The United Nations on Saturday welcomed the agreement signed between the Syrian government and the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF). In a

Foreign women linked to the Islamic State group and living in a Syrian camp housing more than 2,000 people near the border with Iraq are hoping that an amnesty may be on the horizon after a government offensive weakened the Kurdish-led force that guards the camp.

Soldiers assume control of al-Aqtan prison, as SDF fighters withdraw from the northeastern city under a ceasefire deal.

Assad, minority groups in Syria have been targeted with violence. The US and other regional powers have largely stayed silent.

A fragile ceasefire between Syria's government and Kurdish-led forces has temporarily eased tensions in the country's northeast

DAMASCUS, Syria — A United Nations aid convoy unloaded humanitarian supplies in the besieged enclave of Kobani in northeast Syria, officials said Monday. It was the first aid convoy to reach the area since fighting kicked off between Syrian government forces and the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces earlier this month.