Syria

1 of 5 | On March 18, 2014, the U.S. State Department ordered Syria to close its embassy in Washington, D.C., (pictured in 2008) and consulates in Michigan and Texas. File Photo by Josh Carolina/Wikimedia March 18 (UPI) -- On this date in history: In 1922, Mahatma Gandhi was sentenced…

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (file photo). More than 300 people were reported killed after Israel launched deadly air strikes in the Gaza Strip, Lebanon, and southern Syria in what it said were targeted attacks against extremists planning terror assaults, reigniting tensions that threatened to engulf the region in a…

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Smoke rises after an Israeli air strike in Syria. Photo by David Cohen/Flash90 Shortly before resuming the war in Gaza, the Israeli Air Force (IAF) conducted a series of airstrikes in Lebanon and Syria on Monday evening, targeting military infrastructure belonging to Hezbollah and the former Syrian army, respectively. On…

Fighting along the Syrian-Lebanese border intensified on Monday as deadly clashes erupted between the Syrian military and Hezbollah-aligned forces.  The escalation follows accusations from Syria’s interim government that Hezbollah terrorists crossed into Syrian territory, kidnapped three soldiers and executed them on Lebanese soil. In response, the Syrian army launched artillery…

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The administration of US President Donald Trump is mulling new travel bans against 43 countries, including a possible pause of processing visa applications from Afghanistan, Iran, and Syria, US media reported on Friday. According to a report by The New York Times, US diplomatic and security officials have drafted a…

The Syrian government is also trying to deal with the fallout of clashes in Latakia in which numerous civilians were killed by extremists. By SETH J. FRANTZMAN MARCH 17, 2025 14:36 Updated: MARCH 17, 2025 17:10 Syrian interim-President Ahmad al-Sharaa in front of the Syrian and Hezbollah flags (illustrative). (photo…

Syria’s army attacked Lebanon after it said three soldiers were kidnapped, brought to Lebanon and killed by Hezbollah militants. Hezbollah denied involvement...Read More

CNN  —  A mother and her daughter hunch down by the windows of their attic as armed men gather outside the gate. They try not to make a sound. But in the video that they furtively recorded of this fraught moment, it’s clear they can barely control their panicked breathing.…