Arbitrary arrests and torture are the main weapon used by the Assad regime to spread fear among Syrians and suppress their demands for democracy and justice,” said human rights l …
A major ISIS figure whom everyone thought was killed in Syria turned out to be living in a seaside town in Spain
This is a major problem,” an official in Belgium told Insider. “He’s a well-known jihadist … living in a rented apartment on the Spanish coast.” …
First virus case recorded in refugee camp in Lebanon
A Palestinian woman from Syria has become the first refugee living in a camp in Lebanon to test positive for the coronavirus, the U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees and …
UN agency: 1st virus case recorded in Lebanon refugee camp
The U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees says that a Palestinian woman from Syria living in a refugee camp in Lebanon has become the first refugee to test positive for the coronavirus …
Former British rapper arrested on suspicion of fighting for Islamic State in Syria
A former London rapper has been arrested on suspicion of joining Islamic State fighters in Syria. Abdel-Majed Abdel Bary was arrested on Monday in southern Spain, according to The Associated Press, …
Syria War Crimes Trial to Open in Germany
Two former Syrian security intelligence officers face charges of crimes against humanity in groundbreaking trial.
Gunman Kills 9 in Lebanon Mountain Town
A gunman went on a rampage in a mountain town in Lebanon on Tuesday, killing four Lebanese and five Syrians before fleeing into the surrounding wilderness, Leb …
Abdel-Majed Abdel-Bary profile: Rapper turned fighter who became disillusioned with Syria war
Majed Abdel-Bary’s brief popular identification as “Jihadi John” was always thin, resting mainly on his west London background and the photograph he cheerfully posted online …
Turkey warns Syria of ‘very heavy losses’ if truce violated
Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has accused Syrian government forces of “accelerating its aggression” in the Idlib de-escalation zone by taking advantage of the coronavirus pandemic. “Turkey …
Turkey says Syria is violating a truce in rebel-held north
Turkey’s president on Monday accused the Syrian government of taking advantage of the world’s preoccupation with the coronavirus pandemic to increase attacks in rebel-held northwestern Syria in …