Through its assertive Neo-Ottomanist policies Ankara aims to become the primary architect of Syria’s future while countering rival powers like Iran and Russia.

Although the Turkish aggression against the Afrin canton ... in which the Turkish map was drawn in 1920 under the leadership of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk. At the beginning of 2014, with ISIS quickly ...

When the Syrian regime began to collapse, rebel forces took advantage of the vacuum in power and began to expand their area of operations beyond the 55km area. Fighters from the Turkish-backed ...

The rebel chief who led the overthrow of the longtime dictator Bashar al-Assad has been declared the head of government for a ...

With Syria's corruption-ridden economy in shambles after the overthrow of Bashar Assad, the caretaker government’s priority ...

A halt in foreign aid may undermine American organizations’ support for forces that guard the two largest camps holding Islamic State members and their families.

as a Kurd from Afrin, that Syria hasn't been completely liberated. Otherwise, Syria is only liberated from the Assad regime, the dictatorship.” “However, it is necessary to celebrate the ...

In 2018, the occupation state targeted convoys heading to Afrin to support the Resistance of the Age from Aleppo and the rest of the regions of North and East Syria, and the attacks at that time ...

When asked how the Kurdish forces in Rojava can take their place in the new Syria, Afrin said that they are organized, well-trained, have experience in various fields, and can bring these ...

Our seven maps below illustrate how Syria became a country and the forces that have made it so unstable.

Turkey is estimated to maintain a few thousand troops in towns including Afrin, Azez and Jarablus in northwestern Syria and Ras al Ain and Tel Abyad in the northeast. Ankara said it may discuss ...