Unifying and deradicalizing Syria’s armed forces will be the regime’s most formidable challenge. The United States has now ...

Human rights groups for years have cited poor living conditions and pervasive violence in the al-Hol camp, which the ...

DAMASCUS, Syria -- The United States repatriated an American child separated from their family from a sprawling camp in ...

In alignment with President Trump’s goals for US policy in the Levant, Barrack’s efforts have shown that diplomacy can be ...

The threat from Islamic State and al-Qaida extremists and their affiliates is most intense in parts of Africa, and risks are ...

The State Department said on Tuesday that the United States repatriated a U.S. citizen minor from a displaced persons camp in ...

The United States urged the United Nations Security Council on Monday to adjust its sanctions on Syria to help the country's ...

The United States Department of State issues periodic travel advisories for countries across the globe, and it has just ...

This expands on prior relief in May, when U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced that the United States will not impose secondary sanctions for most of Syria-related activity, with the ...

While the United States has not fully lifted its Syria sanctions, it has issued broad authorizations that allow for a range of activities in Syria as discussed further below.

So far, with the Druze, those efforts have been unsuccessful. The lack of agreement, along with rising sectarian violence, is undermining efforts to build a new, united Syria.

But so far, there's no indication that the United States has taken this step. A State Department official told us that the United States supports efforts that may de-escalate violence in Syria.