Syria

Democracy Dies in Darkness Europe As allies like Venezuela, Syria and Iran get picked off or bombed, Putin’s international promises are regarded as more hollow than ever and his lies less convincing. January 18, 2026 Russian President Vladimir Putin arrives at the Kremlin for a ceremony Thursday to receive credentials…

Bakr Alkasem and Omar Haj Kadour AFP · 18 Jan, 2026 05:12 AM 4 mins to read Syria's army has seized control of swathes of northern Syria and threatened to bomb parts of Raqa province, after Kurdish forces pulled back from territory they had held for over a decade. The…

Syrian forces enter the Raqqa area of eastern Aleppo after the withdrawal of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces on Saturday. Photo by Ahmad Fallaha/EPA Jan. 17 (UPI) -- Syrian forces have pushed Kurdish fighters out of several cities and villages in the Aleppo region on Saturday after Kurdish leaders announced…

On Saturday, we learned from the United States Central Command (CENTCOM) that an Al-Qaeda affiliate who was in part responsible for the attack last December, which resulted in the deaths of two American service members and an interpreter, has been located in Syria and removed from play. Permanently. https://t.co/kTqYU5xMb4 —…

U.S. forces conducted a strike in northwest Syria on Friday that resulted in the death of an Al Qaeda affiliate leader who was tied to an ISIS shooter who ambushed and killed Americans last month, officials said. U.S. Central Command said Saturday that the strike killed Bilal Hasan al-Jasim, whom…

CENTCOM says the strike in northwest Syria on Friday killed a man tied to the December attack that killed US troops and an interpreter. The United States says an air strike in northwestern Syria has killed an al-Qaeda-affiliated leader who had ties to an ISIL (ISIS) member involved in a…

The United States has urged Syrian troops to halt their advance through Kurdish-held territory in Syria’s north, amid clashes with Kurdish-led forces over strategic posts and oilfields along the Euphrates River. The rapid advance of Syrian troops on Saturday came after the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) agreed to retreat…

Syria's army has seized swathes of the country's north, dislodging Kurdish forces from territory over which they held effective autonomy for more than a decade. The government appeared to be extending its grip on Kurdish-run areas after President Ahmed al-Sharaa issued a decree declaring Kurdish a "national language" and granting…

Israel's Druze use AI to present to testimonies of 'sexual terrorism' against Syrian Druze women Sheikh Tarif, the spiritual leader of Israel’s Druze community, also drew the diplomats’ attention to the crimes committed against Druze women in the attacks on Sweida and the nearby Druze villages.  Leader of the Druze…

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