In northwestern Syria, a devastating quake six months ago compounded the damage of years of civil war. U.S. lawmakers just visited for the first time in a decade.
Tag: Damascus (Syria)
Israeli Missile Strike Kills 4 Near Damascus, Syria Says
A report in Syrian state media said the attack had come from the Golan Heights. The four killed were soldiers, it said.
After Shunning Assad for Years, the Arab World Is Returning Him to the Fold
President Bashar al-Assad of Syria was isolated for years after brutally crushing his country’s Arab Spring uprising. But in most Arab capitals today, the only question is how — not whether — they should deal with him again.
Syrian State Media Reports a Deadly Strike in Damascus
Attributed in Syria to Israel, the strike appeared to be the latest episode of a long-running conflict between Israel and Iranian proxies.
Your Thursday Briefing: Zelensky Speaks to Congress
Plus an offshore earthquake in Japan and mass graves in Syria.
Mass Graves Identified in Syria Could Hold Evidence of War Crimes
Two sites have been located, believed to hold thousands of bodies of Syrians killed in detention centers administered by President Bashar al-Assad’s government during the civil war.
These Syrian Refugees Can’t Stay in Denmark, but They Can’t Go Home
Dozens of Syrian asylum seekers are stuck in limbo after the Danish authorities decided it was safe for them to go back home and stripped their residency permits.
On Syria’s Ruins, a Drug Empire Flourishes
Powerful associates of Syria’s president, Bashar al-Assad, are making and selling captagon, an illegal amphetamine, creating a new narcostate on the Mediterranean.
Bombing of Military Bus in Syrian Capital Kills 14
President Bashar al-Assad has tightened his grip on Damascus, but the attack suggested that militants who oppose him can still do harm.
Ahmed Jibril, Militant Palestinian Leader Behind Attacks, Dies at 84
He was considered a top security threat to Israel in the 1970s and ’80s, and his hijackings, kidnappings and attacks had enduring political effects.