Bashar al-Assad
Syria’s Assad supports resistance against Turkey: the latest
Middle East
October 22, 2019
Syria’s Assad supports resistance against Turkey: the latest
BEIRUT (AP) — The Latest on the situation in Syria following the Turkish invasion earlier this month into the country’s…
Australia won’t retrieve refugees in cease-fire: the latest
Middle East
October 18, 2019
Australia won’t retrieve refugees in cease-fire: the latest
BEIRUT (AP) — The latest on Turkey’s invasion of northern Syria (all times local): 03:15 a.m. Australia has ruled out…
Aid groups scramble to reach Syrians as battle lines shift
Middle East
October 17, 2019
Aid groups scramble to reach Syrians as battle lines shift
BARDARASH, Iraq (AP) — Humanitarian groups in northeastern Syria are scrambling to provide aid to hundreds of thousands of people…
Syria’s heroic underground female medics hailed in ‘The Cave’
Middle East
October 17, 2019
Syria’s heroic underground female medics hailed in ‘The Cave’
Oscar-nominated Syrian director Feras Fayyad has risked his life to chronicle the atrocities of the Assad regime, and suffered torture…
Turkey defies its NATO allies in Syria, as Russia steps in
Middle East
October 16, 2019
Turkey defies its NATO allies in Syria, as Russia steps in
AKCAKALE, Turkey (AP) — Russia said it was working to prevent a conflict between advancing Turkish and Syrian government forces…
Syrian Kurds defend key town as Pence, Pompeo sent to press Turkey
Middle East
October 16, 2019
Syrian Kurds defend key town as Pence, Pompeo sent to press Turkey
Kurdish fighters battled to defend a key Syrian border town from Turkish-backed forces in a flare-up of violence Tuesday as…
Russia’s Putin lands in Saudi Arabia on Mideast trip
Middle East
October 14, 2019
Russia’s Putin lands in Saudi Arabia on Mideast trip
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin traveled to Saudi Arabia on Monday, meeting with the oil-rich…
Turkish offensive sparks yet another Syrian exodus
Middle East
October 11, 2019
Turkish offensive sparks yet another Syrian exodus
BEIRUT (AP) — Syrians are fleeing by the tens of thousands yet again, a recurring nightmare of hastily packed bags,…
A look at who’s who in northeast Syria as war fears rise
Middle East
October 9, 2019
A look at who’s who in northeast Syria as war fears rise
BEIRUT (AP) — President Donald Trump’s announcement that U.S. troops in Syria would step aside to make way for a…
US says Assad again used chemical weapons, vows action
Middle East
September 27, 2019
US says Assad again used chemical weapons, vows action
The United States vowed a response Thursday as it said it had confirmed another chemical weapons attack by Syrian President…