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U.S. forces on Tuesday killed a senior ISIS official in Syria, U.S. Central Command (Centcom) announced in a statement ...
A group of bipartisan lawmakers met with Syria’s President Ahmed al-Sharaa in Damascus, part of a growing group in Congress ...
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump on Monday lifted sanctions against Syria, though his executive order stopped well short of easing pressure on former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.
Despite unease over his Islamist past, most Syrians rallied behind Ahmed al-Sharaa, their new leader. Over the summer, ...
Trump’s order, signed on Monday, will remove sanctions on Syria while keeping sanctions on the following entities — Bashar al-Assad, his associates, human rights abusers, drug traffickers ...
An outbreak of brutal, sectarian violence in Syria has intensified debate in Congress over whether to follow President Trump’s directive to lift all sanctions on the country. While Trump has put ...
While Trump has put his support behind Syria’s interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa, who with his allies was responsible for overthrowing Syrian dictator Bashar Assad in December, some Republicans ...
Syria has not had more than four hours of state electricity per day for years, as a result of the nearly 14-year civil war that ended with the ouster of former President Bashar Assad in December.

Trump’s Syria gamble

But for Trump, Syria under its new leadership is not only an opportunity for U.S. grand strategy in the Middle East but a ...
Staggering violence in various regions are fueling minority demands for autonomy, posing a challenge to President Sharaa’s plans for a strong centralized state.
Syria’s uncertain future under jihadist-turned-statesman Ahmad al-Sharaa. FRONTLINE examines Syria’s uncertain future under jihadist-turned-statesman Ahmad al-Sharaa. After the fall of Bashar ...