Q&A: ‘Crimes Against Humanity Were Committ… Syrians in Idlib, one of the last provinces still held by rebels fighting the government of Bashar al-Assad, have faced particularly rough conditions in …
EXCLUSIVE-U.S. carries out airstrike against Iranian-backed militia target in Syria, officials say
The United States on Thursday carried out an airstrike in Syria against a structure belonging to what it said were Iran-backed militia, two officials told Reuters, an apparent response to rocket …
Iran attack: US strikes Tehran with missile attack on Syria-based militia
US OFFICIALS have claimed Washington authorised an airstrike in Syria, which they believe hit an Iranian linked militia building.
Syrian migrant sets sights on seat in German parliament
Tareq Alaows drifted across the Aegean in a rubber boat before walking most of the way from Athens to Vienna. Now the migrant who fled military conscription in Syria is trying to win a seat in Germany …
Conviction in landmark case over Syrian government torture
A former member of Syrian President Bashar Assad’s secret police was convicted Wednesday by a German court of facilitating the torture of prisoners in a landmark ruling that human rights activists …
Conviction in landmark case over Syrian government torture
A former member of Syrian President Bashar Assad’s secret police was convicted Wednesday by a German court of facilitating the torture of prisoners in a landmark ruling that human rights activists …
The Takeaway: US-Turkey strains worsening over Syrian Kurds amid fresh Erdogan complaints
Turkish president questions US-Turkey NATO alliance, while Iran expands influence in eastern Syria; US still partner of choice for GCC countries, but China may be gaining; kingdom offers inducements …
German court issues guilty verdict in first Syria torture trial
A German court sentenced a former member of President Bashar al-Assad’s security services to 4-1/2 years in prison on Wednesday for abetting the torture of civilians, the first such verdict for crimes …
Top Facebook execs silenced an enemy of Turkey
As Turkey launched a military offensive against Kurdish minorities in neighboring Syria in early 2018, Facebook’s top executives faced a political dilemma.
‘Red Line’ Examines Syria’s Use Of Chemical Weapons, And The World’s Discovery Of It
A new book takes a detailed look at an excruciating moment for Syria, the United States, and the world — the time in 2013 when the U.S. concluded that …