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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Thursday, 12 February, 2026 , 12:33 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.

Thursday, 12 February, 2026 , 11:17 AFP — Syria's defence ministry said on Thursday that the army had taken control of the Al-Tanf base after the withdrawal of US forces deployed there as part of the coalition against the Islamic State group.