Russian fighter jet damages US military drone over Syria
A Russian fighter jet flew "dangerously close" to a US drone over Syria and damaged it with flares, according to the US Air Force, in the latest in a series of incidents between the two militaries in the Middle East.
2023-07-25 23:48
Russian fighter jet harassed manned US reconnaissance aircraft over Syria amid ongoing tensions
A Russian fighter jet harassed a manned US reconnaissance aircraft over Syria on Sunday amid ongoing tensions between the two militaries. The incident is at least the fifth interaction between US and Russian military aircraft that the US deemed unsafe or unprofessional since the beginning of the month.
2023-07-19 01:57
Iraqi PM Sudani, Syria's Assad hold talks on security, water in Damascus
By Timour Azhari BAGHDAD (Reuters) -Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia Al-Sudani held talks with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in Damascus
2023-07-16 20:25
Syrians who fled Assad fear he will soon choke off aid
By Maya Gebeily and Khalil Ashawi BEIRUT (Reuters) -Syrians who fled President Bashar al-Assad's rule fear he may soon be
2023-07-16 14:18
Russia flies surveillance flight over US base in Syria, official says
A Russian surveillance aircraft flew above a US base in Syria for an "extended period of time" on Friday morning in what officials deemed an intelligence collecting mission, a senior defense official said.
2023-07-15 04:48
Russia slammed as 'inhumane' after blocking UN cross-border aid operation to Syria
The United States, France and the United Kingdom have condemned Russia's move to block the proposed extension of a United Nations' cross-border operation that delivers aid to millions of people in Syria from Turkey.
2023-07-12 11:54
US says drones harassed by Russian aircraft killed ISIS leader in Syria
The US military killed an ISIS leader on Friday in a drone strike in eastern Syria, the US Central Command announced Sunday.
2023-07-09 22:23
Syria cancels BBC media accreditation
The move follows a BBC documentary that linked the president's family to the drug trade.
2023-07-09 07:24
Russian aircraft harass US drones over Syria for third time this week
Russian aircraft once again harassed US MQ-9 Reaper drones over Syria Friday, the Air Force said, in a sign of increasing friction between the two countries in Middle East airspace.
2023-07-08 10:56
Russian fighter jets harass American drone over Syria for second time in two days, US Air Force says
Russian fighter jets harassed an American drone operating over Syria for the second time in two days, according to the US Air Force, a sign of increasing friction between the two countries in Middle East airspace.
2023-07-07 05:48
Democratic lawmakers demand Pentagon disclose findings of investigation into drone strike that may have killed civilian
Democratic lawmakers are demanding that the Pentagon disclose the findings of its ongoing investigation into a US airstrike in Syria in May that may have killed a civilian, according to a letter Democratic Senators Elizabeth Warren and Chris van Hollen and Democratic Rep. Sara Jacobs sent to Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin on Thursday.
2023-07-06 23:46
Israel researcher Elizabeth Tsurkov held captive in Iraq since March
Elizabeth Tsurkov was kidnapped in Baghdad by a Shia militia, Israeli officials say.
2023-07-06 19:59