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January 24, 2024

Cyprus rescues 60 Syrian migrants from rickety boat after 6 days at sea

60 Syrian migrants in an unseaworthy vessel were rescued by Cypriot police, while three children and an adult were flown to the hospital by helicopter.

January 22, 2024

Dutch court convicts former high-ranking member of pro-Syrian militia of illegal detention, torture

A former high-ranking member of the pro-Syrian government militia has been convicted by a Dutch court of illegal detention and complicity in torture, officials say.

January 16, 2024

Erdoğan vows to expand military operation against Kurdish groups in Syria, Iraq

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan pledged Tuesday to take further military action against Kurdish-linked groups in Iraq and Syria.

January 16, 2024

European court orders Greece to pay damages in fatal shooting of Syrian migrant smuggler

The European Court of Human Rights ruled against Greece in a case involving the shooting of a Syrian man during a coast guard pursuit of a migrant smuggling boat.

January 16, 2024

Three armed drones intercepted and shot down near US base in northern Iraq

Three armed drones were intercepted and shot down near a military coalition base in northern Iraq, where U.S. forces and international partners are stationed.

January 15, 2024

Iran announces strikes in northern Iraq, Syria

Iran announced Monday that it had launched missile strikes against "anti-Iranian" targets and "spy headquarters" in Iraq and Syria amid escalating regional tensions.

January 15, 2024

Turkish airstrikes wipe out key energy infrastructure in Syria's Kurdish northeast

Turkey has conducted a wave of airstrikes in Kurdish-held northeastern Syria, targeting the region's electricity and oil infrastructure, sources reported Monday.

January 8, 2024

Slaughter in Syria as Assad, Russia take advantage of war in Gaza: 'most violent bombing of civilians'

As Israel's war against Hamas takes much of the world's attention, Syrian regime forces, their Russian allies and loyalist militias led 164 attacks against civilians in Idlib in December 2023.

December 29, 2023

Attack in Syria kills 11 senior Iranian military officers, injures top advisor to Damascus: report

Iran has suffered significant losses this week after multiple Israeli airstrikes in Syria reportedly killed at least a dozen top Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps leaders.

December 25, 2023

Iranian leaders say Israeli missile strike killed senior Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps adviser

A senior Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps adviser, Sayyed Razi Mousavi, was reportedly killed in an Israeli airstrike on the capital city of Damascus in Syria on Monday.