The BBC hears harrowing accounts of assaults appearing to target the sect of former President Assad.

America’s Kurdish allies oversaw two dozen sites holding thousands of members of the terrorist group and their families. Their withdrawal has left the system in chaos.

According to the latest ⁠camp data obtained by Reuters, ​dated January 19 - a day before the government took control of the camp - its population was 6,639 families comprising 23,407 ​people, mostly Syrians and Iraqis, as ⁠well as 6,280 foreigners from more than 40 nationalities.

Syria’s government is moving to close the facility and relocate detainees after escapes and rioting.

The strikes were part of Operation Hawkeye Strike, which was launched in retaliation for an ISIS ambush that killed two American soldiers and an interpreter.

The Syrian government's move to relocate families linked to Islamic State from the notorious al-Hol camp to the Aleppo countryside is aimed at closing the camp, according to a monitor group and an

ISTANBUL, Feb ⁠18 (Reuters) - ⁠Turkish President ⁠Tayyip Erdogan said ​he is pleased ‌to see steps ‌taken ⁠in ⁠neighbouring Syria to integrate the ​Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) into ​state structures, after a ⁠U.S.-backed ceasefire ⁠deal ⁠late last ​month between the sides.

Damascus is hosting its first international book fair since Bashar Assad fell, and publishers say censorship has almost disappeared. Organizers say the fair ends Monday after big crowds and a

Riyadh and international organizations are taking a cautious, institution-first strategy to revive Syria’s economy.