Sharaa was appointed Wednesday to lead Syria for an unspecified transitional period, and has been tasked with forming an interim legislature after the dissolution of the Assad era parliament and the suspension of the 2012 constitution.
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Former al Qaeda member named as Syria’s president for transitional period
Ahmed al-Sharaa named Syria's interim president
Leader of rebels who toppled Syrian President Bashar Assad is named country's interim president
The leader of the former rebel group that toppled Syrian President Bashar Assad has been named the country’s interim president, following a meeting of the former insurgent factions
Pro-Iranian militias in Iraq, collectively part of the Hashd al Shaabi (Popular Mobilization Units), face increasing calls to place their arms under state control or lay them down entirely. The fall of the Assad regime,
The Iraqi government is looking to gain control of Iranian-aligned armed groups that operate inside of Iraq but outside state control, in yet another sign of Iran's weakened position since October 7.
Iran holds tremendous sway inside Iraq despite the presence of US troops, setting up a tug-of-war for the incoming Trump administration.
Türkiye’s National Intelligence Organization (MIT) has eliminated a top figure in the terrorist group PKK’s so-called financial wing, security
Mr Sharaa’s drive for integration is not unprecedented. Bosnia granted citizenship to hundreds of jihadists who fought for it in the 1990s. “Granting citizenship is not so new; the whole world does it,” says Obayda Amer Ghadban, another researcher of Syrian armed groups.
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkey said on Wednesday it had killed 13 Kurdish militants in northern Syria and two in Iraq, a sign that Ankara has pressed on with its campaign against fighters, some with possible links to U.S. allies, since Donald Trump took office in the White House last week.
Iraq is trying to convince powerful armed factions in the country that have fought U.S. forces and fired rockets and drones at Israel to lay down their weapons or join official security forces, Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein said.
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Leaders from rival Kurdish groups look to mend ties during Syria upheavalThe leaders of two previously rival Kurdish groups have met in northern Iraq in an apparent step toward reconciliation at a time when the political upheaval in Syria has left Kurds in the region facing an uncertain future.
Gara region of N.Iraq, with 13 others in Euphrates Shield and Peace Spring operation zones in northern Syria, says Turkish National Defense Ministry
Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan was in Baghdad on Sunday where he met top officials and called for a joint fight against the PKK and Daesh, two
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