Diplomatic gains from Washington, Ankara, and Tel Aviv have enabled—not restrained—Syrian government operations against minorities. One exception exists.

At least nine people have been killed in renewed clashes between Syrian leader Ahmed al-Sharaa’s forces and Kurdish Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in Aleppo. As both sides blame each other, continued tensions have raised the risk of Turkey’s intervention.

The Syrian army declared Aleppo's Kurdish neighbourhoods as closed military zones on Wednesday, as days of violence continued to escalate in the city. The army statement said two humanitarian corridors would be opened from neighbourhoods controlled by the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) to allow civilians to flee.

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — As tens of thousands of Syrians fleeing violence massed at Turkey’s border, Turkish and German leaders pledged Monday to redouble diplomatic efforts to end the fighting around the embattled Syrian city of Aleppo and prevent more ...

BEIRUT (AP) — The Latest on the conflict in Syria where thousands more civilians and rebels are expected to leave the eastern part of the city of Aleppo under a key cease-fire deal (all times local): 4 p.m. Turkey's foreign minister says 7,500 civilians ...

ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu has accused Syrian forces of committing massacres in and around Aleppo and said Turkey would face a major new refugee crisis if Syria's second city were to fall into their hands. As U.S. warplanes ...