Friday, 13 December, 2024 , 09:04 AFP — US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Friday told Turkey it was "imperative" to work against a resurgence of the Islamic State (IS) group in Syria following the fall of Bashar al-Assad.

Friday, 13 December, 2024 , 08:04 AFP — US Secretary of State Antony Blinken began talks with Turkey's top diplomat Friday after reassurances that Ankara would never allow any let-up in the fight against jihadists in Syria following the overthrow of Bashar al-Assad.

Friday, 13 December, 2024 , 07:23 AFP — US Secretary of State Antony Blinken began talks with Turkey's top diplomat Friday after reassurances that Ankara would never allow any let-up in the fight against jihadists in Syria following the overthrow of Bashar al-Assad.

Friday, 13 December, 2024 , 07:15 AFP — Turkey will never ease up in the fight against Islamic State (IS) group jihadists in Syria, despite its operations against Kurdish fighters seen as key to containing the extremists, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan told US Secretary of State Antony Blinken.

Friday, 13 December, 2024 , 05:45 AFP — G7 leaders will attempt Friday to forge a common approach to the new government of Syria, which has pledged to protect the rule of law after years of abuses under ousted president Bashar al-Assad.

Friday, 13 December, 2024 , 01:48 AFP — G7 leaders will meet virtually Friday to discuss the momentous changes underway in Syria, where the interim government has vowed to institute the "rule of law" after years of abuses under ousted president Bashar al-Assad.

Thursday, 12 December, 2024 , 22:29 AFP — US Secretary of State Antony Blinken told Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday that Syrian civilians need to be protected after Ankara-backed Islamists overthrew the Damascus government.

Thursday, 12 December, 2024 , 22:04 AFP — Syria's interim government vowed on Thursday to institute the "rule of law" after years of abuses under ousted president Bashar al-Assad, as the United States warned against any action that risked triggering further conflict.

Thursday, 12 December, 2024 , 20:36 AFP — Syria's interim government vowed on Thursday to institute the "rule of law" after years of abuses under ousted president Bashar al-Assad, as the United States warned against any action that risked triggering further conflict.

Thursday, 12 December, 2024 , 17:58 AFP — Syria's former president Bashar al-Assad fled the country after a lightning offensive spearheaded by the Islamist Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) group and its allies, ending five decades of rule by his clan.