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Elections took place across Syria's northeast
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Syria names lawmakers after vote in former SDF-held northeast

Syria announced results from final northeast parliamentary constituencies, paving the way for the first post-Assad legislature.

The New Arab Staff
25 May, 2026
The vote comes in areas formerly controlled by the Kurdish-led SDF
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Syria concludes parliamentary voting in former SDF areas

Sam Hamad
24 May, 2026
People walk around at Camp Roj, where relatives of people suspected of belonging to the Islamic State (IS) group are held
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Last Australians leave Syria camp with suspected IS relatives

The New Arab Staff
23 May, 2026
Vehicles belonging to the Syrian Interim Government are parked outside Qamishli International Airport in Qamishli
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Syrian govt takes over management of airport held by Kurds

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
21 February, 2026
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A Kurdish reset? Why Damascus is engaging the KNC in Syria

Shelly Kittleson
10 February, 2026
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What SDF integration means for the future of Syria's army

Francesco Salesio Schiavi 
04 February, 2026
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Post-Assad Syria
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How Syria's tribes turned the tide against the SDF

Shelly Kittleson
28 January, 2026
Members of Syrian security forces stand guard at the entrance of the Al-Hol camp in the desert region of Hasakeh province
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Syrian army enters Al-Hol camp holding relatives of IS militants

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
21 January, 2026
Clashes between the Syrian government and SDF erupted last week
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Syrian gov and SDF agree ceasefire amid wider northeast tensions

The New Arab Staff
22 November, 2025
The al-Hol camp holds families of alleged Islamic State fighters
Post-Assad Syria
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New wave of Syrians leave al-Hol camp for home provinces

The New Arab Staff
27 October, 2025
Children of foreign Islamic State (IS) fighters watch a wildlife documentary feature in a class at the Orkesh rehabilitation centre in the countryside of Qamishli in northeastern Syria on March 7, 2023
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France repatriates three women, 10 children from Syrian camps

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
16 September, 2025
l Syrian family members of suspected Islamic State fighters stand next to their belongings at al-Hol camp in the northeastern Al-Hasakah Governorate on July 28, 2024
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US citizen child repatriated from Syrian camp: State Dept

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
30 July, 2025
Prisoner exchange [Getty]
Post-Assad Syria
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Syrian government, Kurdish-led force exchange over 400 prisoners

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
03 June, 2025
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Post-Assad Syria
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Syria's Kurds to insist on decentralised government in talks: official

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
26 May, 2025
Foreign Minister of the Syrian Interim Government Asaad Hassan Al Shibani meets with Saudi Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on 12 January 2025
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Saudi FM in Damascus for first visit since Assad's ouster

The New Arab Staff
24 January, 2025
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Several Turkey-backed fighters killed amid Tishrin dam clashes

The New Arab Staff
21 January, 2025
Battles between the SNA and SDF in Tishreen Dam in the vicinity of Manbij, in the east of Syria's northern Aleppo province, on January 10, 2025
Post-Assad Syria
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Tensions in northeast Syria rise amid Damascus-SDF negotiations

The New Arab Staff
20 January, 2025
US forces patrol in Syria's northeastern city Qamishli, in the Hasakeh province, mostly controlled by Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces
Post-Assad Syria
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US CENTCOM and SDF leaders meet amid fighting in northeast Syria

The New Arab Staff
18 January, 2025
Fighters affiliated with the Turkish-backed Syrian National Army, patrol through a road in the northeastern Manbij region, in Aleppo province
Post-Assad Syria
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5 killed in Syria clashes as Germany calls for Russia withdrawal

The New Arab Staff
17 January, 2025
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northeast Syria
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280 dead as SNA battles SDF for control of Syria's Tishrin dam

The New Arab Staff
07 January, 2025
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Post-Assad Syria
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The Kurdish struggle is central to Syria's future

Joseph Daher

Joseph Daher

29 December, 2024