Syria
First COVID-19 case among residents reported in Syrian IS camp
Three health workers in the notorious al-Hol camp also tested positive for the coronavirus last week.
Al-Monitor Staff | Islamic State | Aug 10, 2020
Kurdish fighters watch over women inside the Kurdish-run al-Hol camp for the displaced in the Hasakah governorate in northeastern Syria on Jan. 14, 2020, at the section reserved for Iraqis and Syrians. Photo by Photo by DELIL SOULEIMAN/AFP via Getty Images.
Islamic State's ‘Beatles’ could finally face justice for alleged role in beheading Americans
Following a phone call with Attorney General William Barr, the parents of Americans killed by the Islamic State (IS) are hopeful two IS detainees will face justice.
Elizabeth Hagedorn | Islamic State | Aug 10, 2020
Health workers in Syrian camp for ISIS families test positive for COVID-19
Humanitarians warn that poor conditions in the camp put it at great risk for an outbreak of the virus. These are the first known cases there.
Al-Monitor Staff | Islamic State | Aug 6, 2020
Full-fledged military escalation looms large in Idlib
Developments in southern Idlib suggest that a five-month truce could soon come to an end with a fresh regime offensive to capture Syria’s last rebel stronghold.
Metin Gurcan | Idlib | Aug 6, 2020
State Department remains concerned by Turkey’s proxy fighters in northern Syria
Turkey-allied fighters have faced widespread accusations of arbitrary detentions, extrajudicial killings and other abuses in northern Syria.
Elizabeth Hagedorn | Turkish-Kurdish conflict | Aug 5, 2020
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