Jordanian officials had arrested 18 people earlier in April, accusing them of aiding a former crown prince to foment unrest. All but two were released on Thursday.
Tag: Syria
Fleeing a Modern War, Syrians Seek Refuge in Ancient Ruins
So many people have fled to Syria’s crowded northwest that families have settled in important archaeological sites. “We, too, have become ruins.”
Denmark Strips Some Syrians of Residency Status
The country is the first E.U. nation to make such a move. Many Syrians say that returning to their native country isn’t an option, and rights groups warn that the policy will tear some families apart.
Nemam Ghafouri, Doctor Who Aided Yazidis in Iraq, Dies at 52
Dr. Ghafouri helped survivors of an ISIS genocide and reunited formerly enslaved women with children taken from them. She died of Covid-19.
Syrian Refugees in Rebel Controlled Idlib Are Stuck in Limbo
Millions of people displaced during Syria’s 10-year war are impoverished, insecure and crowded into an area of the country’s northwest controlled by a rebel group once linked to Al Qaeda.
In a Syrian Rebel Bastion, Millions Are Trapped in Murky, Violent Limbo
Millions of people displaced during Syria’s 10-year war are impoverished, insecure and crowded into an area of the country’s northwest controlled by a rebel group once linked to Al Qaeda.
Endangered Gazelles Make a Comeback on the Edge of a War Zone
Hunted nearly to extinction worldwide, a wild mountain gazelle finds a helping hand on the Turkish-Syrian border.
Grisly Killing in Syria Spawns Legal Case Against Russian Mercenaries
Rights groups filed the litigation, linked to footage of a captive being dismembered, in an effort to close loopholes that enable nonstate militias to evade the rules of war.
Yazidi Women Once Enslaved by ISIS Are Reunited With Their Children
Yazidi women freed from sexual slavery under ISIS were forced to give up their babies. Two years later, some are risking everything to get them back.
Syria’s leader, Bashar al-Assad, and his wife have tested positive for the virus.
The Assads experienced mild symptoms and will continue working during quarantine, his office said. The news comes just ahead of the 10-year anniversary of the start of the country’s civil war.