Bashar al-Assad
Thousands flee northwest Syria as Assad pushes closer to Idlib city
Middle East
January 28, 2020
Thousands flee northwest Syria as Assad pushes closer to Idlib city
AZAZ, Syria (Reuters) – A renewed drive by President Bashar al-Assad to recapture rebel-held territory in Syria’s northwest sparked a…
Airstrike in northwest Syria kills 9, including whole family
Middle East
January 21, 2020
Airstrike in northwest Syria kills 9, including whole family
BEIRUT (AP) — An airstrike on a rebel-held village in northern Syria on Tuesday killed at least nine people, including…
Airstrikes hit rebel-held Syrian town despite new cease-fire
Middle East
January 10, 2020
Airstrikes hit rebel-held Syrian town despite new cease-fire
BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian warplanes bombed a major rebel stronghold in the country’s northwest on Friday, less than 24 hours…
Unidentified planes strike targets in eastern Syria: reports
Middle East
January 10, 2020
Unidentified planes strike targets in eastern Syria: reports
BEIRUT (AP) — Unidentified planes struck targets in Syria near the border with Israel on Friday, reports said, triggering “a…
Iran strikes back at US with missile attack at bases in Iraq
Middle East
January 8, 2020
Iran strikes back at US with missile attack at bases in Iraq
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran struck back at the United States early Wednesday for killing a top Revolutionary Guard commander,…
Iranian general transformed Syria’s war in Assad’s favor
Middle East
January 7, 2020
Iranian general transformed Syria’s war in Assad’s favor
BEIRUT (AP) — When Syrian President Bashar Assad made a rare visit to Tehran last year, the powerful Revolutionary Guard…
Shelling hit school killing 6 in rebel-held Syrian village
Middle East
January 1, 2020
Shelling hit school killing 6 in rebel-held Syrian village
BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian government forces shelled a rebel-held village in the country’s northwest on Wednesday, hitting a school and…
Relief group says 216,000 have fled homes in northwest Syria
Middle East
December 26, 2019
Relief group says 216,000 have fled homes in northwest Syria
BEIRUT (AP) — More than 200,000 men, women and children fled their homes in northwest Syria in buses, trucks and…
Thousands flee bombardment in northwest Syria, head to Turkish border
Middle East
December 20, 2019
Thousands flee bombardment in northwest Syria, head to Turkish border
BEIRUT (Reuters) — Thousands of people have fled to the Turkish border from the last big opposition stronghold in northwestern…
Russian forces enter former Islamic State stronghold in Syria after U.S. pullback
Middle East
December 9, 2019
Russian forces enter former Islamic State stronghold in Syria after U.S. pullback
MOSCOW (Reuters) — Russian forces have entered Raqqa, the former de facto capital of the Islamic State caliphate, in one…