Protests against the government in southern Syria have continued for a second week, marked by demonstrators waving the flag of the Druze minority, burning banners featuring President Bashar Assad, and even raiding offices belonging to his ruling party. Concurrently, clashes erupted between Arab tribesmen and U.S.-backed Kurdish fighters across multiple …

Bahceli commended the stance of the Kurdish National Council in Syria, which refused to endorse the elections in the Northeast and declared a boycott. The leader of Turkey’s Nationalist Movement Party, Devlet Bahceli, condemned the Kurdish Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF)’ organization of municipal elections in northeastern Syria. He advocated for …

There are reasons to doubt the veracity of this notice and to consider whether this incident cleverly advanced Russia’s strategic interests. The state-run Polish Press Agency (PAP) briefly posted on Friday that 200,000 Poles, both former military and ordinary civilians, will be called up for partial mobilization on 1 July …