Victoria Jacobs, aka Bakhrom Talipov, sentenced to 18 years in prison by a New York court jury for funding Syrian terrorism through Bitcoin.
From Colombia to Syria justice is possible for survivors of sexual violence in war – but we need the right ‘ecosystem’
For the first time Ukraine had the right conditions to make reparations to those subjected to crimes such as rape and sexual slavery. What would it take to replicate this globally?
Syrian Opposition Welcomes US Bill to Combat Captagon Trafficking
A U.S.-based Syrian opposition organization welcomed on Thursday a bill U.S. President Joe Biden signed a day earlier in order to combat the production and trafficking of a potent drug that has been …
‘IS attack’ on pro-govt fighters kills 22 in Syria
Gunmen target bus carrying Quds Brigade. An attack on pro-government fighters by suspected members of the Islamic State group in central Syria …
Iran’s hold on Syria strong despite limited withdrawals after Israeli attacks
While Tehran has been withdrawing some military commanders from Syria in response to Israeli targeting, reports of a large-scale drawdown in Iranian forces in the country are exaggerated, analysts say.
Syrian refugee family traumatized after son murdered in Halifax
A Nova Scotia family is mourning the loss of 16-year-old Ahmad Maher Al Marrach, a Syrian refugee fatally stabbed at Halifax Shopping Centre on April 22. Three teenagers have been charged with …
Sacramento judge sentences Russian-born man to prison in bid to aid Syrian terror group
After making an emotional plea for mercy in a Sacramento courtroom, a Russian-born man guilty of attempting to provide financial support to an anti-government group in Syria was sentenced Monday to 12 …
Iraq repatriates nearly 700 more citizens linked to the Islamic State group from a Syrian camp
Iraqi and Syrian officials say Baghdad has repatriated hundreds more of its citizens linked to the Islamic State group from a sprawling camp in northeastern Syria
Israel-Iran tensions: Is Syria the new battlefield?
Israel has been bombing Syria covertly for years, trying to stop anti- Israel forces in that country from getting any stronger. If he seemed unperturbed by the fact that a foreign power had apparently …
In Barbados, public outcry over a potential land deal
In the third and final part of our reporting series from Syria, we have the story of a woman who married an American member of ISIS. She shares the story of her life under the brutal extremist group …