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Israel Launches More Southwest Syria Raids, Adds Heavy Equipment to Land-Clearing Work
Israeli forces continue to scale up efforts on the “Sufa 53 line” construction in southwest Syria’s Quneitra Governorate this week, adding a substantial number of heavy construction vehicles to the de...
Syria, Saudi Arabia sign defence cooperation deal, agree $403m in loans
Defence cooperation deal signed as Syria’s President al-Sharaa visits Riyadh for the second time in less than a month.
Syria Says It’s Considering Joining the Mecca Defense Pact
Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani, a former al-Qaeda member, said on Saturday that Damascus was considering joining the Mecca defense pact, the new military alliance between Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, a...
Syrian curriculum changes spark debate over removal of images and historical figures
Changes were not limited to the texts; images and illustrations were also edited in Photoshop, adding hijabs or long robes to female figures, deleting women's photos, and covering or replacing statues, sculp...
Israeli Troops Raid Southwest Syria Village, Capturing Civilian in His Home
Israeli military vehicles entered the village of Saida al-Golan, in Quneitra Governorate today, searching homes in the area and capturing one civilian before withdrawing from the village toward the farmland...
Jordan Acknowledges Civilian Casualties in Its Airstrikes in Syria, Claims ISIS Fighters Were Also Killed
Jordan on Tuesday acknowledged that airstrikes it launched in southern Syria on Monday caused civilian casualties, while also claiming that the attack killed about 20 ISIS fighters. Amman framed the strikes...
Brooklyn woman found guilty of getting military training from ISIS in Syria
Halima Salman, 27, wearing a light purple hijab and pink hoodie, broke down crying as the jury left the room. Salman now faces up to 10 years in federal prison.
'Unacceptable violation': Syria condemns Jordan airstrikes
A government spokesperson said Jordan had "avoided" civilian sites and that it regretted "unintended casualties," stressing that the country had "deep respect" for the Syrian state and people.
Syria slams deadly Jordan strikes as ‘unacceptable’ breach of airspace
Syria's foreign ministry on Tuesday condemned Jordanian strikes in southern Syria in retaliation for a deadly church attack in the kingdom last week that Amman linked to militants operating across the…
Jordan strikes Syria after church attack, killing at least seven people
Syria closes border crossings with Jordan after air strikes kill seven people in Deraa and Suweyda, including children.
Civilians Reported Killed by Jordanian Airstrikes in Syria
The Jordanian military on Monday launched airstrikes in southern Syria, a bombing that Amman framed as retaliation for the October 23 attack on St. George's Orthodox Church in Jordan's western Karak province...
Reporters on the Job: From Canada to Syria
Every week, a selection of Monitor staffers and contributors share their challenges and insights from reporting around the globe.
US Military Could Be Headed To Damascus Under Trump’s New Plan
The U.S. military is preparing to establish a presence at an airbase near Damascus to help oversee a potential security agreement between Syria and Israel
Canadian woman accused of joining ISIS was ‘brainwashed,’ former friend testifies
At Canada's first trial of a woman accused of living under ISIS in Syria, a witness described Ammara Amjad's descent into extremism.
Samson of Arabia: The man behind the legend
He travelled across the Arab world, from Kuwait to Egypt, and from Egypt to Lebanon, Palestine and Jordan, reaching as far as Libya, Sudan and Syria. Wherever he went and performed, the Arab press celebrated...
Damascus, Amman contradict each other on attack that killed civilians
Analysts say accountability is needed to quell public outrage over killing of family in southern Syria.
US woman convicted of getting Islamic State training after becoming teen bride to a fighter
A New York woman whose father took her to Syria as a teenager and arranged her marriage to an Islamic State fighter has been convicted of receiving weapons training from the militant group.
Iraq sentences seven French nationals to prison for belonging to Islamic State
The men were deemed "particularly dangerous because of their role in threatening Iraq's national security, destabilising Iraq and Syria, and their involvement in inciting terrorist operations in other countr...
Deadly security risks prompt updated travel warnings for 13 countries
The U.S. State Department has updated travel advisories for 13 Middle East countries, with Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, Syria and Yemen at the highest warning level, citing Houthi attacks.