Syria

A Pennsylvania couple has been sentenced to federal prison after they sent thousands of dollars to two relatives to travel to Syria to join ISIS. Shahidul Gaffar, 40, and Nabila Khan, 35, originally from Bangladesh, admitted to sending nearly $5,600 to Khan’s brothers in the South Asian country prior to…

Court confirms last year’s four-year prison sentence against 84-year-old Rifaat al-Assad, which he may not have to serve given his advanced age. A French court has reportedly upheld a guilty verdict against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s uncle for misappropriating public funds in Syria, laundering the spoils and building a vast…

/ Middle East Issued on: 09/09/2021 - 10:43 The Syrian army deployed in Deraa al Balaad, Syria on September 8, 2021. © SANA, Reuters Syrian forces Wednesday entered the rebel-held district of a volatile southern city as part of a truce negotiated by Russia to end weeks of fighting, according…

Foreign Minister Yair Lapid departed for Moscow on Wednesday night for a snap visit, his office said. He will meet Thursday with his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov. The two will also hold a joint press conference, according to a Foreign Ministry statement, which did not say what the two were…

HONG KONG, Sept 7 - Saleh Al Shehri earned Saudi Arabia their second win in a row as Herve Renard's side beat Oman 1-0 in Muscat on Tuesday to move level on points with Australia at the top of Group B in Asia's final round of qualifying for the 2022…

Fresh airstrikes on Iranian proxies in Iraq and Syria come at a time of fresh Republican skepticism of the military, as a career aspirant president settles into the trappings of power. Sep 29, 2015: U.S. Vice President Joe Biden during a meeting with President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko in New…

HBO Nordic has acquired AJ Annila’s searing international political thriller “Peacemaker” from REinvent International Sales. Set across Turkey, Syria and Spain, the timely show is headlined by Irina Björklund (“Bordertown”) who stars as Ann-Mari, a peacemaker struggling to defuse an escalating conflict between the Kurds and the Turks, and unexpectedly…

U.S. forces in Syria were attacked by rockets a day after the U.S. military carried out what a Pentagon official called “defensive” airstrikes in Iraq and Syria against Iran-backed militia groups. Col. Wayne Marotto, the military spokesman for Operation Inherent Resolve, an international coalition fighting the Islamic State extremist group,…

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The White House says the airstrikes carried out by the U.S. military against what it said were facilities used by Iran-backed militia groups near the border between Iraq and Syria, were "necessary, appropriate and deliberate" measures taken to "defend U.S. personnel, partners and allies in the region." Read More