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Qasrak Air Base comes under the control of the Syrian army following the withdrawal of US forces from the area, in Hasakah, Syria, on April 16, 2026.
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Syria says two soldiers killed in attack in northeast

Syria said two soldiers were killed in an attack by unidentified assailants in the country's northeast on Monday.

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
11 May, 2026
Celebratory gunfire has become a worrying phenomenon in northeastern Syria [Getty]
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Three killed in celebratory gunfire in northeastern Syria

The New Arab Staff
21 March, 2026
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Bending the Knee to Damascus

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11 February, 2026
Mourners attend the funeral of members of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), killed during clashes with the Syrian army, in Qamishli, northeastern Syria, on January 28, 2026. (Photo by Amjad Kurdo / Middle East Images / AFP via Getty Images)
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Thousands of Kurds rally in northeast Syria in show of solidarity

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
01 February, 2026
The nominations come after efforts to integrate the SDF into the Syrian government [Getty]
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Ten SDF officials nominated for positions in Syrian govt: report

The New Arab Staff
01 February, 2026
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Syria gov't, Kurds trade accusations over fate of IS prisoners

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
19 January, 2026
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Syria Kurds release 50 IS-linked detainees: official

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
02 September, 2024
SDF forces said they had retaken control of Ghwayran prison [Getty]
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SDF hunt down IS militants after prison siege

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
27 January, 2022
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Hasakeh
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Kurds locked in tense Syria prison standoff with militants

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
25 January, 2022
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Northeast Syria families say Turkey cut their water

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
25 August, 2020
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Syrian Kurds set up first coronavirus hospital

The New Arab & agencies
20 April, 2020
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Turkish soldiers among 10 killed by Syria car bomb

The New Arab
17 January, 2020
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IS claims suicide attack on Kurdish-US convoy in Syria

The New Arab
21 January, 2019
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IS 'suicide attack' targets Kurdish-US convoy in Syria

The New Arab
21 January, 2019
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US-backed fighters empty Syria's Hasakeh from IS

The New Arab & agencies
24 June, 2018
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Turkey boots up 'Syrian' police-force in Aleppo border-town

The New Arab
25 January, 2017
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Blasts hit US-backed anti-IS force's arms depot in Syria

The New Arab & agencies
26 November, 2016
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Scores killed in string of bomb blasts across Syria

The New Arab & agencies
05 September, 2016
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Kurds launch assault to oust Syrian regime from Hassakeh

The New Arab
22 August, 2016
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Suicide bomber kills 16 in Syria's Hasakah

The New Arab
05 July, 2016
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Airstrikes kill dozens in Islamic State's Syria 'capital' Raqqa

The New Arab & agencies
03 November, 2015