JISR AL-SHUGHUR, Syria—An airstrike early Sunday over a busy vegetable market in northwestern Syria killed at least nine people, activists and local first responders said. Activists and Britain-based opposition war monitor the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said that Russia, a top ally of Syrian President Bashar Assad, launched the strike over the strategic opposition-held…

The U.S. Central Command said in a statement on Monday that a helicopter mishap in northeastern Syria has resulted in injuries to 22 service members. The incident occurred on Sunday and caused injuries “of various degrees” to U.S. personnel. No enemy fire was reported during the incident, and an investigation has been launched into the cause….

Commentary The U.S. position in the Middle East is weakening quickly. Nowhere is this more obvious than in Syria, where a pro-Russian dictator has waged a brutal civil war against his people with increasing impunity. On May 9, Syria and Saudi Arabia announced they would reopen their embassies in each others’ countries. Previously, the Saudis,…

This is part one of a two-part series.  Javier E. Ortiz wanted nothing more than to become a Marine. And after a humble beginning, he quickly devoted himself to the Corps. In return, he says he was stripped of his dignity and left to fight an uphill battle alone. Ortiz was born in the Dominican…

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi arrived in Damascus on May 3, where he signed a “strategic cooperation” agreement with his Syrian counterpart, Bashar al-Assad. Raisi’s two-day visit to Damascus is the first trip to Syria by an Iranian head of state since 2011, when protests against Assad and his government rapidly escalated into full-blown civil conflict….

BEIRUT—A helicopter raid by U.S. forces in northern Syria early on Monday killed a senior leader of the ISIS terrorist group, the U.S. military said. The U.S. Central Command said in a statement that the ISIS leader, Abd-al-Hadi Mahmud al-Haji Ali, was “responsible for planning terror attacks in the Middle East and Europe.” Two other…

BEIRUT—ISIS terrorists have killed 26 people who were foraging for wild truffles in Syria’s Hama region, opposition and state media reported Sunday. Amid the economic devastation of Syria’s yearslong war, foraging for truffles can help people earn money, as the seasonal delicacy fetches a high price. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, an opposition media…

Ontario judges have ordered that two women who had been detained by the RCMP on allegations of terrorism upon returning to Canada from a Syrian prison camp for ISIS suspects be released on bail. The RCMP’s Federal Policing Integrated National Security Enforcement Team arrested Ammara Amjad and Dure Ahmed at the Montreal-Trudeau International Airport on April 6, and began seeking a terrorism…

Two Canadian women who were arrested after returning to Canada from a prison camp in northeastern Syria last week are expected to appear in a Brampton, Ont., court today. The RCMP says the two women are scheduled to appear for a bail hearing while the Mounties seek a terrorism peace bond against them under the…

BEIRUT—A rocket attack Monday targeted a base in eastern Syria where U.S. troops are based causing no injuries or damage, the U.S. military said. The military said in a statement that one rocket struck the Mission Support Site Conoco in eastern Syria on Monday evening and another rocket was found at the attack point of…