Syria and Turkey

Syria is continuing to strengthen ties with Turkey, causing concern in Israel - analysis

Syria and Turkey have signed 40 agreements and memoranda of understanding, creating links between 22 Syrian ministries and agencies and their Turkish counterparts, SANA reported.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (R) amd Syrian President Ahmed Shara (L) attend the official opening ceremony of Antalya Diplomacy Forum, held under the theme of 'Mapping Tomorrow, Managing Uncertainties' in Antalya, Turkey on April 17, 2026.
Members of the all women Martyr Ayaz Çiya battalion staff checkpoints and stop vehicles in the Halko neighbourhood on February 8, 2026 in Qamishli, Syria.

Seven years after being displaced, Kurdish families return to Serekaniye - analysis

IDF soldiers operate in southern Lebanon, published July 15, 2026.

Netanyahu says Iran tried to kill his son, US launches new sanctions program against Islamic regime

Palestinians live among buildings destroyed during the recent war in Khan Yunis, in the southern Gaza Strip, July 31, 2026.

Israel strikes in Gaza's Khan Yunis, IDF kills terrorist who attempted to steal weapon in West Bank


Turkey’s airstrikes go beyond ‘anti-terror’ campaign - analysis

Ankara increasingly focuses also on strikes near Sulimaniyeh, a city that is aligned with the Kurdish political party PUK

 A TURKISH soldier waves a flag on Mount Barsaya, northeast of Afrin, Syria, in January 2018

How an anti-ISIS operation in Syria got bogged down in tribal politics - analysis

It is important to look back at how various forces involved in the Syrian turmoil go to this point in order to understand this complex conflict.

 A Coalition convoy of US led international coalition against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) stops to test fire their M2 machine guns and MK19 grenade launcher in the Middle Euphrates River Valley in the Deir ez-Zor province, Syria, November 22, 2018

Turkish-backed extremist groups in Syria sanctioned by US - analysis

These groups were often part of the plethora of Syrian rebel groups that operated in northern Syria since the Syrian civil war began in 2011.

TURKEY-BACKED Syrian rebel fighters walk through a field of flowers in Idlib’s southern countryside, in Syria in April

Istanbul to oust unregistered Syrians by September

Unregistered Syrians have been ordered to leave Istanbul, a move seen as politically motivated in light of Turkey's recent elections and growing discontent with the refugee population.

 Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan addresses supporters at the Presidential Palace after his victory in the second round of the presidential election, Ankara, Turkey, May 29, 2023.

UN raises concerns over Syria aid route from Turkey, cites 'unacceptable issues'

Syria gave its approval on Thursday for the UN to use Bab al-Hawa for another six months, but with several conditions.

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad meets with United Nations (UN) relief chief Martin Griffiths in Damascus, Syria in this handout picture obtained by Reuters on March 21, 2023

Turkey's democratic decline: Why jailed opposition head 'retired' from politics - analysis

Many opposition politicians and critical journalists have been jailed in Turkey, meaning politics is far from free. 

 Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan addresses his supporters following his victory in the second round of the presidential election at the Presidential Palace in Ankara, Turkey May 29, 2023.

Turkey's Erdogan faces struggle to meet Syrian refugee promise

Erdogan has said he aims to ensure the return of one million refugees within a year to the opposition-held areas.

 The son of a Syrian refugee Mohammed al-Kashif stands at the entrance of a tent, where Mohammed lives with his family on a public park ground, after his house collapsed due to the deadly earthquake, in Adiyaman, Turkey February 15, 2023.

Turkish, Syrian foreign ministers' meeting looms ahead of elections

The discontent in Turkey over the nearly 4 million Syrian refugees has been a source of domestic pressure on Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.

 TURKEY’S PRESIDENT Recep Tayyip Erdogan speaks to journalists at the G20 summit in Bali, Indonesia, earlier this month.

Four Turkish troops wounded in attacks in Syria, Ankara says

Turkey has carried out several cross-border military incursions into northern Syria in recent years and has dozens of bases there.

 A TURKISH soldier waves a flag on Mount Barsaya, northeast of Afrin, Syria, in January 2018

Turkey escalates against US-Kurdish alliance in Syria with drone strike

The Turkish drone strike in Iraq shows the lengths Ankara will go to strike Kurdish anti-ISIS fighters.

Turkey's President Tayyip Erdogan attends a meeting with Russia's President Vladimir Putin (not pictured) on the sidelines of the 6th summit of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence-building Measures in Asia (CICA), in Astana, Kazakhstan, October 13, 2022.