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Raqqa Showcases Syria’s Tumultuous Past
ByCarlotta Gall, Hussam Hammoud and Nanna Heitmann April 25, 2026

The city on the Euphrates, once a cradle of civilization, suffered under a succession of recent rulers. Our visit found it hoping for change.

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U.S. Completes Handover of Military Bases in Syria
ByRaja Abdulrahim April 16, 2026April 16, 2026

The transition signals the end of a formal U.S. military presence in Syria for the first time in more than a decade.

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NATO Pulls Last Military Trainers From Iraq Amid Strikes From Iran
ByLara Jakes March 20, 2026March 20, 2026

The NATO mission, created in 2018, trained and advised Iraqi forces. Iraq is among the countries facing retaliatory attacks from the U.S.-Israeli war.

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Yanar Mohammed, 65, Iraqi Women’s Rights Advocate, Is Killed by Gunmen
ByAdam Nossiter March 12, 2026March 12, 2026

She established a network of safe houses for abused women and was an outspoken critic of her country’s repressive institutions, despite the constant threat of violence.

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Power Shift in Syria Upends an Archipelago for ISIS Prisoners
ByCarlotta Gall, Hussam Hammoud and Nanna Heitmann February 18, 2026February 18, 2026

America’s Kurdish allies oversaw two dozen sites holding thousands of members of the terrorist group and their families. Their withdrawal has left the system in chaos.

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Syrian Army Crosses New Threshold With Advances in Kurdish Regions
ByCarlotta Gall, Hussam Hammoud and Nanna Heitmann February 16, 2026February 16, 2026

The advance of the Syrian Army into Kurdish regions could put nearly all the country under one authority. But it ends a dream of autonomy for ethnic Kurds.

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2 ISIS Supporters Who Planned Attack on Jews in U.K. Get Life Sentences
ByLizzie Dearden February 13, 2026February 13, 2026

The case underlines how the Islamic State has seized on rising antisemitism in the wake of the Gaza war to radicalize and encourage would-be assailants.

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U.S. Transfers Thousands of ISIS Prisoners to Iraq From Syria
ByEric Schmitt February 13, 2026February 13, 2026

The moves appear to highlight lingering doubts in Washington about the new Syrian government’s ability to ensure security.

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U.S. Forces Leave Base in Syria Used in Fight Against ISIS
ByJohn Ismay February 12, 2026

The military base at Al-Tanf had hosted U.S. troops fighting against the Islamic State since 2016. Some of the troops are expected to be repositioned at a Jordanian military base across the border.

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Chevron Agrees to Explore Oil and Gas Work in Syria
ByChristina Goldbaum February 4, 2026

Chevron has signed an initial agreement to start working in Syria, weeks after the Syrian government seized control of key oil and gas fields in the north of the country.

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