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March 25, 2023, 9:32 AM

A look at the US military mission in Syria and its dangers

The Iranian drone attack that struck a U.S. base in northeastern Syria, killing a contractor and wounding several U.S. troops, is just the latest in a growing number of attacks on American forces in Syria
March 25, 2023, 9:32 AM
March 25, 2023, 6:51 AM

US retaliates with airstrikes after drone attack on American base in Syria

U.S. intelligence officials said the deadly attack was conducted by a “one-way attack drone” made by Iranian militants.
March 25, 2023, 6:51 AM
US retaliates with airstrikes after drone attack on American base in Syria
March 25, 2023, 12:16 AM

Additional attacks on American bases in Syria Friday after US retaliatory airstrikes on Iranian-backed groups

The U.S. military carried out airstrikes in Syria after a drone attack killed a U.S. contractor and wounded six others, including five American service members.
March 25, 2023, 12:16 AM
Additional attacks on American bases in Syria Friday after US retaliatory airstrikes
March 24, 2023, 7:05 PM

US military base in Syria hit by deadly rocket attacks

ABC News' senior Pentagon reporter provides updates on the rockets fired at a U.S. base known as Green Village in eastern Syria as the U.S. strikes back.
March 24, 2023, 7:05 PM
US military base in Syria hit by deadly rocket attacks
March 24, 2023, 7:05 PM

Pentagon holds briefing following multiple drone strikes in Syria

Two separate attacks on U.S. bases are believed to have come from drones of Iranian origin.
March 24, 2023, 7:05 PM
Pentagon holds briefing following multiple drone strikes in Syria
March 24, 2023, 4:38 PM

US military carries out airstrikes in Syria after drone kills American contractor

The U.S. launched an airstrike targeting Iranian-backed groups in Syria who they say are responsible for a series of attacks against American forces.
March 24, 2023, 4:38 PM
US military carries out airstrikes in Syria after drone kills American contractor
March 24, 2023, 3:18 PM

The US strikes back after deadly attack in Syria

An American contractor is dead, and another is injured along with five US service members after Iranian-backed forces attacked an American base.
March 24, 2023, 3:18 PM
The US strikes back after deadly attack in Syria
March 22, 2023, 6:02 PM

Syria says Israel attacked Aleppo airport, no casualties

Syria's state news agency says an Israeli airstrike targeted the international airport in the northern city of Aleppo, putting it out of service in the second attack on the facility this month
March 22, 2023, 6:02 PM
Syria says Israel attacked Aleppo airport, no casualties
March 20, 2023, 10:46 PM

3 Kurds reportedly shot dead celebrating new year in Syria

Syrian opposition activists and state media say that Turkey-backed opposition fighters have shot dead at least three Kurds who were celebrating the new year by lighting a fires to mark the occasion leading to tensions in the area
March 20, 2023, 10:46 PM
March 20, 2023, 5:17 PM

Palestinian commander killed in Syria buried in refugee camp

A Palestinian militant commander who was shot and killed in Syria has been buried in refugee camp on the edges of the Syrian capital, Damascus
March 20, 2023, 5:17 PM
Palestinian commander killed in Syria buried in refugee camp
March 15, 2023, 3:32 PM

Analysis: Syria rebuilding hopes dim as war enters year 13

The recent deadly earthquake in Syria and Turkey which caused billions of dollars in damage is boosting the prospects of Syria's once widely shunned president to return to the Arab fold
March 15, 2023, 3:32 PM
Analysis: Syria rebuilding hopes dim as war enters year 13
March 12, 2023, 1:02 PM

Syrian state media: Israel fires missiles at western city

Syria's state news agency says Israeli missiles have targeted a western city wounding three soldiers
March 12, 2023, 1:02 PM
March 9, 2023, 1:49 AM

House votes down bill directing removal of troops from Syria

The House has voted down a bill directing President Joe Biden to remove some 900 U.S. troops from Syria within 180 days
March 9, 2023, 1:49 AM
House votes down bill directing removal of troops from Syria
March 8, 2023, 3:47 PM

UN envoy calls for renewed Syrian political talks post-quake

A top United Nations official has called for renewed attempts to reach a political solution to the country’s nearly 12-year-old civil conflict in the wake of last month’s devastating earthquake
March 8, 2023, 3:47 PM
1 month ago

Activists call on Trinidad to repatriate citizens in Syria

Human Rights Watch is calling on the government of Trinidad & Tobago to repatriate more than 90 of its citizens detained as Islamic State suspects and family members in war-torn Syria
1 month ago
1 month ago

Syrian state media: Israeli airstrikes kill 5 in Damascus

Syrian state news reports that Israeli airstrikes have targeted a residential neighborhood in central Damascus
1 month ago
Syrian state media: Israeli airstrikes kill 5 in Damascus
1 month ago

4 US service members wounded in helicopter raid that killed IS leader in Syria

Four U.S. service members were wounded by an explosion during a helicopter raid in northeast Syria Thursday night.
1 month ago
4 US service members wounded in helicopter raid that killed IS leader in Syria
1 month ago

Red Cross chief warns of health crisis in quake-hit Syria

The Red Cross' global chief says Syria could face dangerous outbreaks of disease in the wake of last week’s devastating earthquake if hundreds of thousands of displaced people do not get permanent housing soon
1 month ago
2 months ago

Who are the White Helmets? A group of ordinary Syrians doing the extraordinary

When disaster strikes in war-ravaged Syria and the world watches from afar, a group of ordinary Syrians don their trademark white helmets and rush in to save lives.
2 months ago
Who are the White Helmets? A group of ordinary Syrians doing the extraordinary
2 months ago

War-ravaged Syria faces 'dire' humanitarian crisis after deadly quake

The earthquake in Syria has added to the humanitarian tragedy of the region, according to the International Committee of the Red Cross.
2 months ago
War-ravaged Syria faces 'dire' humanitarian crisis after deadly quake
2 months ago

Damage reports escalate from major earthquake; at least 18 deaths reported in Turkey and 13 in Syria

Damage reports escalate from major earthquake; at least 18 deaths reported in Turkey and 13 in Syria
2 months ago
Damage reports escalate from major earthquake
2 months ago

Watchdog blames Syria's air force for deadly chlorine attack

An investigation by the global chemical weapons watchdog established there are “reasonable grounds to believe” Syria’s air force dropped two cylinders containing chlorine gas on the city of Douma in April 2018, killing 43 people
2 months ago
Watchdog blames Syria's air force for deadly chlorine attack
2 months ago

Building collapse in Syrian city of Aleppo leaves 16 dead

Syrian state media says a building has collapsed in a neighborhood in the northern city of Aleppo, killing at least 16 people, including one child, and injuring four others
2 months ago
Building collapse in Syrian city of Aleppo leaves 10 dead
2 months ago

Trio of suicide drones strike US base in Syria, wounding 2

Three suicide drones have attacked a U.S. base in eastern Syria, wounding two Syrian opposition fighters
2 months ago
Trio of suicide drones strike US base in Syria, wounding 2
2 months ago

Saved from death at sea, Syrian refugees face deportation

A boat carrying more than 200 would-be migrants, most of them Syrians, sank off the coast of Lebanon on New Year’s Eve
2 months ago
2 months ago

Iran and Syria set to renew long-term economic agreement

The news comes as Damascus prepares to welcome Iran’s president.
2 months ago
3 months ago

Alabama woman who joined IS hopes to return from Syria camp

A woman who ran away from home in Alabama at the age of 20 to join the Islamic State group in Syria says she is a victim of the militant organization and hopes to return to the U.S. even if it means serving prison time
3 months ago
3 months ago

Rockets hit US base in eastern Syria, no casualties reported

The U.S. military says two rockets have struck a base housing American troops in eastern Syria without causing any casualties or material losses
3 months ago
Rockets hit US base in east Syria without causing losses
3 months ago

Attack kills 10 in Syria, Kurdish forces arrest 52 militants

A militant rocket attack in eastern Syria has struck a bus with oil industry employees, killing at least 10
3 months ago
Attack kills 10 in Syria, Kurdish forces arrest 52 militants
3 months ago

U.S. forces detain 6 Islamic State group militants in Syria

American forces have conducted three raids in eastern Syria and arrested six Islamic State groups militants
3 months ago
US forces detain 6 Islamic State group militants in Syria
3 months ago

UN chief: Syrians face dire winter if aid from Turkey is cut

The U.N. chief is warning that the already dire humanitarian situation in Syria is worsening and if aid deliveries from Turkey to the rebel-held northwest aren’t renewed next month millions of Syrians may not survive the winter
3 months ago
4 months ago

Report: Explosion near Syrian capital kills Iranian colonel

Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard says an explosion in Syria has killed one of its officers
4 months ago
Report: Explosion near Syrian capital kills Iranian colonel
4 months ago

Bodies of 2 girls found in Syria camp housing IS families

The beheaded bodies of two Egyptian girls were found in the sprawling camp.
4 months ago
5 months ago

Strikes in Syria hit fuel convoy from Iraq; Iranians killed

Syrian opposition activists say airstrikes in Syria along the border with Iraq have targeted Iran-backed militiamen, inflicting casualties
5 months ago
5 months ago

Group warns of rampant violence in Syria camp of IS families

An international aid group is warning that a sprawling camp in northeastern Syria that houses tens of thousands of women and children linked to the extremist Islamic State group is witnessing pervasive violence, exploitation and lawless
5 months ago
Group warns of rampant violence in Syria camp of IS families
5 months ago

Monitors say 10 killed in Syria shelling of tent settlements

First responders and opposition war monitors say Syrian government forces have shelled tent settlements housing families displaced by the country’s conflict in the rebel-held northwest, killing at least 10 people and wounding dozens
5 months ago
Monitors say 6 killed in Syria's shelling of tent settlement
5 months ago

Israeli attack on suburbs of Syrian capital wounds soldier

The Syrian army says Israel has carried out an airstrike on the suburbs of the Syrian capital of Damascus wounding a soldier and damaging property
5 months ago
Israeli attack on suburbs of Syrian capital wounds soldier
5 months ago

Envoy says UN to push for nationwide cease-fire in Syria

The U.N. envoy for Syria says the United Nations will push for a nationwide cease-fire in the war-wrecked country — even after bursts of fighting in the last rebel-held region have punctured a two-year truce there
5 months ago
Envoy says UN to push for nationwide cease-fire in Syria
6 months ago

Syria official: US drone attack kills IS member in northeast

A U.S.-led coalition drone strike in northeastern Syria has killed an Islamic State group member
6 months ago
Syria official: US drone attack kills IS member in northeast
6 months ago

Failed rocket attack targets US military base in Syria, CENTCOM says

There was a failed rocket attack on the U.S. military base known as Green Village in northeast Syria, officials said.
6 months ago
Failed rocket attack targets US military base in Syria, CENTCOM says
7 months ago

US sends message to Iran with counterattacks in Syria

The United States said Wednesday that although it "does not seek conflict with Iran," it will continue to "defend" its troops against Tehran-backed militias in Syria.
7 months ago
US sends message to Iran with counterattacks in Syria
7 months ago

US airstrikes target Iran-backed militias in Syria

The U.S. military said it carried out airstrikes on Tuesday targeting areas of eastern Syria controlled by Iran-backed militias.
7 months ago
US airstrikes target Iran-backed militias in Syria
7 months ago

US airstrikes target Iran-backed militias in eastern Syria

The U.S. military said it carried out airstrikes on Tuesday targeting areas of eastern Syria controlled by Iran-backed militias.
7 months ago
US airstrikes target Iran-backed militias in eastern Syria
8 months ago

US says drone strike kills ISIS leader in Syria

A U.S. military drone strike has killed the top ISIS leader in Syria, an official said Tuesday.
8 months ago
US says drone strike kills ISIS leader in Syria
9 months ago

US forces kill senior terrorist leader in Syria

U.S. Central Command said the target of the strike, Abu Hamzah al Yemeni, was a senior leader of an al-Qaida-affiliated terrorist group known as Hurras al-Din.
9 months ago
US forces kill senior terrorist leader in Syria
9 months ago

US forces kill senior terrorist leader in Syria

U.S. Central Command said the target of the strike, Abu Hamzah al Yemeni, was a senior leader of an al-Qaida-affiliated terrorist group known as Hurras al-Din.
9 months ago
US forces kill senior terrorist leader in Syria
9 months ago

US airman arrested in connection with Syria base attack that injured 4 other troops

An Air Force service member was arrested in the U.S. on Thursday in connection with an April attack at a base in Syria that injured four other troops.
9 months ago
US airman arrested in connection with Syria base attack that injured 4 other troops
9 months ago

US military ground raid in Syria captures top ISIS leader

The U.S. military conducted a ground raid in northwestern Syria that captured a top ISIS leader, the U.S. military said Wednesday.
9 months ago
US military ground raid in Syria captures top ISIS leader
10 months ago

US service member is 'possible suspect' in attack that wounded 4 troops in Syria

The military has identified a U.S. service member as a "possible suspect" in an April 7 attack in Syria that injured other American troops
10 months ago
US service member is 'possible suspect' in attack that wounded 4 troops in Syria
1 year ago

Biden meets with parents of American journalist Austin Tice who was abducted in Syria

After a public plea for support over the weekend, President Joe Biden wasted no time, saying on Monday he would meet with them "today."
1 year ago
Biden meets with parents of American journalist abducted in Syria