Western nations had tried to prevent the Adrian Darya 1 from delivering 2.1 million barrels of oil to President Bashar al-Assad’s government in Syria.
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Images from Space Show Released Iranian Oil Tanker Near Syrian Coast
Gibraltar released the tanker last month after Iran promised it would not deliver its 2.1 million barrels of oil to Syria.
Italy, Syria, Hong Kong: Your Wednesday Briefing
Here’s what you need to know.
What ‘Victory’ Looks Like: A Journey Through Shattered Syria
On an eight-day visit, New York Times journalists given rare access to Syria found ruin, grief and generosity. What was missing after eight years of civil war? Young men and a middle class.
If These Walls Could Talk: A War Correspondent Revisits a Hotel of Ghosts
The Liwan — where journalists such as Anthony Shadid often stayed — once hummed with Syria’s hopes and fears.
Airstrikes Hit Market in Rebel-Held Syrian Town, Killing 27, Activists Say
The escalation of violence comes as the Syrian military struggles to advance into the last major strongholds of rebel forces.
Mortar Fire Breaks Syria Cease-Fire Negotiated by Russia and Turkey
The cease-fire was to end more than six weeks of fighting and bombing. But bombing and shelling erupted in Idlib Province, the last piece of rebel-held territory.
Syrian Soccer Star, Symbol of Revolt, Dies After Battle
Abdul Baset al-Sarout, 27, rose to fame as a goalkeeper for Homs, his home, but took up arms when Syria slid into civil war.
U.S. Yet to Find Evidence of New Chemical Weapons Attack in Syria
Officials appeared to edge away from the urgency of an earlier State Department announcement that warned of new chemical attacks by the Syrian government.
U.S. Says Assad May Be Using Chemical Weapons in Syria Again
The State Department cited an attack in which the military might have used the weapons in an offensive on the Idlib area, the final rebel stronghold.