Syria - Page 26

May 17, 2024

8 European Union nations advocate for re-evaluation of Syrian refugee policies

The governments of eight European Union member states have called for a re-assessment of the situation in Syria to potentially allow for the voluntary return of Syrian refugees.

May 14, 2024

Syrian refugees return home as anti-refugee sentiment intensifies in Lebanon

More than 300 Syrians refugees were forced to return back home to an uncertain future in Syria as anti-refugee sentiment surges in northeastern Lebanon.

May 10, 2024

2 ISIS militants suspected in 2014 massacre of Iraqi soldiers turned over to Baghdad

U.S.-backed, Kurdish-led forces have turned over to Baghdad two Islamic State militants suspected in the 2014 mass killings of Iraqi soldiers.

May 7, 2024

US repatriates 11 citizens from camps for relatives of ISIS militants in Syria

The U.S. has brought home 11 of its citizens from camps in northeastern Syria, housing family members of suspected Islamic State militants, officials say.

April 30, 2024

UN migration agency chief warns number of Syrian refugees leaving Lebanon will keep rising

The head of the U.N.'s migration agency warned the number of Syrian refugees leaving Lebanon will likely continue rising as donors cut back on aid; many refugees are heading to Cyprus.

April 26, 2024

Turkish court sentences Syrian woman to life in prison for deadly Istanbul bombing

A Syrian woman has received a life sentence for her role in a 2022 explosion in Istanbul, Turkey, which killed six people and injured 99, officials say.

April 25, 2024

Syrian Kurdish officials hand over 50 women and children linked to Islamic State group to Tajikistan

Kurdish-led authorities in Syria handed over 17 women and 33 children, related to Islamic State militants, on Thursday to a delegation from Tajikistan for repatriation.

April 17, 2024

Human rights group alleges widespread abuse in Syrian detention centers holding suspected ISIS members

A human rights group has reported widespread abuse, including torture, in Syrian detention facilities holding thousands of suspected ISIS members and their relatives.

April 15, 2024

Former Syrian general faces trial in Stockholm over alleged role in war crimes

A former Syrian army general, Mohammed Hamo, is on trial in Stockholm for alleged war crimes committed during the Syrian civil war. He faces up to 18 years in jail.

April 4, 2024

Bombing kills co-founder of Syria's main al-Qaida-linked group, once known as Nusra Front

Abu Maria al-Qahtani, the co-founder of Syria's main al-Qaida-linked group, was killed Thursday by a suicide bomber in the northwestern part of the country, according to a war monitor.