December 20, 2024 US diplomats in Damascus for first time in more than 10 years following fall of Assad regime U.S. officials are in Syria with goals to advance Aqaba principles and seek information on American citizens who disappeared under the Assad regime.
December 19, 2024 Pentagon says the number of US troops in Syria is much higher than previously reported The Pentagon said Thursday that there are about 2,000 U.S. Troops in Syria, a number that is more than double the 900 troops reported previously by the DoD for months.
December 19, 2024 Putin ‘promises’ to ask Assad for help in finding Austin Tice following letter from mother Russian President Vladimir Putin promised to ask former Syrian President Assad for help in obtaining information on American journalist Austin Tice after he was taken prisoner 12 years ago.
December 18, 2024 Tensions between Israel and Turkey escalate over Syria: 'It’s time to pay attention' Ankara's growing military presence in Syria has led to a diplomatic clash between former allies Israel and Turkey. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has supported Hamas, even hinting at some sort of armed intervention.
December 18, 2024 Russia's Syria exit could help Ukraine-Israel relationship as analyst warns it 'offers little' to Jerusalem With Russia’s diminished influence in Syria, Ukraine calls on Israel to reconsider its stance and provide essential defensive weapons and technology.
December 17, 2024 Islamist group running Syria has mixed record over governance in province, ruled with 'iron fist' The rebel group Hayat Tahrir Al-Sham, which toppled the regime of Bashar al-Assad, governed Syria's Idlib province with a mix of repression and pragmatism. Led by Abu Mohamed al-Golani, the group is said to be moderating.
December 17, 2024 CNN admits man freed in viral segment was notorious lieutenant for Assad regime, not civilian as he claimed CNN admitted on Monday that it had been misled by a man who the network initially reported to be a Syrian prisoner freed from a secret jail as CNN cameras rolled.
December 16, 2024 Trump says Turkey ‘did an unfriendly takeover’ in Syria as US-brokered cease-fire appears to fail President-elect Trump described the fall of the Assad regime in Syria as an "unfriendly takeover" by neighboring Turkey as sources tell Fox News Digital the U.S.-brokered cease-fire has collapsed.
December 16, 2024 Viral CNN segment showing Syrian prisoner being freed under scrutiny CNN’s Clarissa Ward went viral last week when she covered the alleged rescue of a “Syrian prisoner," who she reported spent “three months in a windowless cell."
December 16, 2024 Assad paints himself as 'custodian' to Syria as picture unfolds on collapse of Damascus Former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad broke his silence since fleeing the nation following the Islamist rebel takeover and looked to portray himself only ever as a "custodian" of Syria.
