The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees revealed that the number of Syrian refugees returning to the war-torn country from 5 countries in the Middle East declined by a quarter last year compared to 2022. The UNHCR said in a statement that 37,552 Syrian refugees from Jordan, Egypt,...

The success of Jordan's military strikes against Syrian drug and weapon smugglers will depend on collaboration, not force, observers say. For the Syrian government, amphetamines remain a crucial income source. Jordan's  Air Force is increasingly striking targets in  Syria...

A leading war monitor said "a senior leader" was among the eight killed in Syria "in violent clashes between local factions" and an IS-affiliated group. A local leader and seven other members of a militia in southern Syria affiliated with the Islamic State (IS) group were killed Sunday in...

US President Joe Biden vowed Sunday to respond after a drone attack blamed on Iranian proxy groups killed three American service members and injured dozens more in northeastern Jordan near the Syrian border. “We had a tough day last night in the Middle East. We lost three brave souls,"...