Kurdish oil exports remain halted pending Turkish elections

Once a winner emerges in this weekends presidential runoff election, Ankara may use the oil dispute as leverage against Baghdad regarding water and the Turkish military presence in Iraq

Syria’s Arab League return proof that when US shadow shrinks, peace spreads: China

China hailed Syria's official return to the Arab League and blasted the west for instigating violent regime change in sovereign nations

Russia accuses US of forming army of extremists in Syria

As the Arab world continues to rebuild ties with the Syrian government, Washington has been on a scramble to cement its occupation of two thirds of Syria

Water security takes center stage in Syria-Turkiye talks 

Russian-brokered talks to reconcile Ankara and Damascus will hit a wall if Turkiye doesn't strike a deal to allow Syria and Iraq access to their share of water. Drought has now made water a region-wide security issue, and Ankara is officially on notice.

Echoes of Taif: Syria and Saudi Arabia reconcile

Syria-Saudi relations leap forward with joint statements, bilateral meetings, and, for the first time in 12 years, a shared vision for resolving the crisis in Syria.

Erdogan pledges increased water flow to Tigris

Past Turkish promises to alleviate Iraq's water crisis have largely been hollow

Erdogan announces new ‘Silk Road’ linking Iraq to Turkiye

The Turkish president’s statements came during a joint press conference with Iraq’s Prime Minister, Mohamed Shia al-Sudani, in Ankara

Turkiye-Syria earthquake deadliest in nearly a century, causing more than 19,000 deaths

In addition to the deaths and injuries, hundreds of thousands of people across both countries have now been left homeless in the middle of winter

Northern Syria threatened by floods following deadly earthquake

Despite damaging crops and threatening food security, officials have suggested that the floods may enhance the region’s water availability, which has been scarce as a result of Turkish water cuts in Syria’s north

Airstrikes on Syria-Iraq border leave at least 15 dead

There are conflicting reports on whether the US or Israel carried out the airstrikes

US to establish new military base in northeastern Syria

US troops recently set up another military base in Naqara village, just three kilometers from the northeastern province of Hasakah

UN warns Syria ‘could’ return to larger-scale fighting

UN officials said the regional plan to take care of the needs for Syrian refugees requires $6.1 billion

Cholera outbreak in Syria poses serious threat to region: UN official

The outbreak is likely to exacerbate an already dire health crisis in Syria's US and Turkish-occupied northern and northwestern regions

For 18 months, as ISIS advanced, the US did nothing to stop them

Collusion with terror: For 18 months, until the Russian Air Force entered Syrian skies, the US did absolutely nothing to stop ISIS from taking over swathes of Syria and Iraq

US strikes hit IRGC-linked groups in Syria: CENTCOM

The strikes were in response to drone attacks against US positions in Syria's Al-Tanf military base

US army persists with oil trafficking campaign in northern Syria

Washington's theft of Syria's natural resources has aggravated a humanitarian crisis caused by 11 years of war and sanctions

Dozens of oil tankers smuggled out of Syria by US army

The US army and its proxy Kurdish militia control the resource-rich northeast region, stealing Syrian oil under the pretext of preventing ISIS from taking control of the vast oil fields

Wheat shortages threaten Syria as US army loots natural resources

Russia and China sharply rebuked the 'bandit behavior' of the US, whose troops have stolen hundreds of trucks filled with Syrian oil and wheat over the past year alone

‘Turkey does not ask permission to attack Syria,’ says Turkish FM

The words of Mevlut Cavusoglu came just hours after a Turkish attack left nine civilians dead in northern Iraq

Russia shoots down two drones near airbase in Syria

The drones reportedly fired at the Russian military base before being shot down by air defense systems

‘Washington needs to stop stealing Syrian oil’: Vladimir Putin

Last month alone, US occupation troops smuggled over 100 tanker trucks filled with Syrian oil to their bases in Iraq

Iraq and Turkey exchange blame over water scarcity

According to the chairman of the Water Resources Committee in the Iraqi parliament, Turkey's plan to build a dam on the Tigris river is "extremely threatening"

Rocket barrage targets Iraqi air base occupied by US troops

US occupation forces in Iraq and Syria have faced a growing wave of attacks by resistance groups over recent months

Russia reaffirms commitment to the fight against US-backed armed groups in Syria

During his visit to Moscow the Syrian Foreign Minister warned of Damascus' capabilities to retaliate against ongoing airstrikes by Israel

US troops facilitate oil trade between SDF and HTS in northern Syria: Report

According to local sources the US-backed SDF has reached a deal worth $5 million dollars a month to sell stolen Syrian oil to the HTS

Iran and Russia make urgent call for end to foreign occupation of Syria

Diplomats also spoke out against the plundering of Syria's oil by US forces and the "environmental catastrophe" this has unleashed

Russian and Syrian fighter jets begin joint patrols near Israeli border

The unprecedented aerial patrols skirted the Armistice line near the occupied Golan Heights, in what many believe is a direct warning to Israel against continuing its airstrikes on Syria

Report reveals US bombed Syrian dam knowing tens of thousands of lives were at risk

The US hid the details of the strike from its NATO partners

Turkish army clashes with SDF in northern Syria

Renewed violence in Al-Hasakah governorate has forced residents in surrounding villages to flee their homes after a long period of calm

Washington or Moscow: decision-time for Erdogan in northern Syria

Continued US support for Kurdish militants is taking its toll on US-Turkish relations. Turkey's President Erdogan may finally have to choose between an American or Russian direction for his country.