Russia seeks to leverage the Iranian threats in Iraq to pressure the U.S., while pushing on the Syrian front. This strategy in a sense creates a two-front push against the U.S. in the region and …
British child brought home from Syria
A British child has been repatriated from Syria in a rescue mission by the Foreign Office, one of dozens still believed to be trapped after the collapse of Islamic State’s self-declared caliphate.
Islamic State: British child rescued from Syria, foreign secretary says
The UK has rescued a British child from Syria as part of efforts to return unaccompanied minors stranded amid the fallout of the Islamic State conflict. Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said …
UN experts decry continued abuse as Syria’s war grinds on
United Nations-backed investigators have pointed to signs that Syria’s government still continues to commit crimes against humanity including rape, torture, and murder as the country’s nine-year war …
Trump threatens to retaliate with ‘1,000 times greater’ force against any Iran attack
US intelligence said to fear attack on US envoy to South Africa as Trump claims he had also discussed plan to assassinate Syria’s Assad …
U.N. War Crimes Experts Urge Turkey to Rein in Rebels in Syria
Turkey must rein in Syrian rebels it supports in northern Syria who may have carried out kidnappings, torture and looting of civilian property, United Nations war crimes investigators said on Tuesday.
U.N. Accuses Ankara of Transferring Syrian Nationals to Turkey for Trial
Dozens of Syrian nationals have been transferred to Turkey for trial since Ankara’s invasion of Syria last year, according to relatives of those deported and a United Nations report that details …
Israel launches airstrikes in Syria on 9/11 to destroy missiles
It appears Israel launched airstrikes in northern Syria to destroy a missile production facility on Friday, the 19th anniversary of the terrorists attacks on the United States, according to a private …
Albanians want children returned from refugee camps in Syria
Albanian family members protested Monday, demanding that the government bring back 52 children who have been stuck in Syria because their parents …
Today’s D Brief: Afghan talks begin; Wildfires rage; Anti-ISIS airstrikes in Syria, Iraq; Fighter jet battle; And a bit more.
President Trump pivots to West Coast wildfires today following an unsafe indoor rally in Nevada. President Donald Trump spoke to a packed crowd Sunday evening in the city of Henderson, just southeast …