Australian Foreign Minister Marise Payne says COVID-19 has further complicated the possibilities of repatriating Australians captured during the war against the Islamic State in Syria.
Sexual Violence Against Men, Trans Women in Syria Conflict
(Beirut) – Syrian state and non-state actors have subjected men, boys, transgender women, and nonbinary people to sexual violence during the Syrian conflict, resulting in severe physical and mental …
Syria, Lebanon struggle with coronavirus amid civil unrest
War-torn Syria and neighboring Lebanon have been struggling long before the coronavirus pandemic with conflict and political unrest. NBC News’ Keir Simmons reports on the devastation brought on by the …
Germany arrests woman accused of joining ISIS in Syria
German authorities on Tuesday arrested a woman accused of traveling to Syria with her four young children to join the Islamic State group, as well as her brother-in-law, who is accused of helping her.
Did an Israeli Air Strike Prevent Syria From Getting Nuclear Weapons?
The Israeli strike on Syria was probably not decisive in preventing Syria from getting a nuclear weapon. On September 6, 2007, Israeli fighter-bombers destroyed a mysterious installation near the …
60 pro-Iranian militants killed in Syria since May
Israel has been accused of dozens of strikes. In June, a series of airstrikes were reported on almost a weekly basis.
Toronto ISIS attacker denied parole, says she will ‘do another attack’ if she is not sent back to Syria
A Syrian-born woman who charged employees at a tire shop in Canada, attempting to carry out an attack inspired by ISIS, was denied parole on Monday after prosecutors said she continues to threaten to …
Israeli drone crashes in Lebanon amid tensions with Syria
Israel said a military drone crashed in southern Lebanon on Sunday as regional tensions ran high, days after a series of cross-border exchanges between Israel and Syria and the killing of a Hezbollah …
Displaced children in Syria’s Idlib sell toys to survive
This is a story about three children who are selling toys in Syria’s Idlib to provide for their family. The siblings Dara, Tamer and Asma were displaced along with their family from a village in rural …
Lebanon PM Slams ‘Dangerous’ Israeli Border Escalation
The Israeli army had said a group of three to five men armed with rifles crossed the UN-demarcated Blue Line in the disputed Mount Dov area, claimed by Lebanon, Syria and Israel. It said the …