Friday, 16 January, 2026 , 19:01 AFP —

Friday, 16 January, 2026 , 18:55 AFP — Syria's army issued warnings on Friday ahead of strikes on Deir Hafer, east of Aleppo, saying it will target the positions of Kurdish forces and urging civilians to stay away.

Friday, 16 January, 2026 , 16:45 AFP — A US-led coalition intervened on Friday to reduce tensions between Syria's government and Kurdish forces, with Damascus determined to expel them from an area in the country's north.

Friday, 16 January, 2026 , 14:45 AFP — From the Gulf states to Turkey and Pakistan, Iran's neighbours know well the risks that US strikes targeting the Islamic republic would entail, from regional conflagration to waves of migration.

Friday, 16 January, 2026 , 13:41 AFP — A US-led coalition delegation met with Kurdish forces east of Syria's Aleppo on Friday in a bid to ease tensions with Damascus following clashes over the past week, a Kurdish spokesman said.

Friday, 16 January, 2026 , 13:28 AFP —

Friday, 16 January, 2026 , 11:47 AFP — Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa will hold talks with Chancellor Friedrich Merz in Berlin Tuesday as Germany seeks to step up deportations of Syrians, despite unease about continued instability in their homeland.

Friday, 16 January, 2026 , 10:38 AFP — Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa is expected in Berlin on Tuesday for talks, as German officials seek to step up deportations of Syrians, despite unease about continued instability in their homeland.

Friday, 16 January, 2026 , 09:49 AFP — Civilians fled a Kurdish-held region of northern Syria on Friday before a deadline set by the army, which seeks to expand its control over the area after driving Kurdish forces from Aleppo.

Thursday, 15 January, 2026 , 13:29 AFP — Syrians began fleeing an area east of Aleppo city on Thursday after the army gave civilians a deadline to leave amid fears of an escalation in clashes with Kurdish forces.