The New York Times published a fascinating long-form article by C.J. Chivers on Friday that told the story of an American freelance photographer held prisoner for seven months by jihadists fighting in ...

Syria is trying to deal with many ongoing challenges almost a year after the Assad regime collapsed. One issue is trying to unify the country, and that means bringing the Syrian Democratic Forces ...

A year ago, the war that President Bashar al-Assad seemed to have won was turned upside down. A rebel force had broken out of Idlib, a Syrian province on the border with Turkey, and was storming ...

Fighting has returned to northeast Syria. Government forces are again pushing to take control of areas still held by the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF). A temporary truce is now in place, but after ...

This article by Anagha Nair was first published on Democracy in Exile on July 22, 2025. This edited version is published on Global Voices as part of a media partnership agreement. The communities of ...

As hostilities in Syria roll on unabated, the civilian casualties rise because of combat operations in urban areas and execution-style killings. In response, calls for U.S. military intervention of ...

But for all the new Syria's problems, it feels much lighter without the crushing, cruel weight of the Assads. Syria is still in ruins. In cities and villages, many people are living in skeletal ...