April 26, 2021 Iran's foreign minister says John Kerry told him about Israeli covert operations in Syria Iranian foreign minister Mohammad Javad Zarif claimed in leaked audio that then-Secretary of State John Kerry informed him of more than 200 Israeli operations in Syria.
April 24, 2021 Oil tanker off Syria coast on fire; government says drone attack Syria's oil ministry said a fire has erupted in a tanker on its coast after what it said was a suspected drone attack on Saturday.
April 21, 2021 Israel says it strikes targets in Syria after missile attack A missile launched from Syria struck southern Israel early Thursday, setting off air raid sirens near the country’s top-secret nuclear reactor, the Israeli military said. In response, it said it attacked the missile launcher and air-defense systems in neighboring Syria.
April 6, 2021 Iran tankers with 3M barrels of crude oil head to Syria, defying US sanctions Millions of crude oil barrels are on their way to Syria from Iran, violating U.S. sanctions.
April 1, 2021 Gayle Tzemach Lemmon: America’s partner in the ISIS fight, now desperately seeking clarity The ghost of the 2003 Iraq war has haunted every decision that the United States has made on the Syrian civil war, which this week marked its tenth anniversary. Iraq’s memory also shaped America’s efforts to defeat ISIS.
March 22, 2021 Nate Anderson: Biden, end our endless wars – this veteran is convinced it's time for a change. Here's why If you thought President Joe Biden’s posture toward endless wars was going to be different than his predecessors, last month’s airstrikes against Iranian proxies in Syria suggest otherwise.
March 16, 2021 Syria is 'one of the greatest humanitarian catastrophes,' says human rights lawyer A decade has passed since the Arab Spring’s uprising spread through the Middle East and hit Syria. Protests wracked Southern Syria and eventually advanced to the capital of Damascus -- the home of the country's leader, Bashar al-Assad.
March 8, 2021 Syria's Bashar al-Assad and his wife test positive for coronavirus, office announces Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and his wife have tested positive for the coronavirus, the president's office said Monday.
March 4, 2021 COVID-19 strikes 2 US Navy warships moored in Bahrain, at least 40 infected Two American warships continued to be out of action in Bahrain on Thursday amid heightened tensions with Iran following a spate of rocket attacks on American troops in Iraq and a U.S. airstrike in Syria late last week.
