March 19, 2020 Trump calls for release of kidnapped journalist Austin Tice: ‘Syria, please work with us’ President Trump on Thursday called on Syria to help secure the release of kidnapped journalist Austin Tice, who was taken hostage by jihadist militants in the war-torn nation almost eight years ago.
March 16, 2020 Displaced Syrian family lives in a graveyard as the war enters its 10th year The number of dead continues to pile up in a country that was once one of the most beautiful on earth. The fear of death is never far from the mind of survivors. And some are even forced to live among those who have departed – with nowhere left to go as the last opposition-bastion of Syria’s Idlib is laid to waste.
March 10, 2020 James Carafano: Syria is the war nobody wins, except maybe Trump Syria is a big headache for many world leaders, but Trump has more to be happy about than most.
March 8, 2020 Greece's Lesbos island migrant center set ablaze, thousands of Syrian refugees arrive after Turkey opens borders A fire broke out at a refugee center on the Greek islands of Lesbos Saturday night amid tensions with Turkey over the flow of tens of thousands of mostly Syrian migrants who’ve tried to cross into Greece by land and sea last week.
March 6, 2020 Syrian girl, 11, to become fifth-youngest Olympian to ever compete An 11-year-old table tennis player is on track to become one of the youngest Olympians in history after she beat out a competitor nearly quadruple her age to qualify for the world stage.
March 5, 2020 Russia's Putin, Turkey's Erdogan reach northwestern Syria cease-fire agreement Russia and Turkey’s leaders announced they have reached a cease-fire agreement to begin midnight Thursday in the northwestern Syrian region of Idlib.
March 5, 2020 James Carafano: Europe no longer welcoming refugees – some likely carry coronavirus Once again, refugees from the Middle East are clamoring to get into Europe. But this time, unlike in 2015, there is no consensus to let them.
March 4, 2020 Reps. Adam Kinzinger & Brendan Boyle: The world must wake up to genocide in Syria If the United States fails to stand up against war criminals, what does that say about who we are as a nation?
March 2, 2020 Turkey's Erdogan warns Europe to expect 'millions' of migrants after easing border restrictions Turkey’s president warned Monday that Europe could expect “millions” of migrants and refugees after easing his country’s border-crossing restrictions.
March 1, 2020 Turkey downs 2 Syrian warplanes as tensions soar, officials say Syria’s official news agency said two of its warplanes were shot down by Turkish forces inside northwest Syria, amid a military escalation there that's led to growing direct clashes between Turkish and Syrian forces.
