Sep 17 What we know so far about the deadly pager explosions in Lebanon and Syria By Associated Press With little disclosed from investigators so far, multiple theories have emerged Tuesday around how the attack might have been carried out. Continue reading
Sep 17 WATCH: Pentagon holds daily briefing after Hezbollah pagers explode in Lebanon and Syria By Bassem Mroue, Abby Sewell, Kareem Chehayeb, Associated Press The mysterious explosions came amid rising tensions between Israel and Iran-backed Hezbollah, which have exchanged fire across the Israel-Lebanon border since the Oct. 7 attack by Hamas that sparked the war in Gaza. Continue reading
Sep 09 Israeli strikes in Syria kill 14, wound 40, Syrian state media says By Albert Aji, Associated Press Israel has carried out hundreds of strikes on targets inside government-controlled parts of war-torn Syria in recent years, but it rarely acknowledges or discusses the operations. Continue reading
Jul 20 Watch 8:11 What to know about the growing normalization of Syria’s dictator in the Middle East By Ali Rogin, Andrew Corkery, Harry Zahn For 14 years, the authoritarian regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has waged a bloody war against the Syrian people, killing and displacing millions. Other Arab states and the West had shunned Syria in response, making it a pariah. But… Continue watching
Jul 17 Syrian military official who oversaw prison where alleged abuse took place arrested in Los Angeles By Christopher Weber, Jaimie Ding, Associated Press Al-Sheikh was charged with immigration fraud, specifically that he denied in his U.S. visa and citizenship applications that he had ever ordered any political killings or carried out abuse in Syria. Continue reading
Jul 01 Iran, Syria and North Korea accused of providing support for Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack in U.S. lawsuit By Jennifer Peltz, Jon Gambrell, Associated Press The lawsuit, filed in federal court in New York, seeks at least $4 billion in damages for “a coordination of extrajudicial killings, hostage takings, and related horrors for which the defendants provided material support and resources.”… Continue reading
May 22 Watch 6:22 Family of American held by Syria demands accountability after learning he died in custody By Nick Schifrin, Teresa Cebrián Aranda The family of an American psychotherapist detained in Syria says the U.S. government has informed them he has died in custody. Majd Kamalmaz was one of a half dozen Americans believed held by Bashar al-Assad’s regime, some of whom have… Continue watching
May 03 Watch 9:13 Prisons holding ISIS members in Syria a breeding ground for radicalization, officials say By Leila Molana-Allen It’s been five years since the Islamic State was defeated by a U.S.-led military campaign in Syria. But today some 10,000 ISIS fighters remain jailed inside Syrian detention centers. Human rights groups call conditions in the prisons abusive and local… Continue watching
Apr 14 A timeline of recent events that led to Iran’s assault on Israel By Associated Press Iran's dramatic aerial attack on Israel follows years of enmity between the countries and marks the first time Iran has launched a direct military assault on Israel. Here is a look at the key events leading up it. Continue reading
Apr 10 Israel threatens to strike Iran directly if Iran retaliates over the attack in Syria By Jack Jeffery, Associated Press Wednesday's remarks come after Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei reiterated a promise to retaliate against Israel over the attack on its consulate in Damascus earlier this month. Continue reading