ISIS has staged resurgent strikes in Iraq and Syria as the two war-torn nations now dealt with heightened tensions between the United States and Iran, as well as the novel coronavirus pandemic.
IS militants ‘dumped bodies in Syria gorge’, HRW says
Researchers began an investigation after being sent a video in 2014 showing militants throwing corpses into the 50m (164ft) deep al-Hota gorge. HRW also believes bodies continued to be dumped there …
Syria’s richest man inflames rare public dispute with Assad
Rami Makhlouf, a cousin of the Syrian leader, has accused him of arresting his employees …
Major rift opens up in Syria’s ruling family as Assad’s super-rich cousin breaks ranks
Assad has claimed the country’s security forces are arresting his employees in order to “pressure” him into paying hefty taxes.
ISIS extremists step up as Iraq, Syria, grapple with virus
The renewed mayhem is a sign that the militant group is taking advantage of governments absorbed in tackling the coronavirus pandemic and the ensuing slide into economic chaos.
IS extremists step up as Iraq, Syria, grapple with virus
The man wearing an explosive vest emerged from a car and calmly marched toward the gates of the intelligence building in Iraq’s northern city of Kirkuk. When he ignored their …
ISIS is on track to double its attacks in Iraq and Syria
With US-Iran tensions rising and the US-led Coalition withdrawing from around six military posts in Iraq, ISIS appears to be on the offensive.
Facebook video pries open rift within Syria’s ruling family
A cousin who has been a bulwark of support for President Bashar Assad posted a homemade video on Facebook late Thursday pleading with the Syrian leader to prevent the collapse of his …
Rocket fire hits southern, western Syria; Israel blamed
The London-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said activists heard “sporadic explosions” in the western parts of the Daraa region overnight Thursday.
Coronavirus quarantine in Syria’s northwest looks to shield most vulnerable
At a quarantine centre in war-torn northern Syria, doctors near the Turkish frontier are providing a first line of defence to prevent the new coronavirus from spreading to one of the world’s most …