Syrian government troops tightened their grip across a swathe of northern and eastern territory after Kurdish forces abandoned it in a dramatic shift that has consolidated President Ahmed al-Sharaa's rule. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/20/world/syria-kurdish-is-prisoners/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #syria #kurds #middleeast #ahmadalsharaa
Syria and the main Kurdish fighting force in the country have struck a wide-ranging deal to bring Kurdish civilian and military authorities under central government control, ending days of fighting. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/19/world/politics/syria-kurdish-forces-integration/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #syria #kurds #middleeast #ahmadalsharaa #basharassad #syriandemocraticforces
Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa vowed to usher in an era of justice and coexistence a year after the overthrow of former leader Bashar Assad as tens of thousands took to the streets to mark the anniversary. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/09/world/politics/syria-one-year-assad-ousting/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #syria #ahmadalsharaa #basharassad #syriancivilwar #middleeast
Pressured by the U.S., Syria is accelerating talks with Israel regarding a security pact that Damascus hopes will reverse Israel's recent seizures of its land but that would fall far short of a full peace treaty. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/17/world/politics/us-pressure-syria-israel-deal/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #middleeast #israel #benjaminnetanyahu #syria #us #ahmadalsharaa
Residents reported calm in Syria's Sweida on Sunday after the Islamist-led government announced that Bedouin fighters had withdrawn from the predominantly Druze city after days of fighting. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/21/world/syria-sweida-truce-holding/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #syria #religion #israel #us #ahmadalsharaa #middleeast
Syria's government misread how Israel would respond to its troops deploying to the country's south last week, encouraged by U.S. messaging that Syria should be governed as a centralized state. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/20/world/politics/syria-green-light-us-israel/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #syria #israel #us #religion #middleeast #donaldtrump #ahmadalsharaa