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Syria FM says talks with Israel exclude broader Golan Heights issue


Saturday, 14 February, 2026 , 18:27 AFP Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani said on Saturday that negotiations on a security deal with Israel were focused on areas Israel has recently occupied and excluded the broader issue of the Golan Heights.

US military says struck more than 30 IS targets in Syria


Saturday, 14 February, 2026 , 13:42 AFP The US military said Saturday that its forces had struck more than 30 Islamic State group targets in Syria this month, maintaining pressure on the jihadists after a deadly attack on US troops last year.

US, Syrian top diplomats meet at Munich conference


Friday, 13 February, 2026 , 19:32 AFP US Secretary of State Marco Rubio met with his Syrian counterpart Asaad al-Shaibani on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference on Friday and they discussed Damascus's recent agreement with the Kurds.

Turkey calls EU statements on Syria 'misguided'


Friday, 13 February, 2026 , 19:16 AFP Ankara on Friday accused the EU of adopting "misguided" resolutions condemning violence in Syria and Turkey and said the bloc was interfering in Turkish affairs.

US transfers thousands of IS detainees from Syria to Iraq


Friday, 13 February, 2026 , 16:47 AFP The United States Central Command said it has completed the transfer of more than 5,700 detained Islamic State group suspects from Syria to Iraq.

US transfers thousands of IS detainees from Syria to Iraq


Friday, 13 February, 2026 , 14:36 AFP The United States Central Command said on Friday it had completed the transfer of thousands of detained Islamic State group suspects from Syria to Iraq.

US completes transfer of IS detainees from Syria to Iraq: CENTCOM


Friday, 13 February, 2026 , 13:02 AFP The United States Central Command said on Friday it had completed the transfer of thousands of detained Islamic State group suspects held in Syria to Iraq.

Iranian state TV's broadcast of women without hijab angers critics


Thursday, 12 February, 2026 , 17:44 AFP The broadcast by Iranian state-controlled television of interviews with several women not wearing the Muslim headscarf during a rally commemorating the Islamic revolution has angered critics of the clerical system who accused authorities of hypocrisy.

US confirms withdrawal from Al-Tanf base in Syria


Thursday, 12 February, 2026 , 16:10 AFP The United States on Thursday confirmed its forces have departed Al-Tanf in Syria, as Damascus said its troops took control of the base near the Jordanian and Iraqi borders.

Most families of foreign fighters left IS-linked camp in Syria: sources


Thursday, 12 February, 2026 , 14:30 AFP Most foreign families have left northeast Syria's Al-Hol camp, which holds relatives of Islamic State group fighters, since the departure of Kurdish forces who previously guarded it, humanitarian sources told AFP on Thursday.