June 17, 2020 Syrian elites face new State Department sanctions under Caesar Act, including Assad's wife Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced Wednesday a new set of sanctions to be imposed on dozens of Syrian elites, including President Bashar al-Assad’s wife, under the Caesar Act.
June 17, 2020 Trump administration hits Assad regime with new economic and travel sanctions The Trump administration on Wednesday announced new sanctions against the regime of Syrian strongman Bashar al-Assad for human rights abuses in the country’s bloody nine-year civil conflict.
June 17, 2020 Al Qaeda leader taken out by 'secret' US missile filled with knives dubbed the 'ninja bomb' The journey of two senior al-Qaeda aligned commanders in northwestern Syria on Sunday was suddenly cut short by a targeted U.S.-led strike – only it doesn't appear that they were killed by explosives, but a missile packed with knives.
June 8, 2020 Who are the Americans being held as 'political prisoners' abroad? After almost two years ailing behind bars in the bowels of an Iranian prison and coming down with the novel coronavirus, cancer survivor Michael White last week was freed and brought home. The U.S. Navy veteran joins the ranks of scores of Americans brought home under President Trump's aggressive push to free unfairly detained citizens – yet there are many others still languishing in all corners of the globe.
May 22, 2020 Two ISIS 'regional' leaders killed during raid in Syria, coalition says Two regional Islamic State (ISIS) leaders were killed earlier this week during a joint operation between Syrian and coalition forces in northeast Syria, coalition forces said Friday.
May 13, 2020 Iran building new weapons storage at military base in eastern Syria, satellite images show Iran is building a new tunnel at the Imam Ali military base in Eastern Syria capable of storing advanced weapons systems, according to satellite images and analysis obtained by Fox News.
May 5, 2020 Israel tells Iran it will continue Syria operations: 'We won't stop before they leave' Israeli Defense Minister Naftali Bennett said Tuesday the country will continue to pursue military operations in Syria, as long as Iran remains involved there.
May 5, 2020 Israeli airstrikes in eastern Syria kill 14 fighters: report Israeli airstrikes in eastern Syria killed 14 Iranian and Iraqi fighters and wounded others, some seriously, an opposition war monitoring group said Tuesday.
May 2, 2020 Mitchell Bard: World Health Organization lies about Israel on coronavirus and other health issues President Trump renewed his criticism of the World Health Organization this week for the way the United Nations organization failed to challenge false information China initially provided minimizing the coronavirus outbreak in that country. He should also call out the WHO for its disgraceful role in spreading absurd lies and hatred about U.S. ally Israel for years.
March 23, 2020 Syrians rush to stock up; Iran reports 127 more virus deaths Iran is reporting another 127 coronavirus deaths, bringing its death toll to 1,812 amid 23,049 confirmed cases.
