The case underlines how the Islamic State has seized on rising antisemitism in the wake of the Gaza war to radicalize and encourage would-be assailants.
The moves appear to highlight lingering doubts in Washington about the new Syrian government’s ability to ensure security.
The U.S. is sending thousands of men accused of belonging to the Islamic State from Syria to Iraq, where they face potential mistreatment.
The military base at Al-Tanf had hosted U.S. troops fighting against the Islamic State since 2016. Some of the troops are expected to be repositioned at a Jordanian military base across the border.
The bombing, during Friday Prayers, was the second major attack in recent months in Islamabad, where large-scale violence had been relatively rare.
Chevron has signed an initial agreement to start working in Syria, weeks after the Syrian government seized control of key oil and gas fields in the north of the country.
Without protection for the Kurds and other ethnic minorities, Syria will never be stable.
Tras arremeter contra Europa en un largo discurso en Davos, el presidente dijo que había logrado un acuerdo sobre el futuro del territorio ártico.
After assailing Europe in a long speech at Davos, the president said he had won an agreement on the future of the Arctic territory.
The U.S. military said it has transferred 150 and could eventually move as many as 7,000 Islamic State fighters out of prisons in Syria’s northeast to Iraq, as the Syrian government wrestles for control of the region from Kurdish-led forces.
A Kurdish force that helped defeat the Islamic State is collapsing as the Trump administration turns to back the new Syrian government.
The U.S. envoy to Syria said Washington was confident the Syrian government could take over the country’s fight against the Islamic State terrorist group.
New tensions flared a day after a Kurdish-led militia agreed to hand over control of prisons holding some 8,000 Islamic State fighters to the Syrian government.
The new deal also calls for a cease-fire. Government forces have taken strategic assets from the militia in recent days, weakening the force.
Government troops drew closer to Raqqa, the largest city overseen by the Kurds, raising U.S. concerns about the renewal of a wider conflict in the region.
For many middle- and working-class New Yorkers, it’s an even more distant possibility than it used to be.