France on Thursday refrained from confirming whether it classifies the PKK as a terrorist group amid strains with Türkiye over the group’s

By John Irish PARIS (Reuters) -Talks are taking place on whether U.S. and French troops could secure a border zone in northern Syria as part of efforts to defuse conflict between Turkey and Western-backed Kurdish Syrian forces,

France carried out missile strikes last weekend in Syria, targeting Islamic State sites in the country, French Armed Forces Minister Sebastien Lecornu said on Tuesday.

One month after the surprisingly rapid fall of President Bashar al-Assad's government, Syrians are balancing feelings of hope and trepidation for the future. FRANCE 24's journalist, Wassim Nasr recounts his journey in Syria where he met the country’s de facto leader Ahmed al-Sharaa.

In a significant escalation of military engagement, France has launched airstrikes against Islamic State targets in Syria as diplomatic efforts to strengthen stability in Lebanon continue as a fragile ceasefire with Israel continues to hold.

ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - During a trip to Damascus on Friday, French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot called for a ceasefire in the north of the country and said that France’s allies the Kurds should not be excluded as Syria navigates its post-Assad future.

The French military has bombed two sites in Syria linked to the Islamic State terrorist, Defence Minister Sébastien Lecornu said on Tuesday. The attacks took place on Sunday as part of the international military operation Inherent Resolve,

On the first day of 2025, the Information Minister of Syria's new de facto government promised to improve press freedom in the country. Reporters Without Borders (RSF) welcomes this commitment while reminding the authorities of their responsibility for the journalists who were killed,

The Baghdad Conference for Cooperation and Partnership, a regional summit for Iraq’s neighbors, first convened on Aug. 28, 2021, in Baghdad with participation of nine countries and several regional and international organizations. The second edition took place on Dec. 20, 2022, in Jordan, according to Iraq’s foreign ministry.

Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani is travelling to Syria on Friday to encourage the country's transition following the ouster of President Bashar Assad by Islamist insurgents, and said Europe should review its sanctions on Damascus now that the political situation has changed.

Antony Blinken was heading on Thursday to Rome for talks with European counterparts on bringing stability to Syria in the face of flare-ups with Turkey.