Also on May 23, 2025, the U.S. State Department issued a 180-day waiver under the Caesar Syria Civilian Protection Act of 2019 (the “Caesar Act”), ensuring that non-U.S. persons cannot be ...

Even proposals and presentations to sell, export, transfer, reexport, or retransfer, any defense articles or defense service to Syria require a DDTC license or other approval (22 C.F.R. § 126.1(e ...

Syrian people attend an event called "Aleppo, the Key to Victory," in Aleppo, Syria, on May 27. Mohamad Daboul/Middle East Images via AFP/Getty Images June 2, 2025, 7:36 PM ...

Still, it is a serious mistake to say that Syria does not matter. Syria borders a set of countries that are important to U.S. national security—Israel, Turkey and Jordan for starters—and the country ...

QAMISHLI, Syria (AP) — Kurdish authorities in northeast Syria announced Monday they have reached an agreement with the transitional government in Damascus to evacuate Syrian citizens from a sprawling ...

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A U.S. Air Force HH-60W Jolly Green II assigned to the 46th Expeditionary Rescue Squadron approaches a U.S. Air Force HC-130J Combat King II assigned to the 211th Rescue Squadron for refueling over ...

Photo: Zenobia Hotel in Palmyra, Syria, still stands Far-Flung Postcards is a weekly series in which NPR's international correspondents share snapshots of moments from their lives and work around ...

A B-2 Spirit leads a formation of a B-1 Lancer, B-52 Stratofortress, A-10 Thunderbolt II, F-16 Fighting Falcon, F-15 Eagle and F-22 Raptor, assigned to Air Combat Command and Air Force Global Strike ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration granted Syria sweeping exemptions from sanctions Friday in a big first step toward fulfilling the president's pledge to lift a half-century of ...

Sokayna Salama al-Jbawi sits with her children—(from left) Muhammad, Heba, and Nous—in her family home in the village of Baragah, Syria, on Jan. 24. Alexandra Corcode photos for Foreign Policy ...