United Nations peacekeepers are warning that the Israeli military has committed “severe violations” of a cease-fire deal with Syria as its military continues a major construction project along the so- …
Syria says seven civilians killed in Israeli strike
An Israeli strike on a residential building in the Sayeda Zainab district south of the Syrian capital Damascus has killed seven civilians, the Syrian defence ministry says, in the second such attack …
Early recovery and rehabilitation in regime-controlled areas of Syria: An assessment
The following is a short abstract, offering the main analytical findings and policy takeaways from a newly released Middle East Institute report on post-war reconstruction in Syria.
Alert: The Israeli military says it has seized a Syrian citizen in the current war’s first announced ground operation in Syria
JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli military says it has seized a Syrian citizen in the current war’s first announced ground operation in Syria.
Blast heard in Syria’s Homs, Syrian state media says
An explosion was heard in Homs province in Syria, Syrian state media said on Tuesday, as a result of confronting and shooting down a hostile drone.
US Airstrikes in Syria Kill up to 35 ISIS Militants
The airstrikes, conducted Monday evening in Syria’s central desert, targeted multiple locations as well as senior Islamic State leaders.
Israel announces ground raid in Syria was conducted ‘in recent months’
Israel announced Sunday that it carried out a special ground operation in Syria “in recent months,” the Israel Defense Forces said in a statement. The IDF also said …
Syria condemns deadly Israel air strikes on ‘civilian sites’ near Damascus
Syria’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates has called on the United Nations to act following Israeli air strikes south of the Syrian capital Damascus, which a human rights monitor said …
Man arrested at JFK Airport in plot to join ISIS in Syria
The Justice Department said Aman wanted to join ISIS to engage in a holy war, or jihad, in Syria. He told an undercover agent he hated people who “deny the path of Allah” and that if people aren’t …
Shards of IS Part 1: Forgotten children of Islamic State locked away in Syria
He says he lived in New York for some time as a child. He is now incarcerated in Syria. When he was 12, Soulay’s stepfather brought him and his mother here from Trinidad and Tobago to join Islamic …