U.S. President Donald Trump and Turkish counterpart Tayyip Erdogan agreed to continue close military and political cooperation in a phone call in which Libya and Syria were discussed, the Turkish …
Turkey’s Erdogan Discusses Libya, Syria With Trump on Phone
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his U.S. counterpart Donald Trump spoke over the phone to discuss Libya and Syria on Saturday, according to a statement from the Turkish Presidency. The two …
Two ISIS ‘regional’ leaders killed during raid in Syria, coalition says
Two regional Islamic State (ISIS) leaders were killed earlier this week during a joint operation between Syrian and coalition forces in northeast Syria, coalition forces said Friday.
Two Regional IS Leaders Killed In Syria: CentCom
Jughayfi were killed in the May 17 joint raid on an IS position in Deir Ezzor province, CentCom said in a statement. Al-Zawi, also known as Abu Ali al-Baghdadi, was the IS regional leader of North …
Syria imposes travel ban on President Assad’s tycoon cousin Rami Makhlouf
A Syrian court has placed a temporary travel ban on prominent businessman Rami Makhlouf, a copy of the court order posted on the Ministry of Justice’s Facebook page showed on Thursday, amid a …
Syria bars Assad’s cousin from travel amid financial dispute
A Syrian court has ordered a travel ban on the cousin of the country’s president and one of its wealthiest businessmen …
Life inside Idlib – Syria’s last rebel stronghold
CBS News has gained rare access inside Syria, which is now in its eighth year of civil war. Syrian forces have begun a new bombing campaign, and there are fears that a full-scale offensive could be …
Syria imposes travel ban on Assad’s tycoon cousin Rami Makhlouf
Syria’s justice ministry has announced a travel ban on Rami Makhlouf, a Syrian tycoon and cousin of President Bashar al-Assad, over money it says he likely owes the state. Makhlouf, the head of …
American women and children who lived under ISIS in Syria returned to U.S.
Two American women and six children with ties to ISIS are being sent back to the U.S. from Syria. They’re among thousands of foreigners who have been held in detention camps across the country. CBS …
Riad Ismat, Evanston scholar who fled war-torn Syria, dies of COVID-19
Among the latest local victims of COVID-19 in Illinois is a scholar who escaped the war-torn Middle East to teach here in the U.S. Riad Ismat was renowned in Syria. Diplomat, writer, and cultural …