The Latest Breaking News from Syria

American F-16 reportedly shoots down armed Turkish drone operating too close to US troops in Syria

Turkey denies connection to drone

The Independent UK · Oct 5, 2023

At least 100 killed as Syrian military college hit in drone attack

At least 100 people killed and 240 others wounded in drone attack on military college in Homs.

Al Jazeera · Oct 5, 2023

Drone attack on Syria military academy leaves scores dead

A drone attack Thursday on a Syrian military academy in government-held Homs killed more than 100 people including at least 14 civilians, a war monitor said, revising up a previous toll.

France 24 · Oct 5, 2023

‘The next days were hell’: how the Yom Kippur war realigned the Middle East

Fifty years on from the surprise attack Egypt and Syria launched on Israel, what was its legacy for the region – and what was the effect on the soldiers?

The Guardian - UK · Oct 1, 2023

How the Yom Kippur war led to a new order within Israel and beyond

Egypt and Syria’s joint attack ushered in a new dynamic around the fracture lines in the Middle East

The Guardian - UK · Oct 1, 2023

Picture Chicago: 17 of the best Sun-Times photos from this week in news

Chicago Police Supt. Larry Snelling was sworn in as the city’s top cop, United Auto Workers members went on strike in Illinois, and a 12-foot puppet of a Syrian refugee girl walked along Navy Pier.

Chicago Sun-Times · Sep 29, 2023

Hundreds welcome 12-foot tall Syrian refugee puppet Little Amal at Navy Pier: ‘It was very emotional’

Little Amal is making her way across America to inspire hope and draw attention to the plight of many refugees around the world, half of whom are children.

Chicago Sun-Times · Sep 29, 2023

Slow Syrian repatriation risk to IS defeat, court told

Slow repatriation of women and children from Syrian refugee camps poses a risk to fully defeating Islamic State, lawyers for a group of Australians say.

AAP · Sep 28, 2023

Day of the Dead ofrendas honor earthquake victims, murdered women in Pilsen museum exhibit

The National Museum of Mexican art is featuring its 37th annual Día de Muertos exhibition.

Chicago Sun-Times · Sep 26, 2023

‘No arrangement’ to repatriate Australian women and children in Syrian camps, court hears

Government maintains it has no effective control of the Australians’ detention despite official correspondence citing plans to bring them home

The Guardian - AU · Sep 26, 2023