The Syrian army is besieging the Kurdish enclave of Kobane and other towns in the area of the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria (AANES). A ceasefire has been extended in order to defuse tensions.
By Markus Bickel
The Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) has identified the Syrian air force as the perpetrator of the 2016 chemical weapons attack in Kafr Zeita. Syria has cooperated with the OPCW investigation team for the first time.
By Katharina Horban
Interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa has canceled his trip to Germany at short notice, apparently due to a fragile ceasefire with Kurdish militias. The planned visit had drawn criticism in advance.
By Wilhelmine Stenglin
The human rights violations committed during the fighting in Aleppo must be investigated, and further violence in Syria must be prevented. To this end, the German government must expand its commitment – both humanitarian and political. This is what Khaled Davrisch, representative of the Democratic Self-Administration of North and East Syria in Germany, is calling for.
By Khaled Davrisch
The regime in Tehran is reacting with counter-threats to Donald Trump’s warnings of US intervention.
By Markus Bickel
The growing Turkish influence in Syria and Gaza is worrying Israel. Turkish President Erdoğan could use his good connections with Trump to obtain concessions from Netanyahu.
By Yossi Melman
Donald Trump clears the way for billions to be invested in Syria. In return for the lifting of sanctions, interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa joins the US-led anti-terror alliance.
By Markus Bickel
13 years after the closure of the German embassy in Damascus, Germany once again has a representative in Syria: Clemens Hach studied Islamic Studies and grew up in Algeria.
By Markus Bickel
