The commander of the main U.S.-backed force in Syria says that the recent ouster of the Assad family from power should be ...

SDC maps path to decentralized future as Assad's fall creates delicate balance between Turkish threats and Islamist forces ...

ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - Decentralization is the ... Islamic rule and threaten minority groups such as Kurds, Druze, Christians, and Alawites. Syria’s new administration is also against ...

(1) In this article, I address declining Christian populations in other key biblical locations ... including the Turkish-backed Syrian National Army and Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Army. The MOC is ...

Turkey removed another elected pro-Kurdish provincial mayor on Wednesday over convictions on terrorism-related offences, the interior ministry said, temporarily appointing a state official in her ...

Syria is a highly diverse society with Arabs, Kurds, Alawites, Sunnis, Christians ... particularly in the Kurdistan Region, serves as a cautionary tale for Syria. Iraq’s experience with ...

The footage showed masked individuals pouring an unidentified liquid on the tree on the eve of Christmas, although it was unclear if they were attempting to extinguish or fuel the fire, media ...

The population is more ethnically diverse north of the M4, including Arabs, Kurds, Assyrian Christians, Turkmen, and Circassians. For example, Qamishli, a major city in the region, consists of eight ...

The Kurdish struggle to retain their autonomy reveals how minorities’ strides are fragile, with no strong, inclusive governance on the horizon. For Syria’s Christians and Druze, things are ...