The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, in its more recent report, estimated that by September 2024, about 3.1 million Syrian refugees lived in Turkey. The ruling Justice and Development ...

A convoy of ambulances and buses arrives at a checkpoint in the village of Busra al-Harir, southern Syria, on its way to Sweida province, as security forces cordon off the area to block Bedouin ...

Turkey has been growing impatient with the lack of implementation of a March deal to integrate the SDF into the Syrian state apparatus. Turkey will provide weapons systems and logistical tools to ...

Turkey is set to have significant influence in Syria after Turkish-backed rebels defeated the Assad regime. We look at what Turkey's goals are in the region and what challenges it may face. A ...

Sources expand on Erdogan's rejection of Kurdish call Turkey seeks to help new rulers to stabilise Syria Ankara has demanded disbandment of Syria's SDF ANKARA, May 1 (Reuters) - Turkey rejects any ...

Satellite imagery of the Tiyas Airbase (T4) captured on July 15, 2024. (Google Earth). Media reports indicate that Turkish forces are planning on deploying to the Tiyas Airbase, also known as the T4, ...

ISTANBUL — As the world watches Syria grapple with the aftermath of Bashar al-Assad's brutal regime and the formation of a new government, one country has emerged as having great influence over the ...

This transcript is from a CSIS podcast published on January 28, 2025. Listen to the podcast here. Jon Alterman: What are Turkey's goals in Syria, as far as you can tell? Sinem Adar: If you take the ...

Israel rejected Turkish accusations on Tuesday following Ankara’s condemnation of Israeli military actions in Syria, as Turkey escalates its own operations in the war-torn country. The rising tensions ...