Syria

Members of Islamic State have escaped from Syrian prison camps, renewing fears that the country’s fledgling government is struggling to contain thousands of militant prisoners and their relatives, including British-born Shamima Begum. The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), a Kurdish-dominated militia that runs many prison camps in northeast Syria, said they…

Shamima Begum must not be allowed back into Britain under any circumstances, the father of a 7/7 bombings victim said today - amid fears the ISIS bride could exploit chaos at her Syrian detention camp to stage an escape. Ms Begum, 26, who was stripped of her British citizenship after…

Kurds living in Lebanon gather as they hold signs and flags during a protest against Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa and recent military clashes between the Syrian army and Kurdish forces, in Beirut, Lebanon on January 20. — Reuters pic (New users only) Unlock 5.5%* + 10%* p.a. promo rate for…

This photograph taken during a tour for foreign media shows women walking past a government building that was burnt during recent public protests, in Tehran on January 21, 2026. (Photo by ATTA KENARE / AFP) The US army has begun transferring thousands of alleged Islamic State group jihadists formerly held…

An Israeli fighter jet fly over the northern Israeli city of Haifa, on September 24, 2024. (Photo: Chaim Goldberg/Flash90) The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) continued on Wednesday its efforts to stop the terror organization Hezbollah from rearming itself, launching an unusually broad wave of air strikes targeting four crossings on…

A detainee looks through a gate at al-Hol camp after the Syrian government took control of it following the withdrawal of Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), in Hasaka, Syria, January 21, 2026. (Photo: Khalil Ashawi/Reuters) The U.S. said it will transfer some 7,000 ISIS terrorists from prisons in northeast Syria to…

Democracy Dies in Darkness The mission followed a jailbreak earlier this week amid an advance by Syrian government forces into parts of the country long held by a militia that partners with the United States. Updated January 21, 2026 The Roj detention camp in northeast Syria. (Alice Martins/For The Washington…

The Israeli military said it struck four crossings along the Syria-Lebanon border on Wednesday that were used by Hezbollah to smuggle weapons, after earlier launching fresh strikes on the militant group in Lebanon. "A short while ago, the (Israeli military) struck four border crossings on the Syria-Lebanon border used by…

Rifaat-al-Assad, the feared uncle of ousted Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad and a central figure behind one of the bloodiest crackdowns in the Middle East, has died aged 88. The former army officer – branded by critics as the ‘butcher of Hama’ for his role in crushing an Islamist uprising in…

Syrian forces are hunting ISIS fugitives after dozens escaped from a prison in northeastern Syria, the interior ministry said, as the government moves to take territory from Kurdish fighters. Of the 120 who escaped, 81 have been captured, the ministry said Tuesday, adding that “intensive security efforts continue to track…