Police in Italy have made what they claim is the world’s biggest seizure of amphetamines after finding 84 million pills worth €1 billion on a ship from Syria.Investigators in the port of Salerno …
The rise and fall of Syria’s first lady: Why the US is going after Asma Assad?
But for the first time ever, on June 17 his British wife Asma was targeted with economic restrictions of her own. “We anticipate many more sanctions, and we will not stop until Assad and his regime …
Italy confiscates $1B worth of amphetamines made by ISIS in Syria
Italian police seized 14 tons of amphetamines with a street value of approximately $1.15 billion, which they suspect was headed for the home base of a notorious European crime clan in Naples and …
Italian police seize £900m of ‘Isis drug’ fenethylline en route from Syria – video
Police in Italy have seized more than 84m fenethylline tablets, weighing 14 tonnes, at the port of Salerno, in what they say is the biggest seizure of amphetamines in the world …
People in northeast Syria are in desperate need of help. Aid groups can’t get to them.
This week, heads of 20 aid agencies published an open letter urging the UN Security Council to reopen the Al Yarubiyah crossing into Syria. The crossing was closed last January, with fatal …
At Syrian Aid Summit, a Struggle to Raise Enough to End ‘Downward Spiral’
With the civil war in its 10th year, Syria’s economy is collapsing and the coronavirus looms, a donor pledging conference falls short of last year’s totals.
Leaders of Russia, Turkey, Iran talk about stabilizing Syria
The leaders of Russia, Turkey and Iran have discussed efforts to stabilize Syria in a video call, noting the need to promote a political dialogue …
Italy reports “biggest seizure of amphetamines in the world”: $1B worth of pills from ISIS in Syria
War-torn Syria has become the capital of Captagon, as ISIS produces the drug to fight and fund its terror operations.
Italian Police Seize Record Amount of Amphetamines Shipped From Syria
Investigators said they impounded three container ships that had docked in the southern Italian port of Salerno and found 84 million pills of the drug Captagon inside machinery an …
Qatar pledges $100 million in humanitarian assistance to Syria, Foreign Ministry says
Qatar has made a new pledge of $100 million in humanitarian assistance to Syria, the Gulf state’s Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday.