The diplomatic activity surrounding Damascus can no longer be dismissed as protocol visits or courtesy messages in the aftermath of Bashar al-Assad’s fall. From the side conversation that brought together Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi in Cyprus, to Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani’s visit to …

The Islamic State (ISIS)—a violent extremist organization responsible for widespread atrocities—announced on Tuesday that it carried out the attack targeting a bus transporting Syrian army soldiers in Hassakeh province. The ISIS-linked Amaq News Agency reported that the ambush resulted in deaths and injuries among Syrian government forces. According to the …

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