A video of a Syrian fighter holding a braid he claims was taken from a Kurdish woman in Raqqa sparked outrage and protests as Damascus expands control amid a fragile ceasefire.

International and Kurdish leaders are welcoming an agreement between the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) and Damascus for a permanent ceasefire in northeast Syria (Rojava) that would gradually integrate Kurdish-led forces and local institutions into the central government.

DAMASCUS: Syria on Tuesday announced a ceasefire with Kurdish forces it has seized swathes of territory from in the northeast and gave them four days to agree on integrating into the central state, which their main ally, the United States, urged them to accept.

The SDF and the armed factions that assumed control in Damascus also have more than a decade of tensions and hostilities behind them, making the line drawn between them in northeast Syria particularly thick.

ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) announced on Friday that it has reached a “comprehensive agreement” with Syria’s transitional government in Damascus, which includes allowing security forces affiliated with the Ministry of Interior to

Deir al-Zour has been described as the most heavily damaged city in Syria by U.N.-Habitat. Traffic weaves past craters and around mounds of rubble. Children play in the ruins beneath great slabs of concrete hanging perilously from buildings. Dust clogs the air.

Syrian actress, Huda Shaarawi, passed away on Thursday at the age of 88 following a horrific murder as she was killed in her home in

ALBAWABA - Huda Shaarawi murdered by maid in Damascus home.The renowned Syrian actress Huda Shaarawi, also known as Umm Zaki, topped Google's global sea