Analysis What Syria and Israel’s new communications cell really signals The deal reached in Paris under US mediation reflects a rare step toward managing tensions but stops short of halting Israeli military strikes or producing a broader security pact. By Rosaleen Carroll , Rina Bassist
Exclusive Closed-door breakdown in Syria-Kurdish talks foreshadowed Aleppo clashes The collapse of US-brokered Syria-Kurdish talks preceded the Aleppo violence as Ankara continued to press Damascus on the Syrian Democratic Forces' future. By Amberin Zaman Reporting on geopolitics, minorities, human rights, culture
Sharaa tells Iraq's Barzani Kurds integral to Syria amid fears of Aleppo spillover More than 140,000 people have been displaced by fighting between Syrian government and Kurdish forces in Aleppo and the situation has captured the attention of Kurdistan Region and federal government leaders in neighboring Iraq. Iraq
Interview Top Syrian Kurdish official Foza Yusuf says war with Damascus lose-lose for all The Syrian Kurdish official warns that fighting in Aleppo could deepen the humanitarian crisis and stall political negotiations. Foza Yusuf
Health catastrophe looms in Syria’s Idlib Rights groups are warning about a health crisis that will affect more than 4 million Syrians as medical aid declines in the northwest. Syria
Jihadi group steps up arrests of rivals, former jihadi allies in Idlib Hayat Tahrir al-Sham has arrested a number of figures belonging to jihadi groups, such as Hurras al-Din and Sham al-Islam, in an ongoing arrest campaign against rivals and former allies. Syria
Jihadist group seeks influence in Syria’s Idlib via religious schools The influence of religious schools is growing in Idlib, with their fundamentalist curricula under the supervision of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham. Syria
Turkey forcibly deports dozens of Syrians Turkish authorities have deported about 150 Syrians, even though most had official papers to reside in Turkey, including university students studying at Turkish universities. Syria
Idlib's displaced traumatized by operation that killed IS leader Residents of the displacement camps near the site of the recent US operation that killed IS leader Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi are still terrified of not only a possible return by the Islamic State, but also by the US-led coalition. Syria
Three takeaways from US raid that led to the death of IS's Hajji Abdullah IS launched its deadliest attack in years just two weeks before Abdullah Qardash was killed during a US special forces raid in Syria. Syria
The death of ISIS’s ‘Hajji Abdullah’: Views from Idlib, Iraq and more Erdogan’s mediation bid in Ukraine; Tartars in spotlight. Syria
After Qurayshi's death, who are Mideast's most wanted terrorists? Following the death of Islamic State leader Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Quraysh, here's a look at what Middle East terrorists remain at large. Syria
Women and children among residents killed in US-led Idlib raid Survivors of the attack near the town of Atmeh in Idlib described a night of terror and uncertainty, listening to the sound of helicopters and gunshots from the raid that killed IS leader Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi. Syria
Islamic State leader killed in overnight US raid in Syria The operation near the Turkish border followed a deadly Islamic State prison break in Syria last month. Syria
Blizzard overwhelms displaced in northwest Syria A blizzard has destroyed hundreds of tents in the camps of northwest Syria, where thousands of displaced residents live without heat or medical services. Syria
Low-cost internet services reach Syria's al-Bab Internet access in the countryside of Aleppo are rapidly expanding thanks to private companies and intense competition. Syria