Syria
Coalition airstrike kills Islamic State leader in eastern Syria, Iraq says
Mu'taz Numan 'Abd Nayif Najm al-Jaburi was killed in a coalition-led airstrike, Iraq's intelligence services said.
Al-Monitor Staff | Islamic State | May 26, 2020
Relatives of farmer Hamad al-Ibrahim clean his damaged land in the eastern Syrian village of Baghouz on March 13, 2020, a year after the fall of the Islamic State's caliphate. Photo by DELIL SOULEIMAN/AFP via Getty Images.
Syrian government lifts nightly curfew despite uptick in coronavirus cases
The Syrian Ministry of Health has registered 121 coronavirus cases and a death toll of four in areas under regime control.
Al-Monitor Staff | Syria Conflict | May 26, 2020
Is Turkey on moderation path in its foreign policy?
Conciliatory messages coming out of Ankara recently may appear as an effort to moderate Turkish foreign policy vis-a-vis the United States, Europe and Israel, but they are likely to be just maneuvering to weather the many stalemates in Turkey's foreign ties.
Fehim Tastekin | Defense/Security cooperation | May 23, 2020
US may try to raise the stakes for Russia in Syria
The politics of humanitarian corridors; Hayat Tahrir al-Sham tries a shakedown in Idlib; Ben Caspit to interview former Prime Minister Ehud Olmert on Al-Monitor podcast.
Week in Review | Syria Conflict | May 22, 2020
Two Islamic State leaders killed in joint coalition-SDF raid in Syria
The raid comes amid a string of SDF operations against suspected IS members over the past week.
Jared Szuba | Syria Conflict | May 22, 2020
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