Syrian Presidency - File / AP Highly Controversial World Leader Tests Positive for COVID Syria, which marks 10 years of war next week, has recorded nearly 16,000 virus cases in government-held parts of the country. By The Associated Press March 8, 2021
Joseph Eid / AFP via Getty Images Trump Admin Official Makes Secret Trip in Bid To Secure Return of Missing Americans 'Tens of thousands of people are believed held in Syrian prisons since the country's civil war broke out in 2011.' By The Associated Press October 19, 2020
Yuri Gripas / Pool via AP Trump Admin Comes Down on Assad, Syrian Elite with New Sanctions The Trump administration announced economic and travel sanctions meant to put pressure on Syrian President Assad and his inner circle. By The Associated Press June 17, 2020
SANA via AP, File Syrian President Suggests Trump and US Military Lied About Killing ISIS Leader 'I always laugh when this question is raised, because the more important question which should be asked is: Was al-Baghdadi really killed or not?' By The Associated Press November 27, 2019
DYLAN COLLINS / AFP / Getty Images US-Backed Syrian Fighters To Continue Attack Against Islamic State The U.S.-backed force fighting the Islamic State group says the Kurdish-led force will resume its attack on the last area held by the extremists. By The Associated Press March 10, 2019
ANHA via AP Islamic State Group Targets US Convoy in Northeast Syria 'An Islamic State suicide bomber targeted a joint convoy of US and allied Kurdish forces in northern Syria on Monday.' By The Western Journal January 21, 2019
SANA via AP Syrian Officials: More Than 100 Wounded in Chemical Attack 'The latest wave of shelling and airstrikes in northern Syria is the most serious violation of a truce reached by Russia and Turkey.' By The Western Journal November 25, 2018
James Emery / Wikimedia Commons Israeli Air Raid Kills a Top Military Scientist in Syria Russia revealed last week it had positioned more than a dozen ships off the Syrian coast, raising fears of a wide-scale offensive that could mark the last major battle in the seven-year civil war. By The Western Journal September 4, 2018
Screen shot from MSNBC; Screen shot from CNN Trump Issues Weighty Warning to Syria, Russia, Iran- 'Don't Let That Happen' 'The Russians and Iranians would be making a grave humanitarian mistake...' By Jack Davis September 4, 2018
Orlok / Shutterstock.com World Braces as Final Battle Looms in Syria 'Francis appealed on Sunday to the international community and "all the actors involved" to use diplomacy, dialogue and negotiations.' By The Western Journal September 2, 2018