For Michael Danti of the University of Pennsylvania, the two decades before the civil war in Syria were “a golden age” for ...

FeatureSince the fall of the Assad regime, the Syrian Democratic Forces' control over the former capital of the Islamic State organization has become increasingly contested. On December 8, 2024 ...

8, Syrian rebels entered Damascus, ending the Assad family’s 54-year rule and ostensibly the first phase of the Syrian Civil War. Beginning ... first major city, Raqqa, in March.

IT WAS the image of British ISIS fighter Jihadi John wielding a knife and executing terrified hostages as they kneeled before him that changed Macer Gifford’s life forever. Watching the horror ...