Latest Syria News

Who are the Houthis and why hasn’t the US retaliated for their attacks on ships in the Middle East?

Dec. 07, 2023 00:08 AM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — When Iranian-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen launched missiles and hit three commercial ships in the southern Red Sea last weekend, it triggered an immediate question: Will the U.S. military strike back? The Houthis have sharply escalated their attacks against ships...

The World Food Program will end its main assistance program in Syria in January, affecting millions

Dec. 04, 2023 11:55 AM EST

BEIRUT (AP) — The U.N. World Food Program said Monday it will end in January its main assistance program across war-torn Syria, where over 12 million people lack regular access to sufficient food. WFP in recent years has scaled down its support in Syria and neighboring countries...

Iran says an Israeli strike in Syria killed 2 Revolutionary Guard members while on advisory mission

Dec. 02, 2023 08:30 AM EST

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard stated through its website that two of its forces stationed in Syria were killed in an Israeli airstrike Saturday. The report on the Guard's news portal identified the two members as Mohammad Ali Ataei Shourcheh and...

With 'shuttle diplomacy,' step by step, Kissinger chased the possible in the Mideast

Dec. 02, 2023 08:08 AM EST

LONDON (AP) — When it came to the Middle East, Henry Kissinger wasn't pushing for peace — only for what was possible. By the time Kissinger died Wednesday at 100, the agreements he negotiated as United States secretary of state between Israel, Egypt and Syria stabilized borders...

NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn't happen this week

Dec. 01, 2023 10:14 AM EST

A roundup of some of the most popular but completely untrue stories and visuals of the week. None of these are legit, even though they were shared widely on social media. The Associated Press checked them out. Here are the facts: ___ Elon Musk and...

Members of global chemical weapons watchdog vote to keep Syria from getting poison gas materials

Nov. 30, 2023 12:58 PM EST

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The annual meeting of member states of the global chemical weapons watchdog on Thursday called on countries to prevent the sale or transfer to Syria of raw materials and equipment that could be used to create poison gas and nerve agents. The...

Germany arrests French woman who allegedly committed war crimes after joining IS in Syria

Nov. 30, 2023 07:38 AM EST

BERLIN (AP) — German authorities said Thursday they had arrested a French woman who allegedly committed war crimes is Syria after joining the Islamic State extremist group. Germany's federal prosecutor said the woman, who was only identified as Samra N. in line with German privacy...

Israel likens Hamas to the Islamic State group. But the comparison misses the mark in key ways

Nov. 29, 2023 12:18 PM EST

JERUSALEM (AP) — It has become an Israeli mantra throughout the latest war in Gaza: Hamas is ISIS. Since the bloody Hamas attack on Oct. 7 that triggered the conflict, Israeli leaders and commanders have likened the Palestinian militant group to the Islamic State group in virtually...

Syria says an Israeli airstrike hit the Damascus airport and put it out of service

Nov. 26, 2023 13:36 PM EST

BEIRUT (AP) — An Israeli airstrike Sunday hit the international airport in the Syrian capital of Damascus and put it out of commission, Syrian state media said. Israel has struck Syria's Damascus and Aleppo international airports several times since the onset of the Hamas-Israel...

At least 10 people killed in Syrian government shelling of a rebel-held village, the opposition says

Nov. 25, 2023 15:45 PM EST

IDLIB, Syria (AP) — Syrian government forces shelled a northwestern village Saturday killing at least 10 people, including seven children, as they picked olives, a paramedic group and relatives of the victims said. The shelling of the village of Qawqafeen, in Idlib province, is the...