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Israel 'concerned' as US army begins withdrawing from Syria

A US official said the move could reduce the number of troops it has in the country by half, taking it down to 1,000.

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
16 April, 2025
The SDF are due to evacuate Sheikh Maqsoud soon [Paul McLoughlin / The New Arab]
Post-Assad Syria
MENA
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Kurdish-led SDF impose media blackout on Aleppo neighbourhoods

Paul McLoughlin
12 April, 2025
Turkish Foreign Minister Fidan in Qatar
Hakan Fidan
MENA
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Turkey mulls Syria defence pact amid Israel deconfliction talks

The New Arab Staff
10 April, 2025
The deal has seen Syrians reunited with their families after being imprisoned during the civil war
Post-Assad Syria
MENA
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Syrian government and SDF exchange 250 prisoners in Aleppo

The New Arab Staff
04 April, 2025
Sheikh Maqsoud is an area of Aleppo still held by the SDF
Syria
MENA
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Syrian government and SDF reach prisoner deal in Aleppo

The New Arab Staff
01 April, 2025
The leader of the SDF attended the meeting with representatives of the Syrian government
Post-Assad Syria
MENA
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Syrian government begins talks to integrate SDF forces into army

The New Arab Staff
20 March, 2025
Syria map fragmented
Post-Assad Syria
Analysis
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Ahmed al-Sharaa's deal with SDF: New chapter for Syria's Kurds?

Francesco Salesio Schiavi 
18 March, 2025
Al-Sharaa -Abdi
Post-Assad Syria
MENA
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How Syria-SDF agreement impacts Iraq's security and politics

Dana Taib Menmy
12 March, 2025
A general view of Rmailan oil field is pictured in the northeastern Syria, near the border with Turkey, on January 8, 2025
Syria
MENA
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Kurds in Syria's northeast begins supplying oil to Damascus

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
22 February, 2025
The SDF have been heavily supported by the US to fight ISIS
Syria
MENA
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Kurdish-led SDF agree to integrate forces into Syrian army

The New Arab Staff
18 February, 2025
US troops Syria
Syria
MENA
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US drafts plan to withdraw all its troops from Syria: report

The New Arab Staff
05 February, 2025
Ahmed al-Sharaa is expected in Ankara by midday on Tuesday to meet with his Turkish counterpart Erdogan
Syria
MENA
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Syrian president to discuss Turkey defence pact amid SDF clashes

The New Arab Staff
04 February, 2025
The deadly car bomb in Manbij was the second in a matter of days
Syria
MENA
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Car bomb kills 15 in Syria's Manbij, mostly women farm workers

The New Arab Staff
03 February, 2025
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan and the Qatari Prime Minister (not pictured) hold a joint press conference following their meeting in Doha
Turkey
MENA
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Turkey says it will join with neighbors to fight IS in Syria

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
02 February, 2025
US Syria [AFP]
Syria
MENA
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Trump refuses to confirm US troop withdrawal from Syria

The New Arab Staff
31 January, 2025
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Post-Assad Syria
Analysis
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Why fighting is raging in north Syria between the SNA and SDF

Paul Iddon
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
MENA
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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
MENA
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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
MENA
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5 killed in Syria clashes as Germany calls for Russia withdrawal

The New Arab Staff
17 January, 2025
Syria's foreign minister was in Ankara to strengthen relations with the Erdogan government
Syria
MENA
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Syria will not let its lands be used to threaten Turkey: FM

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
16 January, 2025
Al-Shaibani with Erdogan, January 2025 [Getty]
Post-Assad Syria
MENA
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Syria FM meets Erdogan in Turkey visit amid Latakia clashes

The New Arab Staff
15 January, 2025