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Water levels of the Euphrates River in northern and eastern Syria have risen, causing flooding over the past two days.

(CNN) — A “mass escape” took place last month from Syria’s al-Hol camp that holds families linked to the Islamic State following the withdrawal of Kurdish forces, according to Syrian TV, amid reports ...

(CNN) — In the space of two days, the Syrian military, aided by tribal militia, has driven Kurdish forces from wide swathes of northern Syria that they have held for more than a decade. Among the ...

Syrian authorities intercepted a large shipment of 6,000 explosive detonators that were being smuggled to Lebanon, according to the Syrian Interior Ministry. The Syrian authorities did not say whether ...

DAMASCUS, Syria — Syria ’s state-owned petroleum company signed a memorandum of understanding with the U.S. and Qatar on Wednesday for the development of the country’s first offshore oil and gas field ...