DAMASCUS, Syria -- An international humanitarian organization has warned that supplies are running out at a camp in northeast Syria housing thousands of people linked to the Islamic State group, as the country's government fights to establish control over an area formerly controlled by Kurdish fighters.

The failure to support the U.S.-backed militia could create an opening for Islamic State, White House allies say.

Lebanon’s cabinet has approved an agreement to transfer Syrian prisoners back to Syria. This decision comes as neighboring countries seek to recalibrate relations following the ouster of former Syrian President Bashar Assad.

A fragile ceasefire between Syria's government and Kurdish-led forces has temporarily eased tensions in the country's northeast

ISIS reportedly grows to 10,000 fighters as U.S. transfers detainees from Syria to Iraq amid Kurdish security collapse and regional instability.

Russian forces have started withdrawing from positions in northeast Syria still controlled by the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces.

By Dmitry Antonov and Suleiman Al-Khalidi MOSCOW, Jan 28 (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin met his Syrian counterpart Ahmed al-Sharaa in the Kremlin on Wednesday for talks that were set to include the sensitive issue of Russia's future military presence in Syria,

Washington cannot impose democracy in Syria, nor should it try to. But it can endorse Syria’s territorial unity while insisting that unity without minority rights is a recipe for more instability.

Syria has restored the electrical connection to the Tishreen Dam after about a year offline, allowing its turbines to resume

Jan 30 (Reuters) - Syria plans to permanently close two displacement camps in the northeast that hold civilians, including foreigners, linked to Islamic State militants, a government official said on Friday.