Syria - Page 35

September 26, 2023

German police find 100 Syrian citizens during raids to find smuggled migrants

Federal authorities in Germany have found more than 100 Syrian citizens while cracking down on gang and commercial smuggling of foreigners.

September 22, 2023

Cyprus asks EU to re-evaluate Syrian 'safe zones'

The Cypriot government has formally requested that the European Union re-examine war-torn Syria's "safe zones" so migrants can eventually be repatriated there.

September 21, 2023

Israeli tanks strike Syrian structures in demilitarized zone, alleging 1974 ceasefire violation

Israeli tanks struck two structures Thursday inside a demilitarized zone in Syria, claiming the buildings violated a half-century-old ceasefire agreement between the two countries.

September 18, 2023

Airstrike on northern Iraq military airport kills 3

A military airport in Iraq's semi-autonomous Kurdish region came under attack in an airstrike, resulting in three deaths, according to local officials.

September 18, 2023

Attack on Turkish-backed opposition fighters in Syria kills 13 militants

A Kurdish-led group launched an assault on Turkish-backed opposition fighters in northern Syria on Monday, resulting in the reported deaths of at least 13 militants.

September 14, 2023

Syrian citizen charged with murder, attempted murder in 'Islamist-motivated' knife attacks in Germany

Germany's federal prosecutor's office filed charges of murder, attempted murder and causing serious bodily harm against a Syrian national in connection with two knife attacks.

September 13, 2023

Syrians attempting to illegally enter Lebanon injured in land mine explosion

At least three Syrians, who may have been trying to flee from their war-torn country, became injured Wednesday when two land mines exploded along the Lebanese border.

September 7, 2023

Germany arrests 2 Syrians suspected of extremist ties and war crimes, one linked to 2013 attack

Two Syrian men have been apprehended in Germany under suspicion of being affiliated with extremist organizations. One of them is believed to have been involved in a 2013 assault in eastern Syria

September 1, 2023

US warns of ISIS return as critics accuse Syria's Assad of stirring 'ethnic' tensions

Syrian dictator Bashar Assad and Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi have highlighted the divide between Arab and Kurdish forces in the U.S.-backed coalition in the hopes of further igniting ethnic tensions.

September 1, 2023

9 soldiers dead in Syria as attacks by al-Qaida-linked militants rise in the Northwest, activists say

Al-Qaida-linked Hayat Tahrir al-Sham militants in northwest Syria were responsible for Friday’s attack that left nine soldiers dead, according to opposition activists.