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Airstrike · DamascusMaher al-Agal is one of the top five leaders of the militant group. He was killed in a drone strike in northwest Syria, the U.S. military said. A close associate of his was seriously injured, it said. In February, the top leader of Islamic State blew himself up during a raid in Syria.See the Story
U.S. says air strike kills Islamic State leader in Syria
51% Center coverage: 104 sources
Middle East · WashingtonAustin Tice is understood to be the longest-held American journalist in history. He went missing in Syria in August 2012 while freelance reporting from Damascus. A video was released on the YouTube platform purporting to show him being kidnapped. Neither the Syrian government nor any rebel group has claimed responsibility for Tice's abduction.See the Story
US: Syrian government is holding American journalist Tice
62% Center coverage: 48 sources
Europe · AnkaraTurkey's foreign minister rejects accusations that country's military carried out deadly artillery strikes on tourists in northern Iraq. Mevlut Cavusoglu says Turkey willing to cooperate with Iraqi authorities to shed light on the attack. Caskets carrying the bodies of those killed in artillery strikes were transported from the semi-autonomous Kurdish-run northern region to the capital, Baghdad.See the Story
Turkey rejects responsibility for attack on Iraq's Dohuk that killed eight
45% Center coverage: 29 sources
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Middle East · WashingtonTech. Sgt. David D. Dezwaan Jr. is facing several charges including dereliction of duty. He has been held in confinement by the Air Force since June. Four service members were evaluated for minor injuries and possible brain injuries. Officials have provided no insight into any motivation for the attack.See the Story
Service member charged in connection with explosion at Syria base
56% Center coverage: 27 sources
Europe · KyivUkraine severed ties with Syria after the country recognized breakaway republics of Donetsk and Luhansk. Syria was the first country apart from Russia to recognize their independence. The breakaway states are situated in the Donbas region at the center of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.See the Story
Syria cuts diplomatic ties with Ukraine
46% Center coverage: 13 sources
Refugees · New York Discrimination and violence against Syrian refugees in Lebanon has soared in recent weeks as the country grapples with high food prices and shortages. Tensions between Lebanese and Syrians at bakeries across the country, the U.N. refugee agency says. The U.S. State Department says Lebanon is facing a food security crisis, with about half the population food insecure.See the Story
UN body says violence against Syrians in Lebanon on the rise
53% Center coverage: 19 sources
Europe · MoscowSupporters of a one-year extension of humanitarian aid deliveries from Turkey to 4.1 million Syrians in the rebel-held northwest gave in to Russia’s demand for a six-month extension, paving the way for quick approval of a new U.N. resolution Tuesday. Ireland and Norway, who sponsored the yearlong extension that Russia vetoed Friday, circulated a new draft resolution Monday for a six-month extension of deliveries through the Bab al-Hawa crossing until Jan. 10, 2023. As Russia demanded, a new Security Council resolution will be required for a further six-month extension until July 10.See the Story
West bows to Russian call for 6-months aid to Syrian rebels
46% Center coverage: 13 sources
Refugees · DamascusUmm Jawad fled to Lebanon in 2011 to escape a Syrian government siege of her hometown of Homs. Lebanon wants to send her and a million other refugees back to Syria, claiming that much of the war-shattered country is safe. Lebanon's economic meltdown has pushed a growing number of Lebanese and Syrians to attempt the perilous journey by sea.See the Story
Syrian refugees anxious over Lebanon's plans to deport them
55% Center coverage: 11 sources
Terrorist Attack · JerusalemAt least 17 people were killed and dozens wounded in clashes between armed residents and gangs aligned with security agencies. The province's Druze majority remained mostly shielded from the bloody conflict that ravaged the rest of Syria since 2011. Residents are also growing increasingly frustrated at government-backed fighters carrying out arbitrary detentions and kidnappings.See the Story
At least 17 dead in rare clashes in Syria's Sweida
Coverage: 10 sources
Erdogan · AnkaraErdogan held talks on Syria with his Russian and Iranian counterparts in Tehran. He said the three countries were united in counterterrorism efforts. Turkey has long made it clear it wants to clear the YPG from the border area. The PKK has waged a decades-long campaign for an independent Kurdish state.See the Story
Turkey plans Syria incursion as long as threat lingers - Local News 8
34% Center coverage: 6 sources
Middle East · WashingtonPresident Joe Biden says he's meeting with the parents of American journalist Austin Tice, who went missing in Syria 10 years ago. The meeting with Marc and Debra Tice is expected to take place at the White House. Wednesday marked ten years since Tice was kidnapped while covering the Syrian war as a freelance journalist.See the Story
Austin Tice’s mother: Biden comments show he is ‘ready to engage with Syria’
Coverage: 2 sources
