February 6, 2020 Israel strikes Iran-backed fighters in Syria, killing more than 20, monitoring group says Israel warplanes carried out airstrikes targeting Syrian army positions near the capital and Iran-backed fighters Thursday, killing 23, according to a monitoring group.
February 4, 2020 ISIS not weakened by Baghdadi's death, took advantage of Turkey's Syria invasion, Defense Intelligence Agency says The Islamic State (ISIS) increased its number of attacks by nearly 20 percent following Turkey's invasion of northern Syria last year after President Trump withdrew American troops from the area, intelligence officials said, while also saying the death of ISIS leader Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi had no immediate impact on the terror group.
January 29, 2020 Austin Tice: What to know about American journalist missing in Syria Austin Tice is a former Marine, turned journalist, who was kidnapped by jihadist militants in August 2012 while reporting in Daraya, Syria. He has languished in captivity for over seven years as his family, and the U.S. government, continue to fight for his release.
January 29, 2020 Syrian forces, with Russia's help, capture strategic town from rebels Syrian government forces backed by Russia have finally captured one of the largest and most strategic rebel-held towns following weeks of intense bombardment, military officials and activists announced Wednesday.
January 27, 2020 US general on Syria: ‘We’re going to be here for a while’ The top U.S. military commander in the Middle East told reporters Saturday while touring five military bases in Syria, that the U.S. remains committed to its mission and will “be here for a while.”
January 16, 2020 ISIS panel in Syria acts as 'judge, jury and executioner,' report finds A U.S.-based Syrian rights group said Thursday that it's assembled a 24-page report titled "Juge, Jury and Executioner," detailing the atrocities committed by the Islamic State and the total control with which they ruled over elements of daily life.
January 14, 2020 Video surfaces of Putin, Assad laughing about Trump at Damascus summit A video has surfaced of Russian President Vladimir Putin and Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad laughing about President Trump during Putin's visit to Damascus last week.
January 10, 2020 Unidentified planes hit Iraqi militiamen in Syria, killing 8 An Iraqi security official and another official, from the Iran-backed Iraqi militias known as the Popular Mobilization Forces, said warplanes targeted two vehicles carrying missiles on the Syrian side of the border. The strike was most likely carried out by Israeli warplanes, they said but offered no evidence.
January 8, 2020 Tulsi Gabbard calls Hillary Clinton a 'warmonger,' says US troops should leave Iraq and Syria Democratic presidential candidate Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, D-Hawaii, called former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton a "warmonger" Wednesday night.
January 7, 2020 Putin meets with Assad in Syria amid growing tensions between Syrian ally Iran and US Russian President Vladimir Putin visited Syria on Tuesday to meet with President Bashar al-Assad amid escalating tensions between Iran, a key Syrian ally, and the U.S. after the killing of a top Iranian general in an American airstrike.