The East Anatolian fault, site of a deadly February 2023 earthquake, formed 5 million years ago thanks to the squeeze of the Eurasian and Arabian plates, new research finds. The creation of the fault cracked the crust from the North Anatolian fault to the Dead Sea fault,
Syria’s ancient adobe houses threatened by war, displacement
Traditional mud-brick houses that the people of northern Syria have built for thousands of years risk disappearing, as 12 years of war have emptied villages and left the buildings crumbling.”Because …
A Street Drug From Syria Is Alarming The US and Europe: Big Take Podcast
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US-backed Kurdish fighters report the capture of a senior Islamic State group financier in Syria
U.S.-backed Syrian fighters say they detained a senior official with the Islamic State group who was in charge of financing and arming sleeper cells.
Lebanese premier warns Syrian refugees pose a danger to the small nation’s balance
Lebanon’s caretaker prime minister is warning that Syrian refugees could become a threat to the small Mediterranean nation’s delicate demographic and sectarian balance.
US top general talks Syria, NATO with new Turkey counterpart
Gen. Mark Milley’s first announced call with newly appointed Turkish armed forces chief Metin Gurak follows reports that the United States is exploring alternate routes for Ukraine’s grain exports.
Feud Between Chaldean Patriarch and Iraq’s President Reinforces Islamic Status of Minority Groups
In 2005 Iraq passed a constitution which officially recognized non-Arab and non-Muslim groups as ethnic groups instead of religious groups. This included Assyrians (also known as Chaldeans and Syriacs …
Turkey’s Erdogan eggs on Syria’s Arab tribes against US-backed Kurds
Recep Tayyip Erdogan says the Kurdish-led administration in northeast Syria “poses a threat to its national security.”
North Korea Ramps up Arms Sales to Russia, Iran, Syria, and Others
Pyongyang is selling older weapons in its existing stocks to overseas customers as it replaces the Korean People’s Army’s stockpiles with new weapons.
Modern warfare turns neighborhoods to battlefields; hope focuses on rebuilding
It has been almost 12 years since I left my city. And I have never been able to return. Homs, Syria, the place I was born and grew up, has been destroyed and I, like many others, have been left in …