Syria

IN BRIEF The al-Roj and al-Hol camps are home to thousands of individuals suspected of having links to the IS group. The shift in control has already come with consequences, as many have already fled the camp. Years of scaled-back US presence and shifting political dynamics inside Syria led to…

Syrian authorities have closed Al-Hol camp, which long housed relatives of suspected Islamic State group fighters, after emptying the formerly Kurdish-controlled facility, a camp official told AFP on Sunday. "All Syrian and non-Syrian families were relocated," Fadi al-Qassem, the official appointed by the government to manage Al-Hol's affairs told AFP.…

Jerusalem Post / World News Australia denies it is working to repatriate Islamic State family members The 34 women and children were released on Monday from the camp in northern Syria, but returned to the detention center due to technical reasons. Women and children queue in the rain during a…

A Syrian prison warden screams at a group of chained, crouching inmates in a harrowing scene from one of several Ramadan television series this year that tackle the era of former ruler Bashar al-Assad. Talking about Syria's prisons and the torture, enforced disappearances and executions that took place there was…

By REUTERS FEBRUARY 22, 2026 00:26 Updated: FEBRUARY 22, 2026 01:33 Islamic State claimed responsibility on Saturday for two attacks targeting Syrian army personnel in northern and eastern Syria, as the terrorist group signaled what it described as a new phase of operations against the country’s leadership. The terrorist group…

Feb 22 (Reuters) - Australia's centre-left government on Sunday rejected a local media report that said it was working to repatriate Australians in a Syrian camp holding families of suspected Islamic State militants. The 34 women and children were released on Monday from the camp in northern Syria, but returned…

By Feras Dalatey Feb 22 - Islamic State claimed responsibility on Saturday for two attacks targeting Syrian army personnel in northern and eastern Syria, as the militant group signaled what it described as a new phase of operations against the country’s leadership. The militant group said on its Dabiq news…

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Key Points CEO of Save the Children Australia said: "We cannot hold children responsible for the decisions of their parents." The government's provision of passports to Australians in al-Roj has sparked political debate. Australian women and children detained in a Syrian camp are "devastated" after the federal government announced it…

The U.S. is preparing for a pullout of all troops stationed in Syria, readying to end its military presence deployed to fight against ISIS in the country, two U.S. officials told The Hill on Wednesday. The move comes as the U.S. military has withdrawn service members from the al-Shaddadi base…