#washingtonpost.com. × German politicians signal to Syrian asylum seekers: It’s time to go home. Leading politicians in Germany are calling for mass returns, echoing President Donald Trump’s plan to expel undocumented migrants from the United States.
#Jan.31.2025 ×
#washingtonpost.com. × U.S. shared secret intelligence with Syria’s new leaders. The U.S. intelligence back channel with Hayʼat Tahrir al-Sham, which overthrew the Assad regime last month, reflects rising U.S. alarm that ISIS could mount a resurgence.
#Jan.24.2025 ×
#washingtonpost.com. × E.U. countries near agreement on easing Syria sanctions, a big policy shift. The E.U. is moving to ease sanctions in a bid to sway how HTS leads Syria’s transition and to further curb Russian influence in the region, diplomats told The Post.
#Jan.24.2025 ×
#washingtonpost.com. × Mother of journalist Austin Tice visits Syria for clues to son’s fate. Debra Tice’s visit to Syria was the latest leg in her long quest to learn the fate of her son Austin.
#Jan.20.2025 ×
#washingtonpost.com. × Live updates: Officials optimistic about talks on Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal. President Joe Biden said a deal was “on the brink” of being finalized. A ceasefire could halt, for now, a war that has raged for 15 months and killed tens of thousands.
#Jan.14.2025 ×
#washingtonpost.com. × Syria’s children, having known only war, adjust to a sudden peace. As Syria’s new Islamist rulers reshape the way schools teach the nation’s history, students struggle to navigate the traumas of their own pasts.
#Jan.14.2025 ×
#washingtonpost.com. × Live Briefing: Biden discusses ceasefire and hostage release deal with Netanyahu. The first stage of a three-phase deal would see the release 34 living hostages over a 42-day ceasefire in exchange for Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails.
#Jan.13.2025 ×
#washingtonpost.com. × International sanctions have left Syria’s health system on life support. U.S. and E.U. sanctions aimed at punishing the former Assad regime have made it more difficult for Syrian hospitals to maintain equipment and provide care.
#Jan.10.2025 ×
#washingtonpost.com. × Biden will defer to Trump on terror label for Syria’s Islamist leaders. The U.S. will keep HTS on the list of terrorist organizations for the remainder of President Joe Biden’s tenure, leaving the decision to Donald Trump, officials say.
#Jan.08.2025 ×
#washingtonpost.com. × Live Briefing: Trump says ‘all hell will break out’ if no hostage deal by inauguration. Steve Witkoff, Trump’s incoming Middle East envoy, told reporters that “good progress” had been made toward a deal that would free Israeli hostages held by Hamas.
#Jan.08.2025 ×
#washingtonpost.com. × Live briefing: Israel signs deals to produce its own heavy bombs. Israel’s Defense Ministry described the need to produce its own heavy munitions as a key lesson of the war in Gaza.
#Jan.07.2025 ×
#washingtonpost.com. × Live briefing: Israel pledges heavy punishment after gunmen kill three in West Bank. The Israel Defense Forces said it is pursuing the perpetrators of the shooting in Funduq. Hamas praised the attack but did not claim responsibility.
#Jan.06.2025 ×
#washingtonpost.com. × Live Briefing: Israel and Hezbollah trade threats over future of ceasefire as deadline looms. Israel and the Hezbollah militant group accused each other of failing to meet the requirements of a 60-day ceasefire deal, which expires on Jan. 26.
#Jan.05.2025 ×
#washingtonpost.com. × European foreign ministers meet with Syria’s interim leader. France’s foreign minister, who is in Damascus with his German counterpart, said Friday there is “real hope” for Syria, “but it is a fragile hope.”
#Jan.03.2025 ×
#washingtonpost.com. × Column | The shadow of ISIS will loom over the Trump presidency. In his first term, Donald Trump declared victory over the Islamic State. But still, an array of ISIS-linked or inspired attacks have struck major cities around the world this last year.
#Jan.03.2025 ×
#washingtonpost.com. × What to know about ISIS, thought to have inspired the New Orleans attacker. Shamsud-Din Jabbar appears to have been inspired by the Islamic State, Biden says. The U.S.-designated terrorist group once controlled swaths of Syria and Iraq.
#Jan.02.2025 ×
#washingtonpost.com. × More than 40 dead in strikes on Gaza City, civil defense says. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has authorized a delegation to continue talks in Qatar on a ceasefire and hostage release deal, his office said Thursday.
#Jan.02.2025 ×
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