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American refueling planes are seen at Ben Gurion Airport, February 23, 2026. (Social media; used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
February 23, 2026, 7:25 pm
US refuelers, cargo planes spotted at Ben Gurion Airport as Iran tensions ramp up
New anti-regime protests break out at universities across Tehran and elsewhere, after campuses reopen; footage shows clashes between students and Basij militia forces
By Emanuel Fabian, Agencies and ToI Staff
Screen capture from video of US forces withdrawing from the Qasrak in Hasakah province, northeastern Syria, February 23, 2026. (X)
February 23, 2026, 2:44 pm
US military begins withdrawing from main base in northeast Syria, Syrian sources say
Dozens of trucks, some carrying armored vehicles, depart base in Hasakah province; last US troops expected to leave country within 20 days, ending 12-year presence
By Agencies
Women wait outside a medical center in the al-Hol camp, in al-Hassakeh province, northeastern Syria, Feb. 4, 2026. (AP/Ghaith Alsayed)
February 21, 2026, 12:51 pm
Few people left at Syrian detention camp that held ISIS families after thousands flee
Wall Street Journal says US believes some 15,000-20,000 people departed Al-Hol amid chaotic government takeover from US-backed Kurdish forces
By Reuters and ToI Staff
US soldiers patrol in Syria's northeastern city Qamishli, in the Hasakeh province, then mostly controlled by Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), on January 9, 2025. (Delil SOULEIMAN / AFP)
February 19, 2026, 8:43 am
US said planning to withdraw all American troops from Syria over next two months
Washington reportedly to pull last 1,000 soldiers from country after new government takes over areas from Kurdish-led SDF, which had been US’s ally in fight against ISIS
By AFP
US military vehicles move along a road in a convoy transporting Islamic State group detainees being transferred to Iraq from Syria, on the outskirts of Qahtaniyah in Syria's northeastern Hasakah province on February 7, 2026. (Delil SOULEIMAN / AFP)
February 7, 2026, 8:19 pm
Over 2,200 ISIS detainees moved from Syria to Iraq in ongoing US operation
US-led initiative launched to ensure ISIS detainees remain in ‘secure detention facilities’ sees inmates transferred from auspices of Kurdish-led forces in Syria to Iraqi jails
By AFP
Members of Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) arrive at the Kurdish-held city of Ain al-Arab, also known as Kobane on January 23, 2026, after they withdrew from the Al-Aqtan prison in the Raqa province of Syria. (AFP)
January 30, 2026, 11:23 pm
Syrian government, Kurds agree on integration deal; US hails ‘historic milestone’
Deal will see Syrian Democratic Forces gradually merged into state’s military after Syrian army captured swaths of Kurdish enclaves this month
By Reuters and ToI Staff
Members of Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) arrive at the Kurdish-held city of Ain al-Arab, also known as Kobane on January 23, 2026, after they withdrew from the Al-Aqtan prison in the Raqa province of Syria. (AFP)
January 24, 2026, 2:02 pm
Syrian government, Kurdish forces agree to extend ceasefire by 15 days
Truce’s continuation will allow transfer to Iraq of Islamic State detainees held by SDF; Kurdish group’s most recent offer would have Syrian government managing border crossings
By AFP
Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) forces withdraw from al-Aktan prison on the outskirts of the northeastern city of Raqqa, bound for Kobane, on January 23, 2026. (Bakr ALKASEM / AFP)
January 23, 2026, 3:15 pm
Syrian government takes over prison from Kurdish-led SDF, amid focus on ISIS inmates
Damascus announces control of prison in Raqqa, UN refugee agency struggles to access camp for ISIS families and EU warns of potential breakout amid Kurds’ rapid loss of territory
By Agencies
Syrian government troops are seen at an abandoned checkpoint between government-controlled Raqqa and Hassakeh, controlled by the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), in northeastern Syria, January 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Omar Albam)
January 20, 2026, 8:26 pm
Syrian military, Kurdish-led forces announce new truce after collapse of first deal
New four-day ceasefire comes after Syrian military accused SDF guards of abandoning a camp housing thousands of families with ties to ISIS, allowing detainees to escape
By GHAITH ALSAYED and ABBY SEWELL
Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) soldiers deploy with armored military vehicles to secure roads leading to Gweiran Prison which houses men accused of being an Islamic State (ISIS) fighters in Hassakeh, northeastern Syria, January 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Baderkhan Ahmad)
January 20, 2026, 1:11 pm
Syria’s ceasefire with Kurds appears to crumble as clashes resume, ISIS prisoners escape
Talks in Damascus between Sharaa and Kurdish-led SDF collapse, while at least 120 inmates manage to flee Kurdish-controlled prison amid chaos
By Agencies
Syria's President Ahmed al-Sharaa signs an agreement with the chief of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces at the Presidential Palace in Damascus on January 18, 2026. (Rami al SAYED / AFP)
January 18, 2026, 10:45 pm
Syria declares ceasefire with Kurdish-led SDF after intense military push
Truce leaves much of Kurdish-majority northwest under Damascus control for first time in decade; Sharaa proclaims victory for ‘Syrians of all backgrounds’
By GHAITH ALSAYED and OMAR ALBAM
Syrian government soldiers wave a Syrian flag after climbing atop a statue of a female Kurdish fighter, following the takeover of the town from US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) during an ongoing push against Kurdish-led forces, in Tabqa, eastern Syria, January 18, 2026. (AP Photo/ Omar Albam)
January 18, 2026, 5:53 pm
Kurdish commander urges US to intervene in Syria, says he’d welcome Israeli help
Syrian government forces take country’s largest oil field despite US call to stop advance, as Kurdish-led SDF withdraws from areas it controlled since pushing out ISIS in 2017
By Agencies
Kurdish fighters stand near burning tires at the entrance to the city of Tabqa in the northern Syrian Raqa province, on January 17, 2026. (Delil SOULEIMAN / AFP)
January 18, 2026, 6:53 am
Syrian army extends hold over north, capturing areas held by Kurds for over a decade
Clashes reported as government forces declare capture of Tabqa city; Kurds evacuate homes, say Friday’s formal recognition of minority didn’t go far enough
By Bakr Alkasem and Omar Haj Kadour
Syrian government soldiers carry machine guns as they ride motorcycles on a road leading to the town of Deir Hafer, Syria, January 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Ghaith Alsayed)
January 17, 2026, 2:38 pm
Syrian government forces enter towns in north after Kurdish fighters withdraw
Two soldiers said killed in latest clash as Damascus and Kurdish-led SDF trade blame for violating agreement that followed deadly fighting in Aleppo
By GHAITH ALSAYED
Syrian security forces in the Sheikh Maqsoud neighborhood in Aleppo, Syria, January 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Ghaith Alsayed)
January 10, 2026, 7:46 pm
Syria says Kurdish fighters being moved from Aleppo after days of deadly clashes
Syrian government announces halt to military operations in Aleppo neighborhood following continued fighting in wake of ceasefire declaration
By Agencies
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