Politics May 23 Sandstorm engulfs parts of Middle East Monday's storm was the latest in a series of unprecedented nearly back-to-back sandstorms that have bewildered residents. They've also raised alarm among experts and officials who blame climate change and poor government regulations. By Samya Kullab, Associated Press
World Apr 27 Watch 4:42 A thousand miles from Ukraine, Syrians in Idlib fear history is repeating itself Ukrainians have been living, suffering and dying under withering Russian air, artillery and missile strikes. Their plight and resistance are perhaps nowhere better understood than in Syria's Idlib province. There, Syrians who oppose president Bashar al-Assad are in their 11th… By Ali Rogin, Abdel Razaq el-Shami
World Apr 18 Battle-hardened Syrian fighters to join Russian side in Ukraine war, say observers The next chapter of the war in Ukraine could see Russia bringing in greater numbers of battle-hardened fighters from Syria, observers say. By Bassem Mroue, Associated Press
World Feb 28 For Ukrainians, some European countries open their doors that were kept closed to Middle Eastern and African refugees While Europeans' hospitality toward Ukrainians has been applauded, it has also highlighted the stark difference in treatment received by Middle Eastern and African migrants and refugees, particularly Syrians who came in 2015. By Renata Brito, Associated Press
Feb 03 Watch 4:23 U.S.-led raid kills ISIS leader. What’s next in the fight against the terrorist group? By Nick Schifrin, Ali Rogin U.S. special operations forces conducted a raid overnight Thursday in Syria that ended in the death of the leader of the Islamic State, Abu Ibrahim al Hashimi al-Qurashi. Nick Schifrin examines the collateral damage and the future of the fight… Continue watching
Feb 03 Watch 9:00 Biden’s deputy national security adviser on U.S. raid in Syria, tensions with Russia The United States on Thursday stepped up its accusations that Russia is plotting a fake attack by Ukrainian forces as a pretext to invading Ukraine. It came after a U.S. commando raid led to the death of the ISIS leader… Continue watching
Feb 03 After criticism of airstrikes, U.S. frames raid on Islamic State leader as attempt to spare civilians By Ellen Knickmeyer, Chris Megerian, Associated Press The U.S. raid still brought the deaths of children. Al-Qurayshi's wife and two children were killed along with the militant leader when he detonated a suicide bomb. Continue reading
Feb 03 WATCH: Biden speaks on an overnight raid that killed an Islamic State leader in northern Syria By Lolita C. Baldor, Bassem Mroue, Zeke Miller, Ghaith Alsayed, Associated Press 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. Continue reading
Feb 03 Islamic State leader killed during U.S. raid in northern Syria, says Biden By Bassem Mroue, Lolita C. Baldor, Ghaith Alsayed, Zeke Miller, Associated Press 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. Continue reading