Syrian conflict
US, Iraqi officials can’t confirm report Islamic State leader wounded
Middle East
June 10, 2016
US, Iraqi officials can’t confirm report Islamic State leader wounded
U.S. and Iraqi officials said on Friday they could not confirm a report by an Iraqi TV channel that Islamic…
Syrian refugees who want to return home are stuck in Germany
World
June 2, 2016
Syrian refugees who want to return home are stuck in Germany
Nine months ago, after the Syrian army razed his neighborhood, Mohammed was desperate to make his way to Germany.Now he…
Turkey says US ‘two-faced’ for not viewing Syrian Kurdish YPG as terrorists
Middle East
May 28, 2016
Turkey says US ‘two-faced’ for not viewing Syrian Kurdish YPG as terrorists
The United States is "two-faced" for refusing to call the Syrian Kurdish YPG militia terrorists, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu…
Islamic State drives Syria rebels from near Turkish border
Middle East
May 27, 2016
Islamic State drives Syria rebels from near Turkish border
Islamic State fighters captured territory from Syrian rebels near the Turkish border on Friday and inched closer to a town…
Russia urges joint strikes on Syria rebels but US reacts coolly
Middle East
May 21, 2016
Russia urges joint strikes on Syria rebels but US reacts coolly
Russia has proposed to the U.S.-led coalition that they stage joint air strikes on Syrian rebels, including militant Islamist group…
Syrian government force, Hezbollah allies seize town near Damascus: monitors
Middle East
May 19, 2016
Syrian government force, Hezbollah allies seize town near Damascus: monitors
Syrian government forces and allies including Lebanese Hezbollah fighters seized a strategic town southeast of Damascus from insurgents on Thursday,…
Top Hezbollah commander killed in Syria
World
May 13, 2016
Top Hezbollah commander killed in Syria
Top Hezbollah commander Mustafa Badreddine has been killed in an attack in Syria, the Lebanese Shi'ite group said on Friday,…
Damascus struggles to halt currency collapse as peace hopes erode
Business
May 12, 2016
Damascus struggles to halt currency collapse as peace hopes erode
Damascus has announced measures to halt the fall of Syria's currency, but traders expressed doubt it would work after the…
US, Britain, France block Russia bid to blacklist Syria ‘terrorists’
Middle East
May 12, 2016
US, Britain, France block Russia bid to blacklist Syria ‘terrorists’
Britain, the United States, France and Ukraine blocked a Russian proposal at the United Nations to blacklist Syrian rebel groups…
Three Spanish journalists kidnapped in Syria freed
Middle East
May 8, 2016
Three Spanish journalists kidnapped in Syria freed
Three Spanish freelance journalists who went missing in Syria last year and were believed to have been kidnapped have been…