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Pompeo: US ups Syria sanctions, this time targeting Assad's son

July 29, 2020

Pompeo: US ups Syria sanctions, this time targeting Assad's son

The State Department and the Department of the Treasury announced Wednesday that 14 additional sanctions have been placed on the Assad regime in an attempt to end the nine-year long civil war in Syria.

Israel, Hezbollah trade fire in 'security incident' near Lebanese border

July 27, 2020

Israel, Hezbollah trade fire in 'security incident' near Lebanese border

The Israeli military confirmed on Monday there had been a "security incident" on the country's northern border with Lebanon and said its forces were engaged in "ongoing combat" with Hezbollah militants.

Syrian migrants among men convicted in Germany of gang-raping woman, 18

July 23, 2020

Syrian migrants among men convicted in Germany of gang-raping woman, 18

A group of men comprised mostly of Syrian migrants was convicted in a German court Thursday of raping an 18-year-old girl, concluding a year-long trial that heightened tensions over Germany’s migration system.

ISIS bride can return to UK to fight removal of British citizenship, judges rule

July 16, 2020

ISIS bride can return to UK to fight removal of British citizenship, judges rule

A woman who was stripped of her British citizenship after running away from London to marry an Islamic State fighter in Syria has now won the right to return to her former home to challenge the decision.

UN Security Council passes resolution authorizing cross-border aid to Syria, after Russian opposition

July 11, 2020

UN Security Council passes resolution authorizing cross-border aid to Syria, after Russian opposition

The U.N. Security Council on Saturday passed a resolution authorizing a Syrian aid program that will deliver aid to the rebel-held northwest via just one border crossing -- after previous efforts to authorize more crossings were torpedoed by Russia and China.

Russia, China block latest UN Security Council attempt to extend Syria cross-border aid program

July 11, 2020

Russia, China block latest UN Security Council attempt to extend Syria cross-border aid program

The U.N. Security Council failed again on Friday to extend a cross-border humanitarian aid program in Syria, after Russia and China vetoed a resolution backed by other members to extend the program -- while failing to drum up enough support for their own resolution to restrict it.

Russian resolution to cut US-backed Syrian cross-border aid program fails at UN Security Council

July 9, 2020

Russian resolution to cut US-backed Syrian cross-border aid program fails at UN Security Council

A Russian effort to slash a cross-border aid program to Syria’s northwest failed on Wednesday, a day after both Russia and China killed off a U.S-backed effort to expand the crossing points to the northeast -- as experts warned of a brewing humanitarian crisis.

Massive 'ISIS drug bust' in Italy connected to the Syrian regime, not the terrorist group, analysts argue

July 8, 2020

Massive 'ISIS drug bust' in Italy connected to the Syrian regime, not the terrorist group, analysts argue

When Italian authorities announced last week that they had seized 15.4 tons of counterfeit Captagon produced by ISIS in Syria to fund terrorism it was lauded as one of the largest drug busts in history.

Ambassador Craft hits China, Russia for backing Syrian regime's 'campaign of brutality'

July 7, 2020

Ambassador Craft hits China, Russia for backing Syrian regime's 'campaign of brutality'

Russia and China vetoed a United Nations Security Council draft resolution to extend cross-border humanitarian aid from Turkey into Syria for another year, despite warnings that Syrian citizens rely on the aid.

UN Ambassador Craft warns of 'mass graves' if Russia won't back down in Syrian aid impasse

July 2, 2020

UN Ambassador Craft warns of 'mass graves' if Russia won't back down in Syrian aid impasse

U.N. Ambassador Kelly Craft is warning of “mass graves” if the United Nations Security Council fails to extend a vital Syrian cross-border aid program, as she races against the clock to overcome Russian opposition.