Latest "Assad" stories

Putin slams presence of US, Turkish troops in Syria

Putin said the presence of the foreigners is illegal because they don’t have permission to be there from the United Nations or Syrian President Bashar Assad’s government.

21 months ago

Inside secret Syria talks aimed at freeing Marine vet Austin Tice and other US hostages

Marine veteran and freelance journalist Austin Tice has been missing in Syria since August 2012.

2 years ago

Senator calls for US to establish no-fly zone over Syria after 33 Turkish troops killed in airstrike

Turkish air and artillery assets have since retaliated against the Syrian army by pounding the regimes armored and truck-mobile rocket artillery systems.

By Shawn Snow

3 years ago

What it’s like to survive a deadly rocket attack and the Iranian missile barrage in Iraq

“Second rocket, third rocket came I thought: “This is it, we are getting rocketed.” Lights went out and darkness set in as rockets continued to hail on us."

By Shawn Snow

3 years ago

Rockets slam Baghdad’s Green Zone

The latest attack raises concerns of Iran-backed militias orchestrating attacks that could push the U.S. into a broader conflict with Iran — especially as tensions with Iran remain on edge following Tehran’s launch of 16 ballistic missiles targeting coalition troops housed at the al-Asad and Irbil Iraqi bases.

By Shawn Snow and Valerie Insinna

3 years ago

Iraqi Shia cleric whose militia killed American troops says crisis is over following Iran strike and Trump speech

Muqtada al-Sadr, whose Mahdi army led a resistance against American troops following the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq in 2003, also called for restraint and patience.

By Shawn Snow

3 years ago