Syria's Ahmed Al-Sharaa and next to him Map of Syria with Kurdish areas highlighted in red and in the middle of the map you can see Syrians for Truth and Justice's logo. (Graphic: Kurdistan24)
Security forces loyal to the interim Syrian government stand guard at a checkpoint previously held by supporters of deposed president Bashar al-Assad, in the town of Hmeimim, in the coastal province of Latakia, on Mar. 11, 2025. (Photo: AFP)
Logos of two of Rojava's main political parties, Democratic Union Party (PYD) (L) and Kurdish National Council in Syria (KNCS) (R). (Photo: Kurdistan24)
A handout picture released by the official Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) on January 29, 2025, shows Syria's new leader Ahmed al-Sharaa giving a speech in Damascus. (Photo: SANA)
Syrian fighters watch Russian armoured vehicles driving past near the Hmeimim Air Base, a Syrian airbase currently operated by Russia, in the town of Hmeimim, southeast of Latakia, Syria, Monday Dec. 16, 2024.(Photo: AP)
Germany's Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock speaks during a press conference following a visit to the German Archaeological Institute in the Syrian capital Damascus on January 3, 2025. (Photo: AFP)
