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April 30, 2024

UN migration agency chief warns number of Syrian refugees leaving Lebanon will keep rising

The head of the U.N.'s migration agency warned the number of Syrian refugees leaving Lebanon will likely continue rising as donors cut back on aid; many refugees are heading to Cyprus.

April 26, 2024

Turkish court sentences Syrian woman to life in prison for deadly Istanbul bombing

A Syrian woman has received a life sentence for her role in a 2022 explosion in Istanbul, Turkey, which killed six people and injured 99, officials say.

April 25, 2024

Syrian Kurdish officials hand over 50 women and children linked to Islamic State group to Tajikistan

Kurdish-led authorities in Syria handed over 17 women and 33 children, related to Islamic State militants, on Thursday to a delegation from Tajikistan for repatriation.

April 17, 2024

Human rights group alleges widespread abuse in Syrian detention centers holding suspected ISIS members

A human rights group has reported widespread abuse, including torture, in Syrian detention facilities holding thousands of suspected ISIS members and their relatives.

April 15, 2024

Former Syrian general faces trial in Stockholm over alleged role in war crimes

A former Syrian army general, Mohammed Hamo, is on trial in Stockholm for alleged war crimes committed during the Syrian civil war. He faces up to 18 years in jail.

April 4, 2024

Bombing kills co-founder of Syria's main al-Qaida-linked group, once known as Nusra Front

Abu Maria al-Qahtani, the co-founder of Syria's main al-Qaida-linked group, was killed Thursday by a suicide bomber in the northwestern part of the country, according to a war monitor.

April 3, 2024

Federal judge orders Iran, Syria to pay $191M for Hamas-supported slaying of American Israeli activist

A U.S. District Court has ruled that the family of an Israeli-American terror victim is entitled to $191 million in compensation from Iran and Syria.

April 2, 2024

Cyprus' president calls on EU to take action against influx of Syrian refugees from Lebanon

Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides announced Tuesday his request that the EU take action to stop an influx of Syrian refugees from Lebanon's shores.

April 1, 2024

Iran not likely to retaliate after alleged Israeli strike: ‘Not ready’

The death of a top Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps commander in an apparent Israeli air strike could elicit a retaliatory response from Iran, one expert warned.

April 1, 2024

Who is Mohammad Reza Zahedi, the Iranian military commander reportedly killed in Syria?

Mohammad Reza Zahedi, a senior leader in the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps' Quds Force, reportedly has been killed by an airstrike in Syria.