US Secretary of State Antony Blinken agreed Thursday in talks in Rome with European counterparts on the need to encourage stability in Syria, officials said, as Turkey threatens Kurdish forces in the war-torn country.

Antony Blinken was heading on Thursday to Rome for talks with European counterparts on bringing stability to Syria in the face of flare-ups with Turkey.

Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani will be heading to Syria to encourage the transition in the country following the ouster of President Bashar Assad by Islamist insurgents.

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken was in Paris on Wednesday to discuss Syria with French President Emmanuel Macron as European officials prepare to follow the US lead in partially lifting sanctions on the war-torn country.

On Wednesday, outgoing US Secretary of State Antony Blinken stated that the United States has been closely collaborating with Turkey, acknowledging i

ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Wednesday that they are working closely with their NATO ally Turkey to find a resolution to Turkey’s “legitimate concerns” in Syria which could require the departure of the “foreign members” of

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will meet his European counterparts Thursday in Rome on Syria, as the West looks to engage the new Islamist-led leadership.

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin told The Associated Press that the U.S. needs to keep troops deployed in Syria to prevent the Islamic State group from reconstituting as a major threat.

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U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said that Washington is working to address Türkiye's concerns in Syria, aiming to prevent the NATO ally

From left, Anne Grillo, Director of the Middle East and North Africa Department at the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Günter Sautter, German Political Director of the Ministry of Foreign

DAMASCUS (AFP) – Battles between Turkish-backed groups, supported by air strikes, and Kurdish-led forces killed 37 people on Thursday in Syria's northern Manbij region, a war monitor said.