Syria

Syria after Assad

A deadly raid tests a revolutionary town’s faith in Syria's new government

Five people were killed in the town of Rankous after a government raid on alleged Islamic State sympathisers
Syria after Assad
Why is Syria considering joining the Saudi-Turkey-Pakistan defence pact?
Inside Iraq
Can Baghdad finally resolve the crisis in Sinjar?
Israeli Elections
Eisenkot or Netanyahu: No matter who forms government, democracy is dead
David Hearst
Syria after Assad
US envoy accuses Druze sheikh of using its backing to persecute other members of the community
Economy
The resilience of the world economy is built on illusion - it's time the West woke up
Marco Carnelos
Yemen War
Houthi forces warn against use of Saudi airports following Riyadh attack
Yemen War
Attacks by 'Iran’s proxies' pushing region into spiral of violence, says EU on Riyadh airport strike
Inside Lebanon
US and Lebanon hosting Syrian general wanted for war crimes: Report
Syria after Assad
Supporters of Druze faction raise Israeli flags in Sweida on 7 October anniversary
Islamic State
Thousands transferred from Syria to Iraq face possible execution over alleged IS links, HRW says
Syria War
Syria rebels advance near Golan Heights
Iraq War
Arab League calls for united confrontation with the Islamic State
Islamic State
Canada and the IS threat
Bryan R Gibson
Syria War
Syria air raids kill 83, mostly civilians
Syria War
Syria arrests pro-Assad activists over state criticism
Iraq War
The future of Iraq: the plot thickens
Deepak Tripathi
Reviews
Book review: The Jihadis Return: ISIS and the New Sunni Uprising
Islamic State
Obama vows US will not be intimidated by IS' beheading of Steven Sotloff
Syria War
Dismal job prospects for Syrian refugees in northern Iraq
Islamic State
Obama calls for anti-Islamic State coalition, as UK and France consider strikes
Islamic State
US upbeat on defeating Islamic State militants
Islamic State
Analysis: Obama's daunting bid to build an anti-IS front