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US moves to rescind terror designation in major step for Syria

Trump also said the United States had "released sanctions from the country," adding that Syria had "become very stable."

|BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
US President Donald Trump reacts as he meets with NATO Secretary General on the sidelines of the NATO summit in Ankara, on July 8, 2026.
A rabbi holds a Torah scroll at the Ifrange Synagogue in the Jewish quarter in Old Damascus on April 29, 2025.

Damascus synagogue tours highlight renewed interest in Syrian Jewish history and diaspora ties

Tours of synagogues and meetings with religious leaders highlight renewed interest in Jewish history and unresolved questions over historic sites, property, and diaspora ties.

|ByRIZIK ALABI/THE MEDIA LINE
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa, with a map of the Middle East (Illustrative).

Netanyahu, cabinet to discuss Trump's plan for Syria to remove Hezbollah from Lebanon - report

Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa reportedly denied that he seeks to intervene in Lebanon after US President Donald Trump repeatedly suggested Damascus could get involved."

|ByJONAH DAVIDOV
New Iraqi Prime Minister designate Ali al-Zaidi, uses a phone at his office in Baghdad, Iraq, April 28, 2026.

Syria, Iraq hope for meetings in Washington, seek coordinated visit with US envoy

While al-Sharaa's meeting is unconfirmed, it could still happen. The Trump administration will want to end the Iran conflict and get a deal while trying to show it can stabilize Iraq and Syria.

|BySETH J. FRANTZMAN

Report: American soldiers killed in Islamic State attack in Syria

Amaq, a news site linked to Islamic State, said a suicide attacker with an explosive vest struck an international coalition patrol in the city on Wednesday.

JANUARY 16, 2019ByREUTERS
A man gestures at US military vehicles driving in the town of Darbasiya next to the Turkish border, Syria, April 2017

In defense of Rojava

JANUARY 5, 2019ByANTHONY AVICE DU BUISSON
A difference of opinion: US President Donald Trump and Secretary of Defense James Mattis, who resigned over Trump’s decision to withdraw US troops from Syria

Ankara’s invasion of Syria creates occupying power, says Bundestag report

The German Bundestag research committee wrote that Turkey’s government did not respond to a request for information about “the security objectives of Turkey."

DECEMBER 29, 2018ByBENJAMIN WEINTHAL
A Turkish military tank arrives at an army base in the border town of Reyhanli near the Turkish-Syrian border in Hatay province, Turkey.