syria
UN agency calls for more access in Syria to help refugees return
Middle East
March 10, 2019
UN agency calls for more access in Syria to help refugees return
BEIRUT (Reuters) – The United Nations refugee agency should have a bigger presence inside Syria to observe and help refugees…
Islamic State fighter wants to return to Italy, warns of ‘sleeper cells’
Middle East
March 10, 2019
Islamic State fighter wants to return to Italy, warns of ‘sleeper cells’
QAMISHLI, Syria (Reuters) – An Islamic State fighter detained in Syria urged Italy on Saturday to let him come home…
Islamic State extremism on show at ‘miserable’ Syria camp
Middle East
March 9, 2019
Islamic State extremism on show at ‘miserable’ Syria camp
AL-HOL CAMP, Syria (Reuters) – Foreign women with Islamic State have tried to assault others they deem “infidels” at a…
IS runaway teen’s baby son dies in Syria
Middle East
March 9, 2019
IS runaway teen’s baby son dies in Syria
The baby son of Shamima Begum, a British-born teenager who left London to join the Islamic State group, has died…
Freed Yazidi woman in Syria endured years of Islamic State slavery
Middle East
March 8, 2019
Freed Yazidi woman in Syria endured years of Islamic State slavery
Salwa Sayed al-Omar spent years as a Yazidi prisoner of Islamic State but she escaped its clutches this week, fleeing…
Lawyers ask ICC to investigate Syria
Middle East
March 7, 2019
Lawyers ask ICC to investigate Syria
LONDON (Reuters) – Lawyers representing Syrian refugees in Jordan have asked the International Criminal Court (ICC) to investigate Syria for…
Lebanon warns against using its territory for EastMed pipeline
Middle East
March 7, 2019
Lebanon warns against using its territory for EastMed pipeline
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Lebanon on Thursday warned its Mediterranean neighbors that a planned EastMed gas pipeline from Israel to the…
Father of UK teen who joined ISIS says don’t scrap citizenship
Middle East
March 6, 2019
Father of UK teen who joined ISIS says don’t scrap citizenship
SUNAMGANJ, Bangladesh (AP) — The father of a British teenager who ran away to join the Islamic State group in…
ISIS militants remain organized and brutal to the bitter end
Middle East
March 6, 2019
ISIS militants remain organized and brutal to the bitter end
BAGHOUZ, Syria (AP) — As final defeat looms, militants of the Islamic State group have remained organized and ruthless to…
Revolutionary Guards’ Soleimani flexes political muscle
Middle East
March 5, 2019
Revolutionary Guards’ Soleimani flexes political muscle
(Reuters) – Qassem Soleimani’s role in a political crisis in Iran highlights the influence of the leader of the Revolutionary…