July 22, 2026
The designation as a state sponsor of terrorism carries restrictions on US foreign assistance, defence exports and certain financial transactions.
The Syrian government joins the US-led coalition fighting Islamic State
It says its fighters had killed and wounded six members of "the apostate Syrian Army"
He says about 80 percent of Syrians in Germany would return home within three years
New decree mandates alcohol outlets must keep distance from schools, worship sites, security facilities
They say US betrayal about urging merger with Sharaa’s forces should warn Iranian Kurds
Sharaa thanks Putin for help in stabilising the situation in Syria
His offensive effectively wiped out the autonomous zone that Kurdish authorities had hoped to maintain in Syria's northeast