While Calm Reigns in Damascus, Battles in Syria’s Northeast Rage On
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While Calm Reigns in Damascus, Battles in Syria’s Northeast Rage On

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines In the Syrian capital, Damascus, the country’s new leader has hosted a national unity conference and welcomed foreign dignitaries as crowds gather at cafes, speaking out freely for the first time in decades. But 400 miles away in northeastern Syria, a region beyond…

Volunteers Search for ISIS Kidnap Victims
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Volunteers Search for ISIS Kidnap Victims

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines No international body is searching for hundreds of Yazidi women and girls still held captive by the Islamist terrorists. Instead, their fates depend on a ragtag army of activists, relatives and armchair detectives. Feb. 16, 2025 The investigator’s eyes dart between the two…

Trump Orders Airstrikes Against ISIS in Somalia
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Trump Orders Airstrikes Against ISIS in Somalia

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines President Trump ordered airstrikes on Saturday against the Islamic State in northern Somalia, the first major U.S. military operation overseas since he took office. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said in a statement that the military’s initial assessment was that “multiple operatives” in the…

How the Oct. 7 Attacks Transformed the Middle East
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How the Oct. 7 Attacks Transformed the Middle East

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines When Hamas militants led a deadly cross-border raid on Oct. 7, 2023, they triggered a war with Israel that has devastated Gaza. They also set off shock waves that have reshaped the Middle East in unexpected ways. Powerful alliances were upended. Long-established “red…

Lebanon’s Prime Minister Meets With Syrian Leader
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Lebanon’s Prime Minister Meets With Syrian Leader

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines The Lebanese prime minister on Saturday headed to the Syrian capital, Damascus, for the first official visit to meet with the new government there, after clashes along the countries’ shared border left several Lebanese soldiers wounded last week. The prime minister, Najib Mikati,…

Opinion | Don’t Underestimate the Enduring Power of ISIS
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Opinion | Don’t Underestimate the Enduring Power of ISIS

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines For 20 years, I’ve been studying Western recruits to domestic and transnational terrorist organizations. I’ve interviewed jihadis, white-nationalist terrorists and eco-terrorists to understand their motivations and to prevent future violence. In my view, the appeal of some of the most crucial elements that…

Driver in Ramming Attack Made Trips to New Orleans and Abroad
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Driver in Ramming Attack Made Trips to New Orleans and Abroad

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines The driver in the deadly Jan. 1 ramming attack in New Orleans visited the city twice in the months before he armed himself with guns and explosives and plowed a rented truck into a crowd on Bourbon Street, investigators said on Sunday. In…