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Christians arbitrarily detained in Syria denied Bible access, forced to observe Ramadan, CSI report

Members of the Christian community have been arbitrarily detained, with their families extorted for payments in exchange for their release, the Christian Solidarity International report claimed.

|ByDANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD
Clergymen lead Christmas celebrations at the St. George's Syriac Orthodox Church in the old city of Damascus.
BATOUL SULEIMAN Alloush.

Syria’s missing women: What really happened to Batoul Alloush? - exclusive

Syrian authorities have maintained that the woman voluntarily left her family home and converted of her own free will. Her family, however, contends that she was abducted and is being held by force.

|ByDANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD
Soldiers from Hay’at at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), a prominent Sunni Islamist militant group and political organization formerly affiliated with al-Qaeda, hold a demonstration in Damascus, Syria.

Washington's tactical amnesia on Syria could fuel jihadist resurgence - analysis

Why Western policy may be paving the way for Islamist rule, ethnic cleansing, and regional instability

|ByERIC R. MANDEL
Syrian Justice Minister Mazhar al-Wais makes a speech during the swearing-in ceremony for the first cabinet formed under the presidency of Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa, March 29, 2025.

Syrian justice minister tells TML: ‘Coordination with US-led coalition can be lawful under Shariah’

Al-Wais emphasized that Islamic law distinguishes between loyalty and practical dealings, stating, “Not every political or security coordination is considered loyalty.”

|ByRIZIK ALABI / THE MEDIA LINE

Obama seeks to expand US military force against ISIS, says report

The United States is leading an international coalition against the extremist terror group and an air campaign against IS fighters in Iraq and Syria began in August.

FEBRUARY 6, 2015ByREUTERS
A masked man speaking in what is believed to be a North American accent in a video that Islamic State fighters released in September 2014.

Al-Qaida in Syria kills woman accused of adultery, monitoring group says

Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said incident showed such execution-style killings were not confined to the militant Islamic State group.

JANUARY 14, 2015ByREUTERS
A member of al-Qaida's Nusra Front sits in a tank decorated with the Nusra flag near al-Zahra village, north of Aleppo

ISIS shoots down coalition warplane over Syria, captures Jordanian pilot

Islamic State social media accounts published pictures purportedly of the warplane's pilot being held by the group's fighters and said he was Jordanian.

DECEMBER 24, 2014ByREUTERS
A Jordanian air force pilot was captured by Islamic State fighters