Syria

Trump Signs US Recognition Of Israeli Sovereignty Over Golan Heights

World News | Agence France-Presse | Monday March 25, 2019

US President Donald Trump on Monday signed a proclamation recognizing Israeli sovereignty over the disputed Golan Heights, a border area seized from Syria in 1967.

ISIS Terrorists Emerge From Tunnels, Surrender After Fall Of "Caliphate"

World News | Agence France-Presse | Monday March 25, 2019

Dozens of ISIS group militants emerged from tunnels to surrender to US-backed forces in eastern Syria on Sunday, a day after their "caliphate" was declared defeated.

ISIS Loses Final Territory In Syria: White House

World News | Agence France-Presse | Sunday March 24, 2019

The White House said Friday that the ISIS has lost its final territory in Syria -- even as reports of continued fighting came from the battlefield of Baghouz.

Timeline: The Rise And Fall Of ISIS In Iraq And Syria

World News | Reuters | Saturday March 23, 2019

ISIS fighters have been defeated at the final shred of territory they held in eastern Syria, marking the end of jihadist rule that once spanned a third of Iraq and Syria, the U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) said on Saturday.

US Ally Declares Fall Of ISIS "Caliphate", Last Village Captured

World News | Reuters | Saturday March 23, 2019

ISIS has been defeated at its final shred of territory of Baghouz in Syria, the U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) said on Saturday, announcing the end of its self-declared "caliphate" that once spanned a third of Iraq and Syria.

ISIS "100 per Cent" Defeated In Syria, Says Trump

World News | Agence France-Presse | Friday March 22, 2019

US President Donald Trump said Friday that the ISIS group has been "100 percent" defeated in Syria.

Syria Says Donald Trump's Position On Golan Shows Contempt For International Law

World News | Reuters | Friday March 22, 2019

The Syrian government condemned on Friday US President Donald Trump's statement that it was time to recognise Israeli sovereignty over the Golan Heights and said Syria was determined to recover the area "through all available means".

"Go Home, She Won't Come," Husband Was Told After New Zealand Shooting

World News | Reuters | Wednesday March 20, 2019

A total of 50 people were killed in the rampage, with as many wounded, as the gunman went from Al Noor to another mosque in the South Island city. Most victims were migrants or refugees from countries including Pakistan, India, Malaysia, Syria, Turkey, Somalia and Afghanistan.

UN To Seek Multi-Billion Dollar Aid Pledges For Syria

World News | Reuters | Thursday March 14, 2019

The United Nations will seek billions of dollars in additional aid for Syria on Thursday, seeking to overcome fatigue among donors after eight years of civil war and divisions over how to deal with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.

ISIS Teen Shamima Begum's Mother Pleads For Mercy From UK

World News | Agence France-Presse | Monday March 11, 2019

The mother of a London girl who ran away to join ISIS in Syria urged the UK government on Monday to reinstate the teenager's British citizenship after she lost her third child.

An Irish Woman, Ex-Defence Staff, Is Believed To Have Joined ISIS

World News | Emily Tamkin, The Washington Post | Monday March 11, 2019

Charlie Flanagan, the Irish minister for justice and equality, said Sunday that "every effort" would be made to bring an Irish woman believed to be detained in northern Syria back to Ireland.

Britain Removes Citizenship Of 2 Pakistan-Origin ISIS Brides: Report

World News | Agence France-Presse | Monday March 11, 2019

Britain has revoked citizenship from two more women who joined the ISIS group in Syria, a newspaper reported Sunday, raising questions about the fate of their children.

Wounded And Alone, Children Emerge From Last ISIS Territory In Syria

World News | Reuters | Saturday March 2, 2019

Hareth Najem fled ISIS's last enclave in eastern Syria wounded and alone. The Iraqi orphan's family had died two years earlier in air strikes across the border in al-Qaim region.

US Offers $1 Million Reward To Find Osama Bin Laden's Son

World News | Agence France-Presse | Friday March 1, 2019

The United States on Thursday offered a $1 million reward for information on a son of late Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden, seeing him as an emerging face of extremism.

Father Of Teen Who Joined ISIS Asks Britain To "Take Her Back"

World News | Agence France-Presse | Tuesday February 26, 2019

The father of London teenager Shamima Begum, who married an ISIS terrorist in Syria, insisted in an interview with AFP on Monday that Britain must take her back before deciding any punishment.