Turkey says Syria should be given chance to address Kurdish militant presence
Conflict between Turkey and Kurdish groups rises around key dam in northern Syria
37 Killed In Syria Clashes Between Pro-Turkey, Kurdish Forces: Monitor
Battles between Turkish-backed groups, supported by air strikes, and Kurdish-led forces killed 37 people on Thursday in Syria's northern Manbij region, a war monitor said.

Italy, Syria and Bashar Assad

Italy’s foreign minister heads to Syria to encourage post-Assad transition
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From Aleppo to Damascus: Scenes of a post-Assad Syria
Italy’s FM heads to Syria to encourage post-Assad transition and calls for EU to review sanctions
US, French troops could secure Syria's northern border, Syrian Kurdish official says
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The West is making a muddle of its Syria sanctions
Europe may move faster. On January 3rd the French and German foreign ministers met Ahmad al-Sharaa, Syria’s de facto ruler, in Damascus. Annalena Baerbock, the German foreign minister, said it was premature to lift sanctions. In private, though, German diplomats are circulating a proposal which would do just that.
He Went to Syria With Tulsi Gabbard. He Has Some Big Concerns.
Mouaz Moustafa says Gabbard’s response to Assad’s atrocities is a worrisome sign of how she’d serve as director of national intelligence.

Iran, Syria

Iran Was ‘Defeated Very Badly’ in Syria, a Top General Admits
Iranian general admits they were ‘defeated very badly’ in Syria
Islamic Republic suffered severe defeat in Syria, Iranian general says

Syria, Islamic State

US troops need to stay in Syria to counter the Islamic State group, Austin says
Syria Needs US Troop Presence to Thwart Islamic State: Pentagon Chief
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US troops need to stay in Syria to counter ISIS, Pentagon chief says
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Will the Shake-up in Syria Undermine the Fight Against ISIS?
The United States appears intent on keeping its counterterrorism alliance with the Kurds in post-Assad Syria despite the strains it is causing with ally Turkey.
How UNICEF Fights Malnutrition In Syria: Morei’s Story
A severely malnourished baby makes a full recovery, with vital assistance from a UNICEF-supported mobile health and nutrition team.
Effectively Banned by the Government, a Syrian Film Resurfaces
Stars in Broad Daylight,” with a domineering character who strongly resembles Hafez al-Assad, had one official showing in Damascus. Now it’s been restored.
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Türkiye weighs supplying up to 500 MW of electricity to Syria’s Aleppo
Türkiye's top energy official on Thursday announced plans to start exporting up to 500 megawatts (MW) of electricity to the northern province
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The fall of Syria’s Assad regime is bad news for Libya
Russia’s apparent fast-tracking of plans to establish a military hub in Libya could worsen that country’s protracted conflict.