August 3, 2022 Pelosi Taiwan trip: Iran, Syria join list of countries condemning controversial visit Syria and Iran join chorus of Chinese allies condemning US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's delegation to Taiwan with statements reiterating the One China Policy.
July 22, 2022 Erdogan’s threats of invading Syria could lead to Islamic State resurgence Turkey's jingoism in Syria is expected to unleash many of the world's worst Islamic terrorists into a volatile region and into the West.
July 20, 2022 Syria formally breaks diplomatic ties with Ukraine Syria, a strong ally of Russian, has announced it will be formally breaking diplomatic ties with Ukraine in response to a similar move by Kyiv in recent months.
July 13, 2022 State Dept official: ISIS 'resurgence' more likely if American, other foreign fighters stay detained in Syria Acting State Department counterterrorism coordinator Timothy Betts warned that ISIS may resurge if non-Syrian fighters remain detained in Syria instead of being repatriated.
July 12, 2022 US drone strike kills top Syrian ISIS leader Maher al-Agal Maher al-Agal, who the U.S. Central Command says is “one of the top five ISIS leaders and the leader of ISIS in Syria,” has been killed in a drone strike.
June 30, 2022 ISIS rising in Syria is a threat to our American way of life One troubled area that deserves a renewed focus is northeastern Syria. The looming problem there involves national security concerns of our Turkish ally.
June 22, 2022 Air Force service member arrested in connection to insider attack on Syria base that injured 4 Americans The U.S. military has arrested an airman in connection with an investigation into an April insider bombing attack that left four American service members injured.
June 16, 2022 Syria to become first to recognize Donetsk, Luhansk 'republics' in Ukraine in support of Russia's war Syrian President Bashar al-Assad called for the formal recognition of the 'republics' of Donetsk and Luhansk in eastern Ukraine as independent from Kyiv.
June 16, 2022 US forces capture senior ISIS leader Hani Ahmed al-Kurdi in Syria raid A senior ISIS leader who officials say is an experienced bomb maker was captured by U.S. forces as part of Operation Inherent Resolve in Syria on Thursday.
June 8, 2022 Turkey’s Islamist leader using NATO to get free hand and punish US allies Erdogan won't support Sweden and Finland's desire to join NATO. NATO can't move forward with new admissions without the consent of all 30 members