German authorities received tipoffs last year about the suspect in Christmas market attack
German authorities said they received tipoffs last year about the suspect in a car attack at a Christmas market in Magdeburg ...
The New York Times2d
Syria's Tangled Alliances and Rivalries: A Visual Guide
The Islamic State spread from Iraq into Syria, and Syria’s Kurdish ethnic minority created an autonomous region. Some of the armed groups that gained territory during the civil war also fought ...
CNN3d
Number of US troops in Syria has steadily increased over time, Pentagon now says
The number of US troops in Syria has regularly surged higher than the Pentagon has publicly disclosed since at least 2020, and in recent months increased to more than double the roughly 900 troops ...
France 242d
Hundreds of Syrian Christians protest burning of Christmas tree
Hundreds of demonstrators took to the streets in Christian areas of Damascus early Tuesday to protest the burning of a Christmas tree near Hama in central Syria, AFP journalists witnessed. "We ...
The New York Times5d
Deception and Betrayal: Inside the Final Days of the Assad Regime
President Bashar al-Assad, who wielded fear and force over Syria for more than two decades, fled the country under the cover of night — and a fake political address. A banner of former President ...
Sky6d
US says it has killed Islamic State leader Abu Yusif in Syria airstrike
The US says it has killed Islamic State (IS) leader Abu Yusif in Syria. US Central Command Forces (Centcom) said it carried out an airstrike targeting Yusif - who also goes by Mahmud - in the ...
Newsweek5d
Syria Civil War's New Frontlines Emerge Post-Assad
The sudden downfall of longtime Syrian President Bashar al-Assad at the hands of a rapid rebel offensive has brought a dramatic new turn to Syria's nearly 14-year civil war. While opponents of the ...
Al Jazeera English6d
US drops $10m reward for arrest of Syria’s new leader after Damascus talks
A senior diplomat has announced that the United States is dropping a $10m reward for the arrest of Syria’s new leader, Ahmed al-Sharaa, after an uprising that toppled President Bashar al-Assad.
The Washington Post5d
How Syria’s rebels overcame years of a bloody stalemate to topple Assad
A portrait of ousted Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad is taken off the wall of a regime prison in Damascus, Syria. (Lorenzo Tugnoli for The Washington Post) The Syrian regime’s collapse came more ...
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New conflict in northeast Syria could bring 'dramatic consequences', UN envoy says
Hostilities have escalated between Syrian rebels backed by Ankara and the U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces in the northeast since Bashar al-Assad was toppled on Dec. 8. Syrian armed groups ...
NPR6d
Who's been funding the HTS rebels now in control of Syria?
LONDON — The rebels who've taken control of most of Syria haven't published a budget or donor list. Their fundraising is opaque, and methods have changed wildly in the past decade. Speculation ...
Reuters3d
Qatar and Jordan pledge support to Syria
Sharaa: Qatar ready to invest in Syria Qatari official: Qatar will stand alongside Syrian brothers Jordanian foreign minister meets new de facto ruler in Damascus Jordan ready to help Syria ...