Yusra Mardini and the power of sport in ‘the next steps’ of Syria’s new era
The former Olympian speaks candidly to Jack Rathborn about Syria’s future after President Bashar al-Assad was overthrown ...
German authorities received tipoffs last year about the suspect in Christmas market attack
More details emerged Sunday about those killed when a man drove a car at speed through a Christmas market in Germany, while ...
What we know about the suspect in the German Christmas market car attack
Authorities say the suspect does not fit the usual profile of perpetrators of extremist attacks. The man described himself as ...
Mum's tribute to 'little teddy bear' son, 9, killed in Magdeburg Christmas market attack
The little boy was massacred along with four women in a horror attack when a suspect drove a car into a crowd enjoying a ...
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Syria's Tangled Alliances and Rivalries: A Visual Guide
The Islamic State spread from Iraq into Syria, and Syria’s Kurdish ethnic minority created an autonomous region. Some of the armed groups that gained territory during the civil war also fought ...
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Number of US troops in Syria has steadily increased over time, Pentagon now says
The number of US troops in Syria has regularly surged higher than the Pentagon has publicly disclosed since at least 2020, and in recent months increased to more than double the roughly 900 troops ...
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Deception and Betrayal: Inside the Final Days of the Assad Regime
President Bashar al-Assad, who wielded fear and force over Syria for more than two decades, fled the country under the cover of night — and a fake political address. A banner of former President ...
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US says it killed ISIS leader in Syria in 'targeted' airstrike
The U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) said its forces had conducted an airstrike that killed ISIS leader Abu Yusif in eastern Syria. One other ISIS operative was also killed in the strike that ...
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New conflict in northeast Syria could bring 'dramatic consequences', UN envoy says
"If the situation in the northeast is not handled correctly, it could be a very bad omen for the whole of Syria," Pedersen said by phone, adding that "if we fail here, it would have dramatic ...
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How Syria’s rebels overcame years of a bloody stalemate to topple Assad
A portrait of ousted Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad is taken off the wall of a regime prison in Damascus, Syria. (Lorenzo Tugnoli for The Washington Post) The Syrian regime’s collapse came more ...