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September 22nd, 2025 - 06:06 GMT

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Ahmed al-Sharaa meets Syrian community in a historic US visit

ALBAWABA - Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa has made a historic visit to the United States on Sunday, becoming the first Syrian leader to land in Washington in about since 1967. The official Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) reported that al-Sharaa arrived in New York on Sunday in a "historic visit" to attend the UN General Assembly, marking the first appearance by a Syrian leader in the US at the annual ...

A veiled woman stands carrying a child alongside others during the release of persons suspected of being related to Islamic State (IS) group fighters from the Kurdish-run al-Hol camp in Hasakeh governorate in northeastern Syria, on January 19, 2021. Delil SOULEIMAN / AFP

January 21st, 2021 - 07:18 GMT

Combination of Crises is Creating a Human ‘Tsunami...Crashing Across Syria'

Russia targeted areas in Aleppo, Hama and Raqqa throughout the day. (File/AFP)

January 17th, 2021 - 11:11 GMT

Russian Jets Carry Out 40 Raids on ISIS Areas in Syria

Israeli night raids targeting arms depots and military positions in eastern Syria killed at least seven Syrian soldiers and 16 allied fighters, in the deadliest raids this year, a war monitor said. The Israeli air force carried out more than 18 strikes against multiple targets in an area stretching from the eastern town of Deir Ezzor to the Iraqi border, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said. JALAA MAREY / AFP

January 14th, 2021 - 07:11 GMT

At Least 57 Killed in Deadly Israeli Raids on North Syria

An Israel airstrike at Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip early on Sunday. Rocket fire from Islamic Jihad prompted a second round of strikes, in Syria and Gaza. Photograph: Said Khatib/AFP via Getty Images

January 13th, 2021 - 07:47 GMT

Israel Warplanes Strike Syria's North - Media Reports

Turkey-backed Syrian fighters take part in military training at a base near the village of Al-Maabatli in the Afrin region in the northwestern Aleppo province countryside, on January 2, 2021. Bakr ALKASEM / AFP

January 10th, 2021 - 12:07 GMT

Drone Attack Strikes Oil Refineries in North Syria

Illustrative: Rockets are fired from the Gaza Strip toward Israel, on November 13, 2019. (Anas Baba/AFP)

January 7th, 2021 - 09:48 GMT

Syrian Air Defenses Foil Israeli Missile Attack Attempt

Print this page Extremism Watch Calls Grow for Release of Political Prisoners in Syria Amid Coronavirus Outbreak By Sirwan Kajjo April 06, 2020 08:49 PM A member of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) stands guard in a prison where men suspected to be afiliated with the Islamic… FILE - A member of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) stands guard in a prison in the city of Hasakeh, Syria, Oct. 26, 2019. (AFP)

January 6th, 2021 - 08:40 GMT

Is the Syrian Government Forcing People to Pay Bribes to Speak with Jailed Relatives?

A Syrian woman, suspected of being related to Islamic State (IS) group fighters, carries a cat at the Kurdish-run al-Hol camp, before being released to return to their homes, in the al-Hasakeh governorate in northeastern Syria, on December 21, 2020. Delil SOULEIMAN / AFP

January 5th, 2021 - 08:20 GMT

Syrian Refugees in Urban Areas Struggle with Basic Life Conditions

Turkey-backed Syrian fighters stand guard during military training at a base near the village of Al-Maabatli in the Afrin region in the northwestern Aleppo province countryside, on January 2, 2021. Bakr ALKASEM / AFP

January 3rd, 2021 - 07:24 GMT

Bomb Attack Kills 2 Kids in Syria’s Hasakah

Syrian air defenses thwarted an ‘Israeli aggression’ in Damascus (Twitter)

December 30th, 2020 - 10:11 GMT

Syria Air Defenses Stop Another Israeli Attack on Damascus

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December 19th, 2020 - 07:07 GMT

US Troops Must Pull Out of Syria Assad’s Media Advisor Says But What About The Other Insurgents?

A US military vehicle, part of a convoy, drives near the town of Tal Tamr in the northeastern Syrian Hasakeh province on the border with Turkey, November 10, 2019. (Delil Souleiman/AFP)

December 17th, 2020 - 08:17 GMT

Iran Calls on all Illegal Foreign Forces to Withdraw From Syria