Posts Tagged: syria
Syria’s Kurds Protest Aleppo Violence as Fears of Wider Conflict Grow
Several thousand people marched under the rain in northeast Syria on Tuesday to protest the expulsion of Kurdish fighters from the city of Aleppo the previous week after days...
Kurdish Groups Reject Aleppo Withdrawal as US Pushes to End Fighting
Kurdish groups rejected a Syrian government demand for their fighters to withdraw from parts of Aleppo under a ceasefire proposed on Friday, with Damascus conducting new strikes and Western powers...
Shelling Rocks Syria’s Aleppo as Clashes Intensify Between Government, Kurdish Fighters
Fighting intensified on Thursday between Syrian government troops and Kurdish fighters in the northern city of Aleppo, with a fierce exchange of fire extending into the night and rescue workers scrambling to put...
Clashes in Syria’s Aleppo Deepen Rift Between Government, Kurdish Forces
Fierce fighting in Syria's northern city of Aleppo between government forces and Kurdish fighters drove thousands of civilians from their homes on Wednesday, with Washington reported to be...
Syria, Israel Resume US-Mediated Security Talks
US-mediated talks between Syria and Israel have resumed after an interruption of several months, Syria's state news agency SANA reported on Monday, with Damascus seeking withdrawal of Israeli troops from territory seized after...
Syria Imposes Curfew in Latakia Days After Protests Turn Violent, State Media Reports
Syrian security forces imposed a curfew on Latakia city, a bastion of the country's Alawite minority, state media reported on Tuesday, days after four people were killed in protests that spiraled into violence. Syria has been rocked...
Explosion at Alawite Mosque in Syria’s Homs Kills Eight
Eight people were killed in an explosion at a mosque of the Alawite minority sect in the Syrian city of Homs on Friday, Syrian state news agency...
Syria Detains Prominent American Islamist Journalist, Sources Say
A prominent American Islamist journalist who has been critical of Syria's new government and its nascent partnership with the United States has been detained by...
Germany Charges Suspected Former Syrian Intelligence Agent With Murder in Assad Jail
German prosecutors have charged a suspected former member of Syrian intelligence with crimes against humanity and the torture and murder of dozens of prisoners held...
Turkey Claims Kurdish-Led SDF Does Not Intend to Advance Integration With Syrian State
The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces in Syria appear to have no intention of honoring a commitment to integrate into the state's armed forces by a...
US Rejects Israel’s Request to Maintain Sanctions Against Syria
i24 News - US President Donald Trump has rejected an effort by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to prevent the full lifting of US sanctions...
IDF Nabs Islamic State Terror Suspect in Syria
i24 News - Israel Defense Forces soldiers conducted an operation on Wednesday in the area of Rafid in southern Syria to apprehend a suspected terrorist...
Guinness World Records’ Exclusion of Israel Is ‘Deceptive,’ a Form of False Advertising, Advocacy Group Says
Guinness World Records is guilty of false advertising for refusing to log the accomplishments of Israelis in its publications, the Louis D. Brandeis Center for...
Trump Expands US Travel Ban to Include Syria, Palestinian Territories Due to Security Concerns
US President Donald Trump on Tuesday announced sweeping new restrictions that will bar individuals with Palestinian Authority–issued travel documents along with all Syrian nationals from...
