Under Syria’s electoral rules, candidates must be vetted by the security agencies, guaranteeing a loyal and compliant legislature. The overall result was therefore not a surprise — a large majority of …
US service member dies in Syria
A U.S. service member died in Syria on Tuesday, according to military officials in the region. The individual, whose service branch hasn’t been released yet, was assigned to the Operation Inherent …
U.S. service member dies in Syria
(Delil Souleiman/AFP via Getty Images) A U.S. service member died in Syria on Tuesday, according to military officials in the region. The individual, whose service branch hasn’t been released yet, was …
New video shows Russian military vehicles harassing another US convoy in Syria
US and Russian military vehicles in northeastern Syria appear to be skirmishing in an undeclared road war that has largely escaped attention.
Hezbollah threatens Israel, after member of terror group killed in Syria
One account showed Hezbollah driving a car toward the Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem, a common style iconography, suggesting the liberation of Jerusalem from Israel.
Erdogan says Turkey will remain in Syria ‘until Syrian people are free’
President Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday that Turkish forces, which have carried out several incursions into northern Syria since 2016, would remain in the country until Syrians can live in freedom …
Israeli missile strike kills 5 fighters in Syria: monitor
Five Iran-backed fighters were killed in an Israeli missile strike south of the Syrian capital, a Britain-based war monitor said on Tuesday. The missile attack on Monday night hit weapons depots and m …
Syria vote counting delayed by reruns
Vote counting was under way Tuesday in Syria after reruns in five polling stations delayed the results of parliamentary polls guaranteed to renew the ruling party’s hegemony. The reruns of Sunday’s vo …
Thunder center Steven Adams brushed off complaints about life in the NBA bubble: ‘This is not Syria … We’re living in a bloody resort’
Though there were initial complaints about the hotel rooms and food in the Disney bubble, NBA players seem to be adjusting to the experiment.
Syria says Israel strikes southern Damascus; Iranian base hit
Israeli air strikes on Syria are part of a shadow war approved by the US as part of its anti-Iran policy, sources say.