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A Kurdish reset? Why Damascus is engaging the KNC in Syria

Damascus's outreach to the Kurdish National Council follows its integration agreement with the SDF and new power-sharing arrangements in Syria's northeast

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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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
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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
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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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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
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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
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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
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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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280 dead as SNA battles SDF for control of Syria's Tishrin dam

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

Joseph Daher

Joseph Daher

29 December, 2024
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Turkey strikes multiple SDF sites across northeastern Syria

The New Arab Staff
27 October, 2024
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Pro-Turkey Syria forces detain journalist working for AFP

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
27 August, 2024
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US military base attacked by drone in Syria

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
10 August, 2024
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US-led coalition slammed for ignoring Syrian camp torture

Anam Alam
17 April, 2024