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In rebel Syria, some welcome sanctions but fear for economy

In the last bastion of the rebellion against President Bashar al-Assad, Syrians who fled his rule see new U.S. sanctions as a step in the right direction but say they must be shielded from any fallout as the currency crumbles. The toughest U.S. sanctions yet against Damascus came into...

Turkey, Russia perform 17th joint patrol in N. Syria

Turkish and Russian troops carried out their 17th joint patrol along the key M4 highway in Syria's northwestern province of Idlib, Turkey's National Defense Ministry said Tuesday. "To maintain the Turco-Russian ceasefire agreement in Syria, the 17th Combined Land Patrol was conducted in...

Idlib adopts Turkish lira in place of plummeting pound

Local authorities in northwest Syria are replacing the plummeting Syrian pound with the Turkish lira to shield their opposition-held region from economic collapse, an official said Monday. The Salvation Government -- an administrative body linked to the Hayat Tahrir al-Sham jihadist group...