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May 11, 2019

Syrian hospitals bombed by Assad, Russian troops after coordinates were shared with the UN

Over the past two weeks, Syrian and Russian warplanes have hammered the last remaining rebel-held bastion in Syria’s north – killing dozens and prompting almost 200,000 people to flee. Not only is the renewed offensive raising red flags that a final showdown might be underway in the long-running civil war, but that government forces may have misused data provided to them by the United Nations in an effort to senseless civilian deaths.

May 6, 2019

Medical miracles: Child burn victims in Syria brought to US for last shot at life

One moment, then 15-year-old Hamama was playing in the mountains with her farm animals in her poor family’s remote property in the Homs countryside. In the next moment all of her family, much of her memory, and almost her entire face was gone. But thanks to the U.S advocacy group Burnt Children’s Relief Foundation (BCRF) and American medical professionals, with support from the State Department to navigate the murky and complex terrain of visa red tape, Syrian children like Hamama have a second chance to repair the pieces of their broken bodies and lives.

May 3, 2019

UN quietly plans to move all humanitarian aid operations for Syria to Damascus

As the Syrian war enters its eighth year, a chorus of criticism has erupted over leaked plans for the United Nations to shift all its aid operations to the capital Damascus, with many claiming that such a maneuver effectively enables to Bashar al Assad-regime to dominate the narrative of who receives assistance.

April 29, 2019

ISIS leader al-Baghdadi pictured for first time since 2014, intel group says

Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was pictured in a new video for the first time since July 2014, SITE Intelligence Group said Monday.

April 19, 2019

Syrian Christians sing Easter hymn in touching video: 'Everyday, we live the resurrection'

Three years ago the Syrian church was all but dead. A violent civil war created a vacuum for ISIS to sweep in, threatening the very existence of Christianity.

April 9, 2019

The aftermath of Syria’s chemical weapons attacks

One year ago, a chemical attack allegedly carried out by the Syrian government on the embattled nation’s Douma district left at least 43 people dead. Two years ago, more than 100 – mostly women and children – perished in another government-helmed chemical onslaught in Idlib’s Khan Sheikhoun district.

April 4, 2019

Student group decries Columbia prof's 'disturbing' Israel-ISIS comparison

A pro-Israel student group at Columbia University has called on the university's leadership to denounce a Facebook post by an Iranian studies and comparative literature professor in which he compared the Jewish state to ISIS.

April 2, 2019

Bashar Assad moves to regain full control of war-torn Syria with ISIS all but defeated

With ISIS out the picture, Syrian strongman Bashar al-Assad is using all means necessary to re-consolidate control over his war-torn country. That includes targeting civilian infrastructure within rebel-held territory.

April 1, 2019

ISIS bride claims she’d be model citizen if she's allowed to return to US: ‘I didn’t hate America’

Hoda Muthana, the woman born in America who joined ISIS, is now living in a squalid camp in Northern Syria – and Ó£ÌÒÊÓƵ tracked her down.

March 21, 2019

Trump's support for Israel's sovereignty over Golan Heights expected to make waves at UN

President Trump on Thursday tweeted his support for the United States to recognize Israeli sovereignty over the Golan Heights, but like his move to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, Trump's decision is at odds with United Nations resolutions and likely won't bode well with U.S. critics at the world body.