Protesters who took to the streets in Iran say the media is wrongly portraying monarchists as leading the uprising. A week after Iranian security forces violently crushed the latest anti-regime protests, the streets are quiet for now, but a battle over who speaks for the uprising has erupted. With Iran …

Syrian military reaches outskirts of Hassakeh as army advances further into areas previously held by Kurdish-led SDF Fighting between the Syrian army and the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) continued early Tuesday in multiple areas of northeast Syria, as a ceasefire agreed on Sunday night appeared to collapse. On Tuesday, …

Relative calm has prevailed in Raqqa and Deir Ezzor governorates in northeastern Syria, after military operations halted following an agreement between the Syrian government and the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF). In Raqqa, an Enab Baladi correspondent reported that the Syrian army has taken control of the city, which has seen …