He stressed that the number of burial sites he knows of may be incomplete and expressed confidence that new evidence of crimes against humanity committed during the war in Syria would be discovered.

The U.S. had said for years that there were about 900 troops in Syria, but Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder, the Pentagon press secretary, acknowledged there were roughly 2,000 there now.

With the stunning change of leadership in Syria and the end of a 50-year reign of the Assad regime, the significance of religious history in Syria shouldn't be overlooked.

Israeli fighter jets have launched hundreds of airstrikes, while soldiers have seized a buffer zone and captured military posts in territory formerly under Syrian control. The Syrian Observatory ...

By Helene Cooper Reporting from Washington The Pentagon said on Thursday that 2,000 American troops were in Syria, more than twice the number officials had cited for months. Why the Defense ...

New satellite imagery shows a key Russian air base in Syria has likely been "vacated," according to an intelligence analyst familiar with the imagery. The analyst, who spoke to Newsweek on ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, left, visits Israeli forces in a buffer zone inside Syria ...

Al-Raqqah, Syria. Photo by Ezra Millstein Hiba* helps her son Khaled* ride a bicycle in the courtyard of their home in the Aldaraeia neighborhood in northern Syria, where Hiba and her family have ...

On Sunday, December 15, Israel launched a powerful attack in Syria. This is considered the most intense strike since 2012. The attack occurred after the fall of the Assad regime. It targeted areas ...

HMEIMIM, Syria — A convoy of Russian military vehicles ... forces were leaving bases in Ain Issa and Tel Al-Samn in the Al-Raqqah countryside. Satellite images released by Maxar Technologies ...

In southern Syria, Russian forces were seen withdrawing on Friday toward their base in the city of Latakia. Russian forces were leaving bases in Ain Issa and Tel Al-Samn in the Al-Raqqah ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Russian army armoured vehicles drive near the Hmeimim Air Base, a Syrian airbase currently operated by ...