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US carries out air strikes in Syria after deadly attack on coalition base

The US military carries out multiple air strikes in Syria against Iran-aligned groups who it blamed for a deadly drone attack on a US-led coalition base that left a contractor dead.

ABC News · Mar 24, 2023

US strikes Iran-backed facilities in Syria after drone kills American

The U.S. military carried out multiple air strikes in Syria on Thursday night against Iran-aligned groups that it blamed for a drone attack that killed an American contractor, wounded another and also hurt five U.S. troops, the Pentagon said.

Reuters · Mar 24, 2023

Drone strike kills US contractor in Syria; US retaliates

The Pentagon says a U.S. contractor was killed and five U.S. service members and one other U.S. contractor were wounded when a drone struck a facility on a coalition base in northeast Syria on Thursday

The Independent UK · Mar 24, 2023

Al-Hol Administrator to Asharq Al-Awsat: Dismantling the Most Dangerous Camp in the World Needs Years

Located near the Syrian-Iraqi border and east of Syria’s Al-Hasakah governorate, Al-Hol is the largest camp for displaced people who fled after Kurdish-led forces backed by a US-led coalition dislodged ISIS fighters from their last scrap of territory in Syria in 2019. Al-Hol is overpopulated with thousands of residents, including…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 23, 2023

Ramadan Begins in Mideast amid High Costs, Hopes for Peace

The first daily fast of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan began Thursday, as hundreds of millions of Muslims worldwide enter a four-week period of worship. The observance comes at a time when numerous countries and governments across the Middle East are taking tentative steps towards calming enduring conflicts and…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 23, 2023

Quake-hit Syrians Brace for Subdued Ramadan

Umm Esmat, a mother living in war-torn Syria, is preparing for the onset of Ramadan this year with a heavy heart, after a deadly earthquake forced her from her home. Now displaced in the rebel-held countryside of northern Syria, she places on the bare ground of her shelter a few…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 23, 2023

Ramadan without Food or Joy in Northwestern Syria

More than three million in northwestern Syria will be observing this year’s Ramadan, Islam’s holy month of fasting, while living in rundown tents and shelters after having endured protracted displacement, years of war, and a devastating earthquake. “We’re living the toughest days of our lives... How will we rejoice in…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 22, 2023

High Prices, Poverty Dull Ramadan Preparations in Damascene Markets

Skyrocketing prices coupled with a lack of citizens’ purchasing power have left Damascene markets in the doldrums and prevented most locals in the Syrian capital from the traditional conviviality accompanying the advent of Islam’s holy month of fasting, Ramadan. Touring the Al-Midan neighborhood market, also known as “Al-Jazmatia,” Asharq Al-Awsat…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 22, 2023

Donations and Despair: Syria’s Northwest Tries to Rebuild after Quake

Hussein Mankawi has little hope he will ever rebuild his home and food distribution businesses in the northwest Syrian city of Jandaris after they were reduced to rubble by last month's deadly earthquake, wiping out his life's work. "What can we do? We'll put up a tent instead. There is…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 22, 2023

Donations and despair: Syria's north-west tries to rebuild after quake

Hussein Mankawi has little hope he will ever rebuild his home and food distribution businesses in the north-west Syrian city of Jandaris after they were reduced to rubble by last month's deadly earthquake, wiping out his life's work.

Reuters · Mar 22, 2023