Syria

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Thursday that when it comes to defeating the Islamic State militant group, the “fight is not yet done.” Speaking in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, at the start of a ministerial meeting of the 80-member Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS, Blinken said the group has…

The aftermath of the deadly earthquake in Antakya, Turkey. Reuters Uğur Gallenkuş is a collage artist based in Istanbul, Turkey. The artist combines stock images of the peaceful West and juxtaposes them with images taken of war-torn countries. Uğur Gallenkuş uses his collages to show "the stark realities of two…

Israel targeted facilities in the Aleppo area that were used to produce weapons, according to the reports.  Published: JUNE 5, 2023 19:58 Updated: JUNE 5, 2023 20:17 FUTURE FRAMED by drones: A large Israel Air Force drone touches down. (photo credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON'S OFFICE) The alleged attack by the Israeli…

Foreign Affairs Make ISIS Iran's Problem Our continued presence in Syria is another example of the national security establishment funding a futile forever war. (Photo by LOUAI BESHARA/AFP via Getty Images) The American war on terror needs to stop carrying water for Iran and its allies in Syria. The continued…

Key PointsSave the Children is filing a case in the Federal Court on behalf of a group of women and children stuck in Syria.They want to be repatriated to Australia.Many of the women involved are wives or widows of slain or jailed members of the self-proclaimed Islamic State.More than two…

Updated June 4, 2023 at 8:05 AM Published June 4, 2023 at 8:05 AM BAGHDAD - Fifty Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) group jihadists and 168 Iraqi members of jihadist families were repatriated from Syria to Iraq on Saturday, an Iraqi official said. Iraqi authorities “received 50 members…

Updated 1 week ago · Published on 4 Jun 2023 7:10AM · The Al-Hol camp, in Kurdish-controlled northeast Syria, is home to about 50,000 people including family members of suspected jihadists. – AFP pic, June 4, 2023. FIFTY Islamic State-group jihadists and 168 Iraqi members of jihadist families were repatriated…

RAMALLAH: Chilean businesswoman Elizabeth Kassis has turned her ancestral home in Bethlehem’s Old City into a heritage hotel nearly 80 years after her father emigrated to Chile. The Kassis Kassa Hotel is the Old City’s first heritage hotel, reflecting both the city’s traditional architecture and its long-standing association with the…

Foreign Affairs U.S. sanctions are not working, unless our goal is simply to impoverish the Syrian people. Syria has been at war for more than a decade. Its agony continues, with the U.S. punishing the Syrian people for the sins of their rulers. As Syria’s neighbors reconcile with President Bashar…

(May 31, 2023 / JNS) Two businesses and three people associated with those businesses who provided money to Syrian President Bashar Assad have now been sanctioned by the United States government. Starting in 2021, the two companies located in Damascus—Al-Fadel Exchange and Money Transfer Company and Al-Adham Exchange Company—provided millions…