Syrian airstrike kills Iranian adviser, WHO team member

Beirut— A series of airstrikes in eastern Syria on Tuesday killed more than a dozen people, including an Iranian military adviser and a member of a team working for the World Health Organization, officials and reports said. It was unclear who was behind the airstrikes in Deir ez-Zor province in eastern Syria, which borders Iraq. … Read more

Syrian truffle hunters killed 11 in suspected Islamic State attack

Beirut, Lebanon – An attack by the Islamic State group (IS) killed at least 11 people hunting desert truffles in northern Syria on Sunday, in the latest such incident, a war monitor said. Every year between February and April, hundreds of impoverished Syrians risk their lives in search of delicious food in the vast Syrian … Read more

Ignoring the Syrian crisis could destabilize the region, experts say

Geneva- More than 13 years after Syria’s civil war erupted, the United Nations says the country has become a more dangerous place for civilians, noting that President Bashir Assad’s oppressive government that sparked the conflict remains in power and continues to escalate. hostilities on all fronts. “The crisis in Syria remains one of the deadliest … Read more

Military says Syrian airstrikes hit multiple locations, injuring soldiers

Beirut— Air strikes hit multiple locations in southern Syria early Sunday, wounding one soldier, Syrian state media reported. State news agency SANA cited an unnamed military official as saying that the air defense system shot down some of the missiles, which were launched from the direction of the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights at around 12:42 a.m. … Read more

Switzerland to try Syrian president’s uncle for war crimes

Swiss prosecutors have handed over Rifaat Assad, the uncle of Syrian President Bashar Assad, to stand trial on charges he committed war crimes and crimes against humanity as a military commander in 1982. The Swiss Attorney General’s Office said in a statement on Tuesday that former Syrian Vice President Rifaat Assad was accused of “ordering … Read more

Protests intensify in Syrian enclave against powerful jihadist group

Washington — Protests continue in Syria’s northwestern enclave, which analysts see as a rare sign of resistance to powerful jihadist groups. Hundreds of people have protested for days in Idlib province, where the group is considered the most powerful. HTS, formerly known as Nusra Front, controls most of Idlib and smaller parts of neighboring provinces. … Read more

Who were the targets of Turkish drone strikes by Syrian Christian militias?

Washington — Local officials in northeastern Syria said a series of Turkish drone strikes on Wednesday caused several casualties in a Kurdish-controlled town near the Turkish border. Unlike other attacks by Turkey in recent months, Wednesday’s attack did not target Syrian Kurdish forces. Multiple Turkish drone strikes on the northeastern Syrian town of Derik killed … Read more

3 US soldiers killed in Syrian drone strike

US military base near Syrian border attacked (representative) Amman, Jordan: Jordan said on Sunday that a drone strike that killed three U.S. troops did not occur within Jordanian territory, as Washington had earlier reported, but at a military base near the Syrian border. Government spokesman Muhannad Mubaiddin said “the attack against U.S. forces did not … Read more