media has highlighted refugees coming back after Damascus has made legal amendments to encourage their return

Now the government-opposition conflict is effectively over, external actors will vie for land, resources and influence

Deal with Turkey on US backing for Syria’s Kurds will be complicated

Norway's Geir Pedersen has been appointed UN special envoy to Syria as his predecessor's push for a transition stumbles

Islamic State (IS) has recaptured villages as it defends its last stronghold in the eastern province of Deir ez-Zour

The government wants to retake rebel-held Idlib, but will not launch an assault without Russian backing

Despite anger over lack of security in southern Syria, Druze groups may move closer to Damascus

As the UN pushes for a constitutional committee, Damascus has updated registers to reflect disappeared persons’ deaths