The US was blamed by ISIS, Russia, and the Syrian government for the strike, which then-Lt. Gen. Stephen J. Townsend said was “crazy reporting.” …
US Special Operations dropped a 2,000 pound bomb on Syria’s largest dam in 2017 despite the fact it was on a ‘no-strike’ list: NYT
The US was blamed by ISIS, Russia, and the Syrian government for the strike, which then-Lt. Gen. Stephen J. Townsend said was “crazy reporting.” …
A Dam in Syria Was on a ‘No-Strike’ List. The U.S. Bombed It Anyway.
Near the height of the war against the Islamic State group in Syria, a sudden riot of explosions rocked the country’s largest dam, a towering, 18-story structure on the Euphrates River that held back …
Islamic State says its militants are attacking a prison in Syria’s Hasaka
Islamic State militants are waging a wide-scale attack on a prison in Syria’s al-Hasaka city in an attempt to free prisoners belonging to the group, the group’s Amaq News Agency said on Friday, …
IS gunmen mount deadly attacks in Syria, Iraq; dozens killed
The Islamic State group unleashed its biggest attack in Syria since the fall of its “caliphate” three years ago. More than 100 militants …
Growth in Economic Exchanges With Syria
Iran’s exports to Syria earned $160 million in the current fiscal year’s first nine months (March 21-Dec. 21), registering a 90% growth compared with $84 million in last year’s corresponding period, …
Syria: Venezuela’s Maduro to visit Assad to celebrate country’s ‘peace and stability’
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has said he will visit Syria soon to celebrate “the peace and stability” achieved in the country, according to Syria’s official news agency Sana. During a ceremony …
Russian envoy discusses Syria with Saudi crown prince -Saudi TV
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on Thursday discussed developments in war-torn Syria with Russia’s special envoy, Saudi state TV reported.
Army sergeant, an Onondaga native, found not guilty of charges related to gunfight in Syria
Robert Nicoson, charged in a military court after U.S. troops exchanged gunfire with pro-Syrian regime forces in 2020, has been acquitted.
Thousands of displaced Syrians enduring three cold waves in one week in northwest Syria
As the Middle East region is hit by three cold fronts this week and temperatures drop below zero degrees Celsius, thousands of displaced Syrians will be fighting to stay warm, the IRC warns. In …