COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — A Swedish judge on Thursday acquitted a former Syrian army general of indiscriminate attacks on civilians in his home country more than a decade ago, saying prosecutors failed to provide evidence of his involvement in the war crimes. Brig. Gen. Mohammed Hamo, who...

A document  revealed  by Al-Quds al-Arabi on Saturday that the  Syrian  regime had instructed regime forces to institute a full siege on  al-Rukban  refugee camp on the Syria-Jordan border on 1 April. The over two-months long siege has blocked almost all food,...

The Jordanian army announced Wednesday it downed a drug-carrying drone from Syria. An attempt to smuggle drugs across the Syrian border has been thwarted, it said in a statement. It added that the drone, sent from Syrian territory, was downed in Jordan's Northern Military Zone. Jordan has...

The number of people forcibly displaced worldwide reached 120 million in 2023, rising sharply for the 12th consecutive year, the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) said Thursday. Underlining that the new figure represents "historic new levels," the UNHCR said in a report that it reflects both new and...