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
Jan 13 Landmark conviction of senior Syrian official for crimes against humanity hailed by United Nations By Christoph Noelting, Frank Jordans, Associated Press A former Syrian secret police officer was convicted by a German court Thursday of crimes against humanity for overseeing the abuse of detainees at a jail near Damascus a decade ago. Continue reading
Oct 20 Bus bombs kill 14 in Syria capital; shells elsewhere kill 10 By Albert Aji, Bassem Mroue, Associated Press The U.N.'s deputy regional humanitarian coordinator described as "shocking" reports of shelling that hit a market and roads near schools. Continue reading
Aug 21 IS threat forces US changes to evacuations at Kabul airport By Ahmad Seir, Rahim Faiez, Kathy Gannon, Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press The official said that small groups of Americans and possibly other civilians will be given specific instructions on what to do, including movement to transit points where they can be gathered up by the military. The official spoke on condition… Continue reading
Aug 21 Europe fears Afghan refugee crisis after Taliban takeover By Karl Ritter, Mehmet Guzel, Associated Press Haunted by a 2015 migration crisis fueled by the Syrian war, European leaders desperately want to avoid another large-scale influx of refugees and migrants from Afghanistan. Except for those who helped Western forces in the country's two-decade war, the message… Continue reading
Jul 29 Wildfire rages for 2nd day in Lebanon, spreads to Syria By Hussein Mallah, Fadi Tawil, Associated Press Lebanon's civil defense says it deployed 25 firetrucks, supported by four air force helicopters and military units, to put out the blaze. But the fires continued to rage, spreading east. Continue reading
Jul 09 Watch 5:46 Many in Missouri are unvaccinated. Hospitals are paying the price as delta variant spreads By Stephanie Sy, Murrey Jacobson The coronavirus' delta variant is battering many low vaccination areas in the U.S. Missouri is among the top five states in terms of new cases and hospitalizations, with nearly 7,600 new confirmed or probable cases and seven deaths the past… Continue watching
Jul 09 Watch 4:47 UN votes to keep sole humanitarian border crossing open to starving Syrians By Nick Schifrin, Layla Quran The U.N. Security Council unanimously extended the sole humanitarian crossing into Syria — one day before it was set to close — after a deal between the U.S. and Russia. The White House said Presidents Joe Biden and Vladimir Putin… Continue watching