Khalidi, Khalil Ashawi and Joseph Nasr AMMAN/IDLIB/BERLIN (Reuters) – Some families say it is better to know and mourn. Others say finally learning what happened is worse than dying themselves. …
US Firm Secures Oil Deal with US-Backed Forces in Syria
A U.S. company has reportedly reached a deal with Kurdish-led authorities in northeast Syria to develop and export crude oil in areas under their control in the war-torn country. A senior official at …
First COVID-19 cases reported in Syria’s Al-Hol camp
Three health workers in a displaced persons’ camp in northeastern Syria have contracted the novel coronavirus, the United Nations said Thursday, the first reported infections in the vast tent city.
Israel Needs Help Rebuilding Its Munitions Stockpile
The country’s ongoing campaign against Iran in Syria and Iraq has left it short of arms for a potential wider war.
US Action Against IS Financier Shows Jihadists’ Cash Flow Continues from Turkey
The U.S. designation last week of a new Turkey-based member of the notorious Rawi Network for allegedly facilitating money transfers to the Islamic State (IS) in Syria has raised fresh concerns among …
U.S. Firm Secures Oil Deal with Syrian Kurds
A U.S.-based oil company has secured a contract with the Kurdish-led Syrian Defense Forces (SDF) to begin extracting oil in the Autonomous Administration of Northern Syria, Al-Monitor reported earlier …
Former Army Delta Force officer, US ambassador sign secretive contract to develop Syrian oil fields
The Trump administration has approved the first-ever deal for an American firm to develop and modernize oil fields in northeast Syria under control of the US-backed Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic …
Rival Factions U.S. and Israel, Syria and Iran Offer Lebanon Aid After Explosion
Global powers, friends and foes alike, are stepping up to show support for Lebanon after Beirut’s deadly blast, but the country has often been a venue for intersecting geopolitical interests.
State Department remains concerned by Turkey’s proxy fighters in northern Syria
Turkey-allied fighters have faced widespread accusations of arbitrary detentions, extrajudicial killings and other abuses in northern Syria.
Saving Lebanon | Opinion
This is an important conversation—just not the conversation going on in Lebanon right now. Israel has had three red lines throughout the Syrian Civil War that began in 2011: What is clear is that …