/tags/syria Syria en-US Copyright Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:02:00 GMT /npr-news/2024-12-29/the-fall-of-syrias-dictatorship-ripples-out-to-one-family-in-toledo-ohio When Syria's dictatorship fell, celebrations broke out around the world, including in Ohio, where Mohammed al-Refai, a refugee from Syria, lives now. NPR has followed his story for nearly a decade. Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:02:00 GMT /npr-news/2024-12-29/the-fall-of-syrias-dictatorship-ripples-out-to-one-family-in-toledo-ohio Ari Shapiro, Matt Ozug, John Ketchum /news/npr-news/2022-02-03/biden-says-isis-leader-is-dead-after-u-s-operation A senior administration official said that during the raid, Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi "detonated a blast ... killing himself and several others, including his wife and children." Thu, 03 Feb 2022 14:45:45 GMT /news/npr-news/2022-02-03/biden-says-isis-leader-is-dead-after-u-s-operation Peter Granitz, Brian Naylor /news-partners/2020-02-25/u-n-humanitarian-crisis-in-syria-reaches-horrifying-new-level As fighting escalates in northwest Syria, the U.N. estimates that thousands of Syrians are being displaced every day. Tue, 25 Feb 2020 20:12:21 GMT /news-partners/2020-02-25/u-n-humanitarian-crisis-in-syria-reaches-horrifying-new-level Fran Kritz /news-partners/2019-12-30/protesters-attempt-to-storm-u-s-embassy-in-baghdad The protesters set fire to a reception area inside the compound as Marines fired tear gas to push them back. The angry demonstration follows a series of U.S. airstrikes inside Iraq and Syria. Mon, 30 Dec 2019 22:23:00 GMT /news-partners/2019-12-30/protesters-attempt-to-storm-u-s-embassy-in-baghdad Merrit Kennedy, Scott Neuman /news-partners/2019-12-17/congress-authorizes-sanctions-on-syria-iran-and-russia The measure, known as the Caesar Syrian Civilian Protection Act, authorizes sanctions for war crimes. It is included in the newly passed 2019 Pentagon budget. Tue, 17 Dec 2019 19:48:22 GMT /news-partners/2019-12-17/congress-authorizes-sanctions-on-syria-iran-and-russia Deborah Amos /news-partners/2019-10-29/house-rebukes-turkey-with-votes-on-sanctions-armenian-genocide Lawmakers approved a resolution affirming that it is U.S. policy to recognize the genocide of 1.5 million Armenians at the hands of the Ottoman Empire, now modern-day Turkey. Tue, 29 Oct 2019 15:13:00 GMT /news-partners/2019-10-29/house-rebukes-turkey-with-votes-on-sanctions-armenian-genocide Susan Davis, Tim Mak /news-partners/2019-10-27/trump-says-islamic-state-leader-was-killed-in-special-operations-raid The president said the U.S. had been searching for Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi for years. Capturing or killing Baghdadi has been "the top national security priority" of the administration, Trump said Sunday. Sun, 27 Oct 2019 08:42:00 GMT /news-partners/2019-10-27/trump-says-islamic-state-leader-was-killed-in-special-operations-raid James Doubek, Bobby Allyn /news-partners/2019-10-13/endangered-by-turkish-offensive-u-s-troops-prepare-to-evacuate-from-syria The U.S. will pull hundreds of troops amid air strikes and gunfire from Turkish-backed forces. "We're preparing, waiting for the order," a U.S. official close to the troops on the ground told NPR. Sun, 13 Oct 2019 17:00:35 GMT /news-partners/2019-10-13/endangered-by-turkish-offensive-u-s-troops-prepare-to-evacuate-from-syria Laurel Wamsley /news-partners/2019-10-11/trumps-fights-with-gop-over-syria-come-at-the-worst-possible-moment The president has angered many in the GOP with his abrupt decision to move U.S. troops in Syria. The move comes as congressional Republicans are also trying to defend Trump from being impeached. Fri, 11 Oct 2019 09:31:00 GMT /news-partners/2019-10-11/trumps-fights-with-gop-over-syria-come-at-the-worst-possible-moment Franco Ordoñez /news-partners/2019-10-10/civilians-flee-as-turkish-forces-strike-kurds-in-northern-syria The attack that began Wednesday has uprooted civilians in the area. Meanwhile, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo insists that the Trump administration did not "greenlight" the incursion. Thu, 10 Oct 2019 08:38:00 GMT /news-partners/2019-10-10/civilians-flee-as-turkish-forces-strike-kurds-in-northern-syria Scott Neuman, Daniel Estrin