Syria

07 September 2022 - 16:41 By Dominique Vidalon Rifaat al-Assad, the uncle of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, was found guilty of acquiring millions of euros' worth of French property using funds diverted from the Syrian state. Image: SANA/Handout via REUTERS / File photo France's highest court on Wednesday sealed a…

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In early August, two children were killed and at least five others injured in two separate attacks in Qamishli and Tal Rifat towns respectively, and on 16 August, one child was killed in rural Kobane, all in northern Syria. On 19 August, six children were killed in an attack on…

The U.S. just sent a very deadly message to the international terrorist group ISIS, as America orchestrated a drone strike in Syria that killed one of its leaders. According to multiple reports, Syrian ISIS leader Maher al-Agal was killed via a U.S. drone strike that occurred in northwest Syria. In…

The UN Security Council adopted a resolution Tuesday extending a system for cross-border aid to Syria by six months, the duration demanded by Russia while other members had sought a full year. The measure received support from 12 of the Security Council’s 15 members, including Russia, China, and the grouping’s…

Militant leader Maher al-Agal was riding a motorcycle at the time of the attack, which also left one of his top aides seriously injured The US called al-Agal ‘one of the top five’ Isis leaders, responsible for aggressively pursuing the development of Isis networks outside Iraq and Syria Published: 4:43am,…

A top leader of the Islamic State terrorist organization was killed in a U.S. drone strike Tuesday in northwest Syria, the White House and U.S. military announced, an operation officials said would undercut the group’s ability to plan and carry out attacks globally. Maher al-Agal, who worked “aggressively” on building…

President Joe Biden is heading to the Middle East this week. The White House says he wants to help bring Israel and Saudi Arabia closer together. Comparing Latinos to breakfast tacos, First Lady Doctor Jill Biden is facing backlash for that, although her statement was meant to be a compliment.…

The resolution authorized the U.N.’s continued use of the Bab-al-Hawa border crossing, the lone corridor for sending food, water and medicine from Turkey.Photo: omar haj kadour/Agence France-Presse/Getty ImagesUpdated July 12, 2022 11:14 am ET Under the threat of a Russian veto, the U.S. and its allies on the United Nations…

Yemeni journalist in ‘critical condition’ as Houthi captors deny him medication   AL-MUKALLA: A Yemeni journalist held in Houthi prisons is said to be in a “critical health condition” and might die as the Iran-backed Houthis deprive him of life-saving medication, his family said. The family of Tawfiq Al-Mansouri said that…