Middle East
Syria faces crisis, Gaza heading toward famine, U.N. says
BY EDITH M. LEDERER AP The deputy executive director of the U.N. World Food Program has been on whirlwind visits to hotspots ...Dozens of UAE flights head to airstrip UN says supplies arms to Sudan rebels
By Reade Levinson and David Lewis Reuters Since civil war erupted in Sudan last year, dozens of cargo planes from the United ...Syrian refugees attempt to return home after fall of Assad regime
By Maya Gebeily and Timour Azhari Reuters Refugees from Syria’s long civil war were making their way home on Wednesday, as a ...Israeli warplanes pound Syria as troops reportedly advance deeper into the country
BY SARAH EL DEEB, BASSEM MROUE and MELANIE LIDMAN AP Israel carried out a wave of heavy airstrikes across Syria as its troops advanced ...Rebels to form interim government after al-Assad flees
Syria’s main rebel group, Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), said they are working on taking complete control of the Syrian capital Damascus and ...Syrian rebels declare ‘new era’ after Bashar al-Assad ‘fled’ the country
By Aya Iskandarani AFP Syria’s army command has notified officers that President Bashar al-Assad’s 24-year authoritarian rule has ended, a Syrian officer ...Syria govt loses control of key city Daraa
BY Layal Abou Rahal AFP Syrian government forces have lost control of Daraa city, a war monitor said, in another stunning blow ...Syrian rebels capture key city of Hama in fresh blow to Assad
By Suleiman Al-Khalidi and Timour Azhari Reuters Syrian rebels captured the city of Hama on Thursday, a major victory in a week-old lightning ...Israeli forces advance in Khan Younis area of south Gaza, 47 killed across enclave
By Nidal Al-Mughrabi Reuters Israeli tanks pushed into northern parts of the Khan Younis area in the south of the Gaza Strip on Wednesday ...Iraqi fighters head to Syria to battle rebels but Lebanon’s Hezbollah stays out, sources say
By Suleiman Al-Khalidi and Maya Gebeily Reuters Hundreds of Iran-backed Iraqi fighters crossed into Syria on Monday to help the government fight ...