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Syria

18d ago

Supreme Court

Supreme Court

Supreme Court weighs Trump attempt to remove protections from thousands of Haitians and Syrians

The Trump administration has sought to terminate temporary protected status intended for immigrants fleeing war, natural disasters or other catastrophes.
Image: Guerline Jozef, co-founder and Executive Director of Haitian Bridge Alliance, speaks in front of the US Supreme Court in Washington, D.C.
Image: Guerline Jozef, co-founder and Executive Director of Haitian Bridge Alliance, speaks in front of the US Supreme Court in Washington, D.C.
27d ago

Middle East

Middle East

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A look at Iran's most powerful proxy, Lebanon's Hezbollah

Following the start of a joint U.S.-Israeli military campaign against Iran in February 2026, Hezbollah launched retaliatory strikes at Israel.
Conflict in South Lebanon
Conflict in South Lebanon
81d ago

Syria

Syria

Syria confirms 'mass escape' from ISIS-linked camp

The camp housed around 23,500 detainees, many wives or widows of ISIS fighters and their children, who had been in de facto detention for years.
A person holding a gun looks towards a village of tents outside
A person holding a gun looks towards a village of tents outside
83d ago

Syria

Syria

U.S. military moves forces and equipment out of northeast Syria base

The main mission of the U.S. troops in Syria is to prevent a resurgence of Islamic State.
APTOPIX Syria Clashes
APTOPIX Syria Clashes
92d ago

ISIS Terror

ISIS Terror

U.S. military reports a series of airstrikes against Islamic State targets in Syria

U.S forces carried out 10 airstrikes against Islamic State targets in Syria between Feb. 3 and Thursday in retaliation for a December ambush that killed two American soldiers.
The al-Tanf military outpost.
The al-Tanf military outpost.
98d ago

Syria

Syria

Saudi Arabia deepens ties with Syria's new leaders through major investment package

The latest investments mark the largest such announcement since the U.S. lifted sanctions on Syria in December.
Syria and Saudi Arabia signed deals on February 7, that include a joint airline and a $1-billion project to develop telecommunications, officials said, as Syria seeks to rebuild after years of war. Saudi Arabia has been a major backer of Syria's Islamist authorities who took power after toppling longtime ruler Bashar al-Assad in December 2024.
Syria and Saudi Arabia signed deals on February 7, that include a joint airline and a $1-billion project to develop telecommunications, officials said, as Syria seeks to rebuild after years of war. Saudi Arabia has been a major backer of Syria's Islamist authorities who took power after toppling longtime ruler Bashar al-Assad in December 2024.
102d ago

Syria

Syria

Syria signs landmark offshore oil field deal with Chevron and a Qatari investor

Syrian Petroleum Co.’s deal with U.S. energy giant Chevron and the Qatar-based Power International Holding was signed in Damascus in the presence of the U.S.’s special envoy to Syria, Tom Barrack.
A tattered Syrian flags blows in the wind
A tattered Syrian flags blows in the wind
114d ago

Syria

Syria

They fought ISIS in Syria for years. Now U.S. allies say they've been abandoned.

A fragile truce reached this week between the Syrian government and Kurdish-led fighters was seen as a blow by many Kurds in their fight for autonomy.
Image: Syrian Forces Take Control Of Deir Ez-Zor, Long Held By Kurdish Forces
Image: Syrian Forces Take Control Of Deir Ez-Zor, Long Held By Kurdish Forces
116d ago

Syria

Syria

U.S. military transfers the first 150 Islamic State group detainees from Syria to Iraq

U.S.-backed SDF forces and the Syrian government have traded blame over the escape Monday of ISIS members from the Shaddedeh prison on the border with Iraq.
Armored vehicles drive outside on a dirt road
Armored vehicles drive outside on a dirt road
117d ago

ISIS Terror

ISIS Terror

U.S. allies abandon huge ISIS camp amid fighting with Syrian government

The move comes as fighting intensifies between the Kurdish-led fighters and forces loyal to the government of President Ahmad al-Sharaa.
Image: Syria Al-Hol Camp
Image: Syria Al-Hol Camp
118d ago

ISIS Terror

ISIS Terror

U.S.-allied fighters in Syria say they lost control of a prison holding ISIS militants

The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces said that it asked for help from a U.S. coalition base but that it "did not intervene, despite repeated calls for intervention."
Syria's army took control of swathes of northern Syria and threatened to bomb parts of Raqqa province on January 17, after Kurdish forces pulled back from territory they had held for over a decade.
Syria's army took control of swathes of northern Syria and threatened to bomb parts of Raqqa province on January 17, after Kurdish forces pulled back from territory they had held for over a decade.