World May 14 Syria’s main insurgent group seeks to distance itself from past al-Qaida ties The leader of an insurgent group that rules much of northwest Syria is rebranding his organization by cracking down on extremist factions and spreading a message of pluralism and religious tolerance.
World Feb 10 Rescue of survivors in Turkey offer moments of reprieve from devastating quake Rescuers pulled several people alive from the shattered remnants of buildings after a catastrophic earthquake slammed Turkey and Syria.
World Feb 09 Earthquake deaths surpass 19,000 as survivors struggle to stay warm, fed Thousands who lost their homes in a catastrophic earthquake huddled around campfires and clamored for food, three days after the temblor and series of aftershocks hit Turkey and Syria, killing more than 19,300.
World Feb 08 Death toll tops 11,000 in Turkish earthquake as freezing temperatures hamper rescue efforts Stretched rescue teams are toiling in Turkey and Syria, searching for signs of life in the rubble of thousands of buildings toppled by a catastrophic earthquake.
World Feb 07 Earthquake aid pours into Turkey and Syria in race to find survivors Search teams and emergency aid from around the world are pouring into Turkey and Syria as rescuers working in freezing temperatures dig through the remains of buildings flattened by a magnitude 7.8 earthquake. The death toll soared above 5,000 and…
World Feb 06 Deadly earthquake worsens suffering of Syrians displaced by war In both government and opposition-controlled areas of northern Syria, buildings weakened by years of bombings were particularly vulnerable to this new shock.
World Feb 06 Thousands dead following powerful earthquake in Turkey, Syria A powerful 7.8 magnitude earthquake has rocked wide swaths of Turkey and neighboring Syria, killing more than 3,400 people and injuring thousands more.
Politics Feb 03 WATCH: Biden speaks on an overnight raid that killed an Islamic State leader in northern Syria The leader of the violent Islamic State group was killed Thursday, blowing himself up along with members of his family during an overnight raid carried out by U.S. special operations forces in northwestern Syria, President Joe Biden said.
Politics Feb 03 Islamic State leader killed during U.S. raid in northern Syria, says Biden President Joe Biden says an elite U.S. military force killed one of the world's most wanted terrorists, the leader of the Islamic State group, during an overnight raid in Syria's northwestern Idlib province.