Daraa
Syria city back to a kind of normalcy after cease-fire
Middle East
September 13, 2021
Syria city back to a kind of normalcy after cease-fire
DARAA, Syria (AP) — The badly damaged old section of the southern Syrian city of Daraa, which until recently was…
Iranian general transformed Syria’s war in Assad’s favor
Middle East
January 7, 2020
Iranian general transformed Syria’s war in Assad’s favor
BEIRUT (AP) — When Syrian President Bashar Assad made a rare visit to Tehran last year, the powerful Revolutionary Guard…
Documents shine rare light on Syrian government crackdown
Middle East
May 22, 2019
Documents shine rare light on Syrian government crackdown
BEIRUT (AP) — Thousands of documents purportedly collected from abandoned Syrian government offices during the country’s civil war reveal the…
For Syrians, 8 years of war leaves stories of loss and hope
Middle East
March 16, 2019
For Syrians, 8 years of war leaves stories of loss and hope
BAGHOUZ, Syria (AP) — War is personal. And in Syria, after eight years of a grinding conflict, there are as…
Israel shoots down Syrian warplane
Middle East
July 24, 2018
Israel shoots down Syrian warplane
Israel shot down a Syrian fighter jet with surface-to-air missiles on Tuesday after the plane infiltrated its airspace, the…
Syrian army says it captures strategic hill overlooking Israeli border
Middle East
July 17, 2018
Syrian army says it captures strategic hill overlooking Israeli border
The Syrian army and its allies have taken control of a strategic hill overlooking the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights as…
Syria rebels begin evacuating ‘cradle’ of uprising in Daraa
Middle East
July 15, 2018
Syria rebels begin evacuating ‘cradle’ of uprising in Daraa
Syrian rebels and their relatives began evacuating the southern city of Daraa on Sunday under a deal to bring…
7 years of war have taken a high toll on Syria’s children
Middle East
March 13, 2018
7 years of war have taken a high toll on Syria’s children
After seven years of war in Syria, the United Nations has one thing to say: Stop the war on children.…