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May 22, 2025 at 12:21 AM
UN warns of renewed conflict in Syria but offers hope with sanctions lifting
The top U.N. official for Syria is warning of the “real dangers of renewed conflict and deeper confrontation” in the war-battered country
May 22, 2025 at 12:21 AM
May 18, 2025 at 3:22 AM
What to know about Syria's new president
He's a former al-Qaeda member, but on Wednesday, new Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa stood on the world stage with President Donald Trump.
May 18, 2025 at 3:22 AM
May 17, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Questions remain on deals, Syria sanctions following Trump's Middle East trip
Trump's first major foreign trip of his second term saw the U.S. secure more than $2 trillion in investment agreements in the Gulf region, according to the White House.
May 17, 2025 at 7:26 PM
May 17, 2025 at 1:47 PM
What to know about Syria's new president
He's a former al-Qaeda member, but on Wednesday, new Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa stood on the world stage with President Donald Trump.
May 17, 2025 at 1:47 PM
May 16, 2025 at 3:28 PM
World Bank says Saudi Arabia and Qatar have paid off Syria's outstanding debt
The World Bank says that the $15.5 million Syria owed it has been paid off by Saudi Arabia and Qatar, enabling Damascus to take out new loans
May 16, 2025 at 3:28 PM
May 15, 2025 at 10:55 AM
US and Syrian leaders meet for the first time in 25 years
Before traveling to Qatar, the president lifted U.S. sanctions on Syria and became the first American president to meet with a Syrian president in 25 years.
May 15, 2025 at 10:55 AM
May 14, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Trump says he will order cessation of sanctions against Syria
President Donald Trump announced that he will be ordering the cessation of sanctions against Syria "in order to give them a chance at greatness."
May 14, 2025 at 4:33 PM
May 14, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Trump announces plans to lift U.S. sanctions on Syria in high-stakes trip to Mideast
Pres. Trump's move comes at the request of Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince.
May 14, 2025 at 4:32 PM
May 12, 2025 at 8:38 AM
Remains of 30 people believed killed by IS militants found in Syria
The remains of 30 people believed to have been killed by the militant Islamic State group have been found in a remote Syrian town in a search led by Qatari search teams along with the FBI
May 12, 2025 at 8:38 AM
2 months ago
US embassy in Syria tells Americans to leave, warns of 'potential imminent attacks'
The American embassy in Syria has warned all U.S. citizens to leave the country due to "the increased possibility of attacks" during the Eid al-Fitr holiday.
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War correspondent details ‘heartbreaking’ violence in war-torn Syria
Journalist Janine Di Giovanni is also CEO and executive director of the nonprofit The Reckoning Project.
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Hundreds killed during violent clashes in Syria
ABC News' James Longman reports on violent clashes between Sunni and Shia Muslims that left hundreds dead in Syria last week just months after dictator Bashar al-Assad was forced to flee the country.
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More than 1,300 killed in violent clashes in Syria
ABC News’ Marcus Moore and defense analyst Mick Mulroy discuss the deadly clashes between Syria’s new government and loyalists to the regime of former President Bashar al-Assad.
2 months ago
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Deadly clashes kill at least 1,300 across Syria
ABC News' Lama Hasan says that the rising death toll in Syria is the “worst outbreak of violence” since former President Bashar al-Assad was forced out three months ago.
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Hundreds of civilians reported killed amid clashes of new government, Assad loyalists
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a U.K.-based war monitor that tracks casualties, reported that 1,018 people have been killed as of Saturday.
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Hundreds of civilians reported killed in massacres as violence in Syria spirals
International alarm is growing over fighting in western Syria, where hundreds of civilians have been reportedly killed amid intense clashes.
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Hundreds of civilians killed in massacres as violence in Syria spirals
The Syrian Observatory of Human Rights, a U.K.-based war monitor that tracks casualties, reported that 1,018 people have been killed in the past two days.
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Growing concerns after deadly clashes across Syria
More than a thousand people, mostly civilians, have died during fighting between government forces and supporters of former Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad.
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Israel says it is conducting strikes in southern Syria
Israel confirmed it is conducting strikes in southern Syria, as the new Syrian government calls for the full withdrawal of Israeli forces from Syrian territory.
3 months ago
5 months ago
Advocacy group working to find Americans missing in Syria
Mouaz Moustafa, the executive director of the Syrian Emergency Task Force, provides an update on the work being done to find missing Americans in Syria.
5 months ago
5 months ago
Abu Yusif dead: US officials announce ISIS leader killed in airstrike
U.S. officials announced they conducted an airstrike on Syrian soil that killed two ISIS members, including a top official.
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US delegation visits Syria to 'meet with representatives of HTS'
Senior U.S. officials are in Syria for the first time since Bashar al-Assad fled Damascus, the State Department announced Thursday evening. ABC News’ Marcus Moore reports.
5 months ago
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Israel launching more strikes on Syria 'a real concern'
Kings College London’s ICSR Associate Fellow Broderick McDonald says further fighting in the region will allow ISIS to "expands its operations and ramp up attacks."
5 months ago
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Syrians uncovering 'massive' graves could find 100,000 bodies, NGO says
Mouaz Moustafa, the head of the Syrian Emergency Task Force, told ABC News there are believed to be well over 100,000 bodies in a "massive" grave outside Damascus. ABC News' Marcus Moore reports.
5 months ago
5 months ago
Syrians uncovering 'massive' graves could find 100,000 bodies, NGO says
Mouaz Moustafa, the head of the Syrian Emergency Task Force, told ABC News there are believed to be well over 100,000 bodies in a "massive" grave outside Damascus.
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Syria's Assad blames 'terrorism' for regime loss
Former Syrian President Bashar Assad on Monday made his first official statement since being topped by a rebel offensive and fleeing the country for Russia.
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Syria's Assad blames 'terrorism' for regime collapse
Ofir Akunis, the consul general of Israel in New York, says Israel doesn’t wants a new terror organization to replace former Syrian President Bashar Assad’s regime.
5 months ago
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Syria's Assad blames 'terrorism' for regime collapse in first statement since defeat
Former Syrian President Bashar Assad on Monday made his first official statement since being topped by a rebel offensive and fleeing the country for Russia.
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Israel ramps up assault in Syria
ABC News' chief international correspondent James Longman reports from Damascus as Israeli military forces target weapon facilities and air defenses in Syria.
5 months ago
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Post-Assad Syria begins to take shape after 50-year reign ends
ABC News’ James Longman reports on the latest developments in Syria.
5 months ago
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Top diplomats from US and Middle East gather to discuss Syria
The rebel group that led the overthrow of Bashar Assad’s regime, known as HTS, is still considered a terrorist organization by the U.S.
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American Travis Timmerman on his way home
U.S. military is flying the former captive out of Syria after months in captivity.
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Inside Assad’s secret police headquarters: Reporter's notebook
Much of the evidence of Assad’s crimes is lost, but in one room saved from a fire, we got a glimpse into the system of fear.
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American freed and returning home after 7 months in Syrian prison
Travis Timmerman, the American who was freed after seven months in a Syrian prison, is on his way home after being flown out of the country on a U.S. military helicopter.
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How Syria's dictator funded a regime of terror
ABC's James Longman explores a warehouse filled with illicit drugs that financed Bashar Assad's regime and goes inside the secret headquarters of a notorious division of the Syrian intelligence.
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How rebel groups in Syria brought down the regime
ABC News’ Phil Lipof speaks with Kings College London’s ICSR Associate Fellow Broderick McDonald about the fall of Syria’s regime and what the new leaders could look like moving forward.
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American flown out of Syria, now in US military custody
The exchange took place at the remote U.S. base in southeastern Syria known as At Tanf garrison, close to the border with Jordan.
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Did the synthetic stimulant Captagon help lead to Assad regime’s downfall in Syria?
Captagon trade under the Assad regime generated billions annually for Syria, according to a 2023 study by the nonprofit Observatory of Political and Economic Networks.
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UNICEF official on humanitarian aid needed for Syria
UNICEF official Salim Oweis discusses the needs on the ground in Syria for civilians and children following the collapse of the al-Assad regime.
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Parents of missing American found in Syria speak out
The parents of Travis Timmerman recall those first moments they heard he was found alive and safe in Syria.
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Inside Syria's notorious Saydnaya prison
ABC News Chief Foreign Correspondent James Longman reports at Saydnaya prison, where Syrians are searching for their lost loved ones.
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Iran the ‘big loser’ with changing Syria: International security expert
Emily Harding of the Center for Strategic and International Studies discusses what Syria’s shift in power means for the Middle East.
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Austin Tice's parents reveal how the family coped for the last 12 years
The parents of Austin Tice spoke out in an interview with ABC News as the U.S. works to uncover their son’s whereabouts after the collapse of the Assad regime in Syria.
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Famous Syrian activist Mazen Al-Hamada found dead in Saydnaya
Al-Hamada travelled the world to share his testimony on the horrors of Assad's regime that he experienced in prison.
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US believes circulating video could show missing American, officials say
The U.S. said it believes a person seen in a video circulating online could be Travis Pete Timmerman, an American who went missing from Hungary earlier in the year.
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Inside Syria’s fallen regime
ABC News’ James Longman reports on the fall of the Assad regime and gets up close look inside Assad’s former palace, personal home and infamous prison.
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Missing American believed to be found in Syria
Plus, Donald Trump was named Time’s Person of the Year. Our panel weighs in on the latest headlines.
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Missing American found alive wandering barefoot in Syria
After seven months in captivity, Travis Timmerman was found wandering barefoot on Monday morning. He's one of thousands freed from prisons since rebel forces ousted the ruthless dictator Bashar Assad.
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How Syrian rebels took down Bashar al-Assad
The armed Islamist faction Hayat Tahrir al-Sham led a revolution toppling Syria's former president, and forcing him to resign and flee to Moscow.
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US believes circulating video could show missing American, officials say
The U.S. believes an individual seen in a video circulating online could be Travis Pete Timmerman, an American who went missing from Hungary earlier in the year.
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