Many Syrians forced from their homes by their country’s brutal, decade-old war are now shocked to discover that their family farms have been taken over by regime loyalists and cronies. Rights groups …
One killed, three soldiers injured in Israeli attack in Syria- SANA
One person was killed and three soldiers injured as a result of “Israeli aggression” in the Damascus countryside, Syrian state news agency SANA said on Wednesday, quoting a military source.The source …
OFAC fines Saudi bank for Sudan/Syria sanctions violations
The Office of Foreign Assets Control announced a $650,000 settlement with a Saudi Arabian bank for apparent violations of sanctions against Sudan and Syria related to transactions that took place via …
UN expert urges U.S. to lift sanctions holding up Syria rebuilding
Numan city, Idlib Province, Syria, on Jan. 29, 2020. (Str/Xinhua) Alena Douhan, UN special rapporteur on the negative impact of the unilateral coercive measures on the enjoyment of human rights, said …
Army K9 and Handler Honored for Discovering IED Cache in Syria
An Army canine earned rare military honors this month after discovering a cache of explosives in Syria while deployed as part of the U.S.-led mission to defeat the Islamic State. Fritz, a 4.5-year-old …
How a solo trip to Syria cemented a lifelong love for holidaying in the war-torn country
The stints in Baghdad were intense, so I decided in September to take a two-week holiday to Damascus, in Syria. I wanted to go somewhere in the Middle East where I could walk around and get a much …
Syrian refugees hope to return home after 10 years in Turkey
Almost 10 years have passed since Syrians in Turkey fled their country due to an ongoing civil war. Syrians in a temporary refugee center in the southern province of …
Syrian refugees hope to return home after 10 years in Turkey
Almost 10 years have passed since Syrians in Turkey fled their country due to an ongoing civil war. Syrians in a temporary refugee center in the southern province of …
Syrian refugee camp burned to ground in northern Lebanon
Lebanese military officials have said that the fire was started after a row between Syrian refugees and their employer, a local family, over pay. An investigation is ongoing.
Hundreds of Syrian refugees flee Lebanon camp as tents torched
Hundreds of Syrian refugees fled their makeshift camp in north Lebanon after their tents were torched when fighting broke out between local youths and camp residents, aid officials said on Sunday. At …