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He attempted to recruit another individual to travel from the United States to Syria to fight for ISIS. (Photo: File)

US citizen charged with being sniper for ISIS

Asainov, the accused was detained overseas by the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) and recently transferred into FBI...

20 July 2019 12:06 PM IST

Lisa Smith joined the Islamic State group after divorcing her husband for not following her at the age of 33. (Photo: ScreenGrab)

IS bride, Lisa Smith says she did not train fighters

She and her two-year-old daughter are being held in a camp for IS women and children.

5 July 2019 5:33 PM IST

The core of al Qaeda leadership is still in Afghanistan and Pakistan, the official pointed out. (File Photo) AP)

US says it struck al Qaeda safe haven' in Syria

The US said it carried out a strike on Sunday against al Qaeda in northwest Syria, calling the area a safe haven' for...

1 July 2019 6:34 PM IST

Toward the start of the Syrian civil war, the Israeli military established a number of red lines, which if violated would result in a retaliatory strike, including any attacks, either intentional or otherwise, against Israel. (Photo: ANI

4 killed, 7 injured in Israeli attack in Syria

In recent years, Israel has carried out 100 strikes in Syria alleging it of violating red lines'.

1 July 2019 3:47 PM IST

People flee as heavy smoke rises above the ISIS groups last remaining position in Syria. (Photo: AFP)

Air strikes stop in Syria's Idlib after truce announced

Clashes between regime loyalists and insurgents on the edges of the anti-government bastion have also ceased after a...

31 Aug 2019 4:21 PM IST

The Syrian army said in a statement that the majority of the Israeli missiles were destroyed before reaching their targets. Conricus, however, said the impact of the Israeli strikes was significant. (Photo: AP)

Israel hits Iranian force in Syria to stop 'killer drones': Israeli...

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the military had thwarted the planned Iranian attack.

25 Aug 2019 2:05 PM IST

Israel has repeatedly bombed Iranian targets in neighbouring Syria, but an expansion of the campaign to Iraq -- where the Jewish state struck the Osirak nuclear reactor in 1981 -- would risk damaging Washingtons relations with Baghdad. (Photo: AP)

'Israel bombed Iraq's weapons depot,' says report

There have been series of blasts in Iraq over the past month at training camps and arms depots used by Hashed al-Shaabi...

23 Aug 2019 1:50 PM IST

In the copper market, Ahmad Zuhdi Ghazoul used his hammer to gently tap an embossed decoration into a copper piece. (Photo: AP)

Restoration of Syria's ancient capital of Aleppo

Centuries-old bazaar in Syria's Aleppo making slow recovery.

6 Aug 2019 11:24 AM IST

A general view shows al-Zahraa neighbourhood of Aleppo destroyed following years of conflict in Syria. (AFP)

UN rejects Russia's bid to reduce delivery of humanitarian aid to...

The resolution needed a minimum of nine 'yes' votes in the 15-member council, but it got support from China, Vietnam and...

9 July 2020 10:55 AM IST

Saeed Naqvi | Syria is still in the eye of the storm even after 10...

The free run the US and regional allies like Saudi Arabia had to alter the ground realities in Syria ended when the...

9 April 2021 4:26 AM IST

Rescuers search for victims and survivors amidst the rubble of collapsed buildings in Kahramanmaras, Turkey, after a 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck the countrys southeast on February 7, 2023. (Adem ALTAN / AFP)

Patralekha Chatterjee | Turkish lesson: Ignoring building codes...

If buildings in an earthquake-prone area are constructed to withstand the shaking, then the people inside are much safer

16 Feb 2023 12:12 AM IST

China reached the one billion milestone in 1980, while India got there in 1997. (Representational Image)

Mohan Guruswamy | China's people crisis and lessons India must learn

China has hit an impenetrable economic wall. The People's Republic now has a people crisis it has now stopped growing...

7 Feb 2023 12:00 AM IST