Iraq’s public support for Iran in its escalating missile standoff with Israel has triggered concern that the country could be ...

Baghdad: Damascus has launched a security operation in eastern Syria near the Iraqi border in what sources described as a preemptive move, amid warnings that Iran could mobilize allied armed groups in ...

Despite decades of international pressure and mounting economic sanctions, the Iranian regime has continued its relentless ...

A CNN investigation, which draws on interviews with witnesses, exclusive videos and images, gives searing new insight into the scope of abuses allegedly carried out under the command of Sayf Boulad ...

According to UNHCR’s annual Global Trends report released today, there were 122.1 million forcibly displaced people by the end of April 2025.

CNN investigates allegations of rape, torture and abuse under a commander now promoted to a top role in Syria’s new military.

Foreign Minister al-Shaibani also made it clear: Syria seeks to reopen to the world, not as a client state, but as a ...

The United States has conditionally endorsed a controversial initiative by Syria's interim leadership to integrate around 3,500 former foreign jihadists into the restructured national military ...

The mostly Kurdish militia that controls large parts of eastern Syria is seeking to resurrect an integration deal with Damascus following moves by the US, its main backer, to bolster the authority of ...

DAMASCUS/AMMAN, June 2 (Reuters) - The United States has given its blessing to a plan by Syria's new leadership to incorporate thousands of foreign jihadist former rebel fighters into the national ...

The official added that while Israel currently maintains a presence in parts of Syria due to ongoing ... Defense Forces—a militia created in 2012 that institutionalized regime thugs and was ...