T/syria

  1. How Israeli Forces Destroyed a Secret Weapons Facility in Syria Foreign, Yesterday

    Here is what to know about Israel’s deadly raid on a Hezbollah weapons production facility in Syria.

  2. Israeli Commandos Carried Out Raid on Secret Weapons Site in Syria Washington, September 12

    The missile production facility was destroyed in the attack, according to Western officials. Syrian state media reported that 18 people were killed in the strike.

  3. Airstrikes Hit Syrian City Said to Be a Weapons Research Hub, Killing 18 Foreign, September 9

    Syria accused Israel of carrying out the attacks in and around Masyaf, where experts say missiles and unconventional weapons are developed. Israel did not comment.

  4. At Least 18 Killed in Airstrikes in Syria, State Media Reports Foreign, September 9

    Syria blamed Israel for strikes that it said targeted military sites, in what was one of the deadliest attacks there in months. Israel declined to comment.

  5. 21 Reported Missing After Boat Carrying Migrants Capsizes Video, September 4

    Italian rescuers said that seven Syrian migrants survived a shipwreck about 10 miles from the island of Lampedusa, in the Central Mediterranean. The survivors told officials that 21 fellow travelers, including three minors, had fallen off during t...

  6. U.S. and Iraqi Commandos Targeted ISIS in Sprawling Operation Washington, September 3

    The number of insurgent attacks has increased, officials say, as Iraq and the United States negotiate a plan to wind down the U.S.-led military mission.

  7. Gaza, Lebanon, West Bank: Why Is Israel Fighting So Many Wars? Foreign, August 31

    As well as its conflict with Hamas, Israel is battling along its border with Lebanon, waging a counterinsurgency in the occupied West Bank and exchanging sporadic fire with Iran and its regional proxies.

  8. A Fatal Knife Attack Puts an Immigration Spotlight on a German City Foreign, August 27

    After the fatal stabbing, which prosecutors say was committed by a Syrian who was rejected for asylum, the city of Solingen finds itself at the center of a longstanding debate over migrants.

  9. U.N. Faces Record Humanitarian Aid Shortfall — but Not for Ukrainians Foreign, August 22

    Soaring needs and wealthy countries’ focus on Ukraine have left aid agencies with too little money to address the world’s other crises, forcing them to cut programs.