3 Americans Killed in ISIS Attack in Syria, Trump Says, Vowing to Retaliate NYT | Top Stories By: Abdi Latif Dahir, Christina Goldbaum, John Ismay and Eric Schmitt 14 December 2025 at 06:09 Two soldiers and a civilian interpreter were killed while supporting counterterror operations, the Pentagon said. They are the first U.S. casualties in Syria since the fall of the dictator Bashar al-Assad. © Baderkhan Ahmad/Associated PressAmerican Bradley fighting vehicles during a joint exercise in 2021 with Syrian Democratic Forces in northeastern Syria.
U.S. Forces Attacked in Syria, State Media Says NYT | Top Stories By: Abdi Latif Dahir and Christina Goldbaum 14 December 2025 at 00:07 Injuries were reported in an assault near the ancient city of Palmyra, the Syrian government’s news agency said. © Baderkhan Ahmad/Associated PressAmerican Bradley fighting vehicles during a joint exercise in 2021 with Syrian Democratic Forces in northeastern Syria.
Syria, Rebuilding its Military, Relies on Loyalists and Religious Teaching NYT | Top Stories By: Raja Abdulrahim 11 December 2025 at 18:48 Critics say Syria’s fledgling government is hobbling military preparedness as it redoes the country’s forces from scratch. © David Guttenfelder/The New York TimesSyrian security officers at their graduation ceremony in Damascus in February.
Syria, Rebuilding its Military, Relies on Loyalists and Religious Teaching NYT | Top Stories By: Raja Abdulrahim 11 December 2025 at 18:48 Critics say Syria’s fledgling government is hobbling military preparedness as it redoes the country’s forces from scratch. © David Guttenfelder/The New York TimesSyrian security officers at their graduation ceremony in Damascus in February.
A Presidency That Isn’t a Throne NYT | Opinion By: Loubna Mrie 8 December 2025 at 10:46 Syrians crave a normal life so fiercely that almost any alternative to al-Assad feels like salvation. That longing is where illusion begins.