US envoy, Syria FM meet in Paris, seek Kurdish integration deal The Paris talks come amid stalled efforts to integrate Kurdish-led forces into a unified Syrian army and rising tensions in Suwayda. Syria
Analysis Israel, Syria hold first high-level talks in 25 years amid US de-escalation push The unprecedented meeting in Paris between Israeli and Syrian ministers indicate that both sides are interested in de-escalating tensions and advancing a security deal. By Ben Caspit In Tel Aviv, reporting on national security, Israeli politics, defense
Feature ‘We've been living with the dead’: Al-Monitor's dispatch from Syria's Suwayda Despite a ceasefire, Suwayda residents remain traumatized by the clashes and revenge killings that destroyed long-standing trust between the Druze minority and Damascus. By Danny Makki , Angela Alsahwi
