Syria's security situation
People sit beside a monument depicting the new Syrian flag at a park in Damascus on Oct. 26, 2026. (AFP)
(L-R), U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen, 3rd, SDF Commander-in-Chief Mazloum Abdi, 4th, Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani, 5th, Feb. 13, 2026, MSC2026. (Barrack's X)
(L-R), U.S. Representatives Johnny Olszewski, Marlin Stutzman, Michael McCaul, Washington DC, Feb. 10, 2026. (Kurdistan24)
President Masoud Barzani, R, Ahmed Al-Jarba, head of Syria’s Al-Ghad Movement, Erbil, Feb. 5, 2026. (Kurdistan24)
President Masoud Barzani, C-L, Iraqi PM Mohammed Shia al-Sudani, C-R, Pirmam, Erbil, Feb. 2, 2026. (Photo: Kurdistan24)
President Masoud Barzani, L, Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa. (Graphics: Kurdistan24)
Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa, R, President Masoud Barzani. (Graphics: Kurdistan24)
Shifa Barzani, Director General of the Kurdistani Diaspora Confederation. (Photo: Kurdistan24)
President Masoud Barzani. (Graphics: Kurdistan24)
(L-R), Feryal Clark, the UK Labour Member of Parliament, Former U.S. Secretary of State and CIA Director Mike Pompeo, Barham Salih, Head of UNHCR). (Graphics: Kurdistan24)
A still from video footage showing Syrian security forces releasing juvenile detainees linked to the Islamic State (ISIS) from al-Aqtan Prison in Raqqa, Jan. 24, 2026. (Video: Local Syrian Media)
Kurdistan Region Prime Minister Masrour Barzani. (Graphics: Kurdistan24)
Kurds fleeing a government advance through Kurdish-controlled areas arrive in the Kurdish Syrian city of Qamishli, Jan. 19, 2026.
Musa Ahmed, head of the Barzani Charity Foundation (BCF), speaking to a press conference, Jan. 21, 2026. (Photo: Kurdistan24)
President Masoud Barzani, L, Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa. (Graphcis: Kurdistan24)
U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) fighters pose for a photo in Baghouz, Syria, March 23, 2019. (AP)
