Syrian war
US carries out additional airstrikes in Syria following rocket attack that injured US troops, US official says
Middle East
August 29, 2022
US carries out additional airstrikes in Syria following rocket attack that injured US troops, US official says
(CNN) – The US carried out additional airstrikes targeting enemy positions and rocket launchers near Deir ez-Zor in northeast Syria…
Children dying every week in Syrian camps: report
Middle East
September 24, 2021
Children dying every week in Syrian camps: report
Children are dying every week in overcrowded camps in northeast Syria, NGO Save the Children said on Thursday. The charity said…
Syrian army steps up offensive on rebel redoubt in southwestern city
Middle East
September 1, 2021
Syrian army steps up offensive on rebel redoubt in southwestern city
AMMAN, Aug 31 (Reuters) – Syrian elite forces aided by pro-Iranian militias stepped up an offensive on Tuesday against a…
German minister laments choice of Syria for WHO board seat
Middle East
June 1, 2021
German minister laments choice of Syria for WHO board seat
BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s health minister says he is “anything but happy” that Syria’s government — which has waged a…
Syrians go to the polls in election that Assad is set to win
Middle East
May 26, 2021
Syrians go to the polls in election that Assad is set to win
Polling stations opened on Wednesday across Syria in a presidential election that is set to usher Bashar al-Assad into a…
France urges rebuke for Syria over chemical weapons use
Middle East
April 21, 2021
France urges rebuke for Syria over chemical weapons use
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — A group of 46 nations called Tuesday on member states of the global chemical weapons…
Syrian pound improves after central bank raises exchange rate
Middle East
April 19, 2021
Syrian pound improves after central bank raises exchange rate
AMMAN (Reuters) – Syria’s currency rose on Sunday in the first day of trading after the central bank raised the…
Denmark tells Syrian refugees to return to Damascus
Middle East
April 13, 2021
Denmark tells Syrian refugees to return to Damascus
Aya Abo Daher had just graduated high school in the Danish town of Nyborg and was looking forward to celebrating the…
Inside secret Syria talks aimed at freeing American hostages
Middle East
April 8, 2021
Inside secret Syria talks aimed at freeing American hostages
Last summer, two US officials ventured into hostile territory for a secret high-stakes meeting with American adversaries. The Syrian government…
Donors pledge more than $6 billion to tackle Syria’s crisis
Middle East
March 31, 2021
Donors pledge more than $6 billion to tackle Syria’s crisis
BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union, the US and dozens of other nations pledged $6.4 billion in aid Tuesday to…