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OMAR ALBAM

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
Residents flee the Sheikh Maqsoud and Achrafieh neighborhoods after clashes broke out between Syrian government forces and Kurdish fighters in a contested area of the northern city of Aleppo, Syria, January 7, 2026. (AP/Omar Albam)
January 7, 2026, 10:27 pm
Civilians flee Aleppo as clashes between Syrian government and Kurdish forces escalate
Latest clashes are the deadliest so far between the two sides and come as efforts to merge the Kurdish Syrian Democratic Forces with the national army have shown little progress
By OMAR ALBAM
Protesters from the Alawite religious minority demonstrate in in Latakia, Syria, two days after a bomb in an Alawite mosque in Homs killed eight people, December 28, 2025. (AP/Omar Albam)
December 28, 2025, 11:11 pm
3 dead, dozens injured in Syria as Alawites clash with pro-government groups
Violent protests erupt in coastal cities of Latakia and Tartous two days after bombing at Alawite mosque in Homs killed 8 people
By OMAR ALBAM
Young Kurdish men line up to sign up to join Syrian government's General Security forces at a police station in Afrin, Syria, an area in the country's north from which Kurds were forcibly displaced years ago, Aug. 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Omar Albam)
August 23, 2025, 12:53 pm
Syria security forces’ push to recruit Kurds, religious minorities brings hope, skepticism
Initiative comes after UN-backed commission that investigated sectarian violence recommended authorities increase diversity in security forces to gain trust of communities
By OMAR ALBAM and ABBY SEWELL
Relatives take part in a protest demanding the whereabouts of four activists who disappeared during the war between opposition groups and former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's forces, in Douma, Syria, Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Mosa'ab Elshamy)
January 1, 2025, 9:39 pm
Syrians protest to demand justice and accountability for disappeared activists
Fall of Assad regime reawakens questions over the fate, among others, of Razan Zaitouneh, a prominent activist who criticized both the Syrian government and rebels
By OMAR ALBAM and Sally Abou Aljoud
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