The US fought IS with the Kurds for years. Now, Donald Trump is siding with Syria's new leader.

Syrian government forces entered the Kurdish-majority city of Qamishli on Tuesday as part of a deal agreed last week to ...

Iran is a multi-ethnic state — yet its leadership has failed to find an answer to recurring protests, minority grievances and deepening environmental crises.

Kurdish-run prisons hold about 8,000 suspected IS fighters and around 34,000 of their family members in camps.

Relatives of 26-year-old Erfan Soltani, who was detained last week, have told BBC Persian he is due to be executed today.

I have often reflected on my journey to Armenia, trying to understand the historical path of an ancient nation across the ...

He not only toppled a dictatorship that had ruled Syria for half a century but also, upon assuming leadership of the country, convinced Western capitals to lift or suspend most of the sanctions ...

US troops have transferred 150 Islamic State (IS) prisoners from Syria to Iraq under plans that could see 7,000 detainees moved across the border.

According to the agreement with the Syrian government, the SDF will withdraw from the front lines. Then, government forces ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. As part of its plan to unify the country following 14 years of brutal civil war, the Syrian government announced it had reached a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Syria's army deployed in formerly Kurdish-led areas in the country's east and north after a ceasefire announced a day earlier ...

Syrian government forces have taken control of the northern city of Tabqa and the country’s largest dam, wresting them from Kurdish-led fighters, according to Syrian state media citing the country’s ...