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The Syrian Interior Ministry says five suspected fighters killed and six arrested outside of Damascus.
News Syria » Damascus » Government: Syria’s Kurdish autonomy is fading as Arab unrest challenges Damascus’s control
BEHIND THE LINES: While the Kurdish-led authority was dissolved on paper, many of its institutions continued to function in reality.
News Syria » Damascus » Government: Syria's government faces pivotal moment against SDF, as it retakes largest oil field
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Soldiers from the Syrian Democratic Forces stand in front of the detainees before the first exchange operation between the Syrian ...
News Syria » Damascus » Government: Syrian government, Druze renew participation in new US-backed talks
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A Syrian man takes up arms at a gasoline station in a frontline village on January 23, 2026 in Sweida, Syria. (photo credit: Elke ...
News Syria » Damascus » Government: Damascus Alarmed by Potential Druze Insurgency in Suwayda
Syrian authorities are raising concerns over a potential imminent offensive by armed Druze factions in Suwayda, allegedly bolstered by Israeli support.
News Syria » Damascus » Government: Syria reconnects to global finance, but ordinary Syrians are still struggling
Syria is reconnecting to global financial markets, but ordinary Syrians continue to struggle with soaring living costs. Can banking reforms, foreign investment and economic integration deliver jobs, ...
News Syria » Damascus » Government: Syrian Students Get Caught in Rift Between Druze Leaders and Damascus
By Yamaam Al-Shaar , Khalil Ashawi and Nayera Abdallah SWEIDA, Syria Oct 2 (Reuters) - Young people in Syria's Sweida province are unable to progress through school and university due to a deepening ...
News Syria » Damascus » Government: Netanyahu Reveals Direct Contact With Syrian President During 2025 Suwayda Clashes
Damascus has not confirmed the reported conversation between Netanyahu and Ahmed al-Sharaa, while Syrian analysts say direct contacts could reduce tensions but remain far from a peace agreement ...
News Syria » Damascus » Government: The Syrian Government Cannot Immediately Replace the SDF as a Counter-ISIS Partner in Northeastern Syria
The global threat from ISIS has been contained in large part in camps in Syria guarded by US partners of the SDF. The current Syrian government drive to take full control of Kurdish areas in Syria in ...
News Syria » Damascus » Government: U.S. removes Syria from arms export ban as Trump administration draws closer to new Syrian government
In a notice published Wednesday in the Federal Register, the State Department said it was amending its International Traffic in Arms Regulations, or ITAR, so that Syria no longer was among the nations ...
News Syria » Damascus » Government: Syria's Kurdish-led force and the Damascus government reach a new agreement to stabilize ceasefire
QAMISHLI – The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces announced a new agreement on Friday with the country's central government in Damascus to stabilize a ceasefire that ended weeks of fighting and to ...