Tag: Syria
Kurdish P.K.K. Says It Will End Conflict with Turkish State
A Kurdish group that has waged a bloody insurgency against the Turkish state for four decades said on Monday that it would lay...
Syrian President Makes First Visit to Europe Since Assad’s Fall
President Ahmed al-Shara of Syria arrived in France on Wednesday for his first trip to a European country since ascending to power, marking...
Druse in Syrian Town Rocked by Violence Agree to Disarm Militias
Sirens blaring, a truckful of armed men trailing in its wake, the black sport utility vehicle that sliced sharklike through the Syrian town...
Israel Launches Airstrikes Near Presidential Palace in Damascus
Israeli fighter jets struck near the presidential palace in Damascus, the Syrian capital, early Friday, in what Israel’s leaders said was a message...
Death Toll From a Wave of Sectarian Violence in Syria Passes...
The death toll from this week’s outbreak of sectarian violence in Syria has surpassed 100, a war monitoring group said on Thursday after...
Britain Lifts Sanctions on Syrian Security Agencies
Britain on Thursday lifted sanctions that had been imposed on several Syrian government agencies during the rule of the now-deposed president, Bashar al-Assad,...
How Violence Erupted On Syria’s Coast
Massacres have spread across once-quiet towns on Syria’s Mediterranean coast, in the deadliest outbreak of sectarian violence since rebels toppled the dictator Bashar...
Syria Likely Has Over 100 Chemical Weapons Sites, Inspectors Say
More than 100 chemical weapons sites are suspected to remain in Syria, left behind after the fall of the longtime president, Bashar al-Assad,...