The security campaign launched by the new Syrian administration to capture the remnants of al-Assad's regime is running more “systematically” than before, allowing it to achieve what has been described as “positive” results.

Senior US officials say Turkiye is preparing for a large-scale incursion into north-east Syria controlled by US-backed Kurdish forces.

After being surprised by the rapid fall of the Syrian regime, European governments find themselves in a state of anticipation regarding the position that should be adopted towards the armed opposition factions that seized power, with a mixture of concern and optimism.