Israel sees the spread of Iran's influence in the Middle East as a growing threat
US, Israel vow to continue cooperation over Syria, Iran
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It will not be a hasty withdrawal
Trump rethinking planned withdrawal from Syria
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Even before any US troops pull out, a drive to bring Assad back into the Arab fold seems to have picked up momentum in recent weeks.
Syrian regime makes big gains in 2018
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Armed men stand guard the streets in the northern Syrian town of Manbij, controlled by Kurdish-dominated Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), on December 29, 2018.
Russia, Turkey pledge to coordinate on Syria after US pullout
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A vehicle of US troops passing on a street, in Manbij town, north Syria on March 31, 2018.
The transactional value of Trump's withdrawal from Syria
Ibrahim al-Zoubeidi
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Syrian refugees women hold their children as they sit in Ouzai refugee compound, in the southern port city of Sidon, Lebanon.
Syrian refugees’ repatriation a slow, long-term process
Samar Kadi
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Syrian Kurds take part in a demonstration in the northeastern Syrian Kurdish-majority city of Qamishli on December 28, 2018, against threats from Turkey to carry out a fresh offensive following the US decision to withdraw their troops.
Turkey says Kurds have no right to appeal to Assad
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British Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt
British FM criticises Trump’s foreign policy
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US President Donald Trump participates in NORAD Santa tracker phone calls from the White House in Washington, US December 24, 2018.
How Trump's phone call changed Syria's war
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Kurdish fighters still based there in Manbij are part of the coalition-backed Syrian Democratic Forces alliance battling IS jihadists
Syrian army takes control of Manbij
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Bahrain's Foreign Minister Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa
Manama says work in Syria embassy ongoing
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Syria Democratic Forces (SDF) fighters walk on the rubble of damaged shops and buildings in the city of Manbij, in Aleppo Governorate, Syria, August 10, 2016.
Kurds turn to Russia, Assad after US withdrawal
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General view shows Damascus, Syria.
UAE reopens embassy in Damascus
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US President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump greet members of the US military during an unannounced trip to Al Asad Air Base in Iraq
Trump in surprising lightning visit to Iraq
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Three soldiers were injured and an ammunition depot damaged.
Syria shoots down Israeli missiles near Damascus
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Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan addresses a meeting of a youth organisation founded by his elder son Bilal Erdogan and his friends, in Istanbul Saturday, Dec. 22, 2018.
Doubts that Turkey can 'eradicate' IS in Syria
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