At least eight people were killed and 18 others injured in an explosion targeting a mosque in the Syrian city of Homs on Friday, the country’s health ministry said. Read more
Cnn - Dec 26The remains of two Iowa National Guard members killed in a Syrian desert attack have been returned to Des Moines. The soldiers, Edgar Brian Torres-Tovar and William Nathaniel Howard, were posthumously promoted to staff sergeant. Several loved ones approached the caskets, huddling together, comfor... Read more
Apnews - Dec 24
Renewed fighting between army and SDF highlights volatility. Read more
Al Jazeera - Dec 23
At least three people were killed and 31 others injured after clashes broke out between Syrian army troops and the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in the Syrian city of Aleppo on Monday, as high-level talks continued over plans to integrate the SDF into Syria’s state institutions. Read more
Cnn - Dec 22
The ambush near Palmyra, which killed two American soldiers and a civilian interpreter, has highlighted the resilience of ISIS remnants and the fragility of Syria's newly reformed security apparatus, forcing the U.S. to navigate a complex policy challenge in its new military partnership with the ... Read more
The Hill - Dec 22
It's been 10 years since former German chancellor Angela Merkel opened the country's borders to what became millions of refugees, many from war-torn Syria... Read more
Yahoo! News - Dec 22
The president vowed "very serious retaliation" to Saturday's ambush, in which U.S. Iowa National Guard members Sgt. Edgar Brian Torres Tover, 25, and Sgt. William Nathaniel Howard, 29, along with interpreter Ayad Mansoor Sakat, 54, were killed when an attacker opened fire on their patrol in the a... Read more
New York Post - Dec 20
The U.S. launched military strikes Friday on multiple sites in in Syria to “eliminate” Islamic State group fighters and weapons in retaliation for an attack by a Syrian gunman that killed two U.S. troops and an American civilian interpreter almost a week earlier. Read more
New York Post - Dec 20
Donald Trump said he had the full support from the Syrian president, his new ally, to bomb ISIS targets after three American were 'ambushed' and killed Read more
Mirror - Dec 20
President Donald Trump has ordered sweeping U.S. military strikes across central Syria after a suspected Islamic State attack killed American troops.US Launches ‘Operation Hawkeye Strike' Against ISISOn Friday, the U.S. military launched large-scale air and rocket strikes against more than 70 Isl... Read more
Benzinga - Dec 20
