Syrian articles
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British jets shoot down Iranian drones over Syrian border
Iran has launched a terrifying assault against Israel by sending some 100 drones following the bombing of one of its embassies in Syria earlier this week.
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ECHR orders Dutch to pay Syrian refugee for unlawful detention
The European Court of Human Rights has found fault with the Netherlands for detaining a Syrian asylum seeker after he was released from prison. M B, as he is identified in court records, was convicted of membership of a terrorist organisation in 2016, despite the public prosecutor arguing he should be acquitted. Following his release from prison, the now 27-year-old was placed in immigration detention. His lawyer argued that, having served his sentence, placing him in further immigration...
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Syrian Leader Says He Has Discussions with U.S. Officials ‘From Time to Time’
In an interview published on Sunday by Syria’s official Sana News Agency, the country’s president, Bashar al-Assad, revealed that his government has occasional discussions with United States officials. The sanctioned leader told an individual from Georgia’s Abkhazia region that “America is currently illegally occupying part of our lands, we meet with them from time to