Yusra Mardini and the power of sport in ‘the next steps’ of Syria’s new era
Yusra Mardini stepped on a plane back to Germany for the holidays overwhelmed by emotion. News had just filtered through from Syria of the overthrow of the country’s longtime dictator Bashar al-Assad.
American found in Syria says he's a 'pilgrim' who was imprisoned for months
Travis Timmerman, an American from Missouri who was imprisoned in Syria, told NBC News he had been on a pilgrimage to Damascus. Video led some to thing he was Austin Tice.
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Man identifying himself as American Travis Timmerman found in Syria after being freed from prison
Timmerman said he had gone to Syria for Christian "spiritual purposes ... had been last seen in Budapest. The bulletin said the date of his last contact had been June 2, 2024, and that he was ...
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Missing American Travis Timmerman found in Syria is released to U.S. forces, officials say
Timmerman, 29, had not contacted his family for months after he went on a trip to Eastern Europe. His discovery came in the wake of the overthrow of the Assad regime.
American pilgrim imprisoned in Assad's Syria calls his release from prison a 'blessing'
An American who disappeared seven months ago into former Syrian President Bashar Assad’s notorious prison system says he was released by the “liberators” who arrived in Damascus a day after the longti
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German authorities received tipoffs last year about the suspect in Christmas market attack
More details have emerged about those killed when a man drove a car at speed through a Christmas market in Germany.
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Israelis Invade Syria: Who Will Stop Israel?
The, Turkey and Israel all responded to the fall of the Assad government in Damascus by launching bombing campaigns on Syria. Israel also
What we know about the suspect in the German Christmas market car attack
Authorities say the suspect does not fit the usual profile of perpetrators of extremist attacks. The man described himself as an ex-Muslim who was highly critical of Islam and in many posts on social media expressed support for the far-right anti-immigrant Alternative for Germany (AfD) party.
Mum's tribute to 'little teddy bear' son, 9, killed in Magdeburg Christmas market attack
The little boy was massacred along with four women in a horror attack when a suspect drove a car into a crowd enjoying a Christmas market.
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Syria's Tangled Alliances and Rivalries: A Visual Guide
The Islamic State spread from Iraq into Syria, and Syria’s Kurdish ethnic minority created an autonomous region. Some of the armed groups that gained territory during the civil war also fought ...