Nicola Benyahia does not know exactly how or where her only son died. All she knows is it happened somewhere along the 599km border between Syria and Iraq. “The reason they don’t give you more …
Jordan ‘an exemplary host country’ for Syrian refugees — UN official
Being the second largest host of refugees per capita in the world, Jordan has been ‘an exemplary host country’ for Syrian refugees for the last decade, providing safety and security to those who need …
Obama’s Syria difficulties cause worries in Israel
President Barack Obama’s difficulties in securing support for a strike on Syria are seen by Israeli media and analysts as a sign of the decline of American deterrence in the Middle East.
A New Syria Process Cuts Out Iran to Bring in Gulf Arabs
The goal, it would appear, is to pave the way for broader Gulf Arab re-engagement with Syria, and a concomitant marginalization of Iranian influence. Since the war was effectively resolved in December …
Is Myanmar the new Syria? Rising violence threatens a repeat tragedy
As ethnic militias back the popular uprising and refugees flee the country, the similarities with Syria are deeply disturbing …
Aleppo Archbishop: Why I Hope in Christ After 10 Easters of War in Syria
ALEPPO, Syria — The war in Syria between the government of Bashar Assad and various factions has carried on for a decade, with 10 Easters come and gone since March 2011. With several hundred thousand …
The sting: How a Canadian is fighting back in Syria’s high-stakes disinformation war
The war pits those who see Bashar al-Assad as a tyrant who should be brought to justice against those who see only a Western-backed effort at regime change …
We fell for Isis propaganda, say foreign wives stranded in Syria
The six women sit, nodding along to a Spanish pop video showing dancers in skintight clothing. Their earrings, hairstyles and fashionable shoes contrast with the sea of abayas all around. This is not …
Syria Kurds say 125 IS jihadists captured in displacement camp sweep
Kurdish forces on Friday said they had captured 125 suspected Islamic State group members as part of a security operation in northeast Syria’s Al-Hol displacement camp. The US-backed Syrian Democratic …
Newlywed couple ‘tried to board a cargo ship from New Jersey to Yemen so they could fight for ISIS’ 7 years after the wife’s sister traveled to Syria to become a Jihadi bride
A newlywed husband and wife allegedly intent on fighting for the Islamic State group were arrested Thursday at a port as they attempted to board a cargo ship that an undercover law enforcement officer …