Sarah El Deeb

U.S.-backed forces celebrate fall of IS “capital” of Raqqa

October 17, 2017 at 11:02 p.m.

U.S.-backed Syrian forces celebrated in the devastated streets of Raqqa on Tuesday after gaining control of the northern city that once was the heart of the Islamic State's self-styled caliphate,...

People gather at the scene of an explosion

Syrian capital Damascus rocked by suicide blast, 2 others foiled

July 2, 2017 at 10:41 p.m.

Security forces chased three explosive-laden vehicles through Damascus Sunday, intercepting two of them at checkpoints but failing to stop the third before it exploded in the city center, killing at...

Syrian President Bashar Assad will be face of new bank note

July 2, 2017 at 9:36 p.m.

A new 2,000 Syrian Lira ($3.9) bank note with the face of President Bashar Assad will go into circulation Sunday, the Syrian Central Bank announced.

Chemical attack kills 22 members of a single family in Syria

April 5, 2017 at 8:48 p.m.

The grief-stricken father cradled his 9-month-old twins, Aya and Ahmed, each in the crook of an arm. Stroking their hair, he choked back tears, mumbling, "Say goodbye, baby, say goodbye"...

A man carries a child following a suspected chemical attack

Chemical attack kills dozens in Syria, US blames Assad

April 4, 2017 at 8:19 p.m.

BEIRUT (AP) 鈥� A chemical weapons attack in an opposition-held town in northern Syria killed dozens of people on Tuesday, leaving residents gasping for breath and convulsing in the streets...

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