Syria welcomes U.S. strikes against ISIS there, with conditions
Syria's foreign minister said the mission to rescue James Foley would have succeeded if Damascus had been a part of it
Syria Crisis
American journalist released from captivity in Syria
Peter Theo Curtis had been held two years by an al Qaeda-affiliate in Syria; his release came just days after another captive journalist was executed on tape
ISIS captures major air base in Syria
Tabqa air field was last government-held outpost in extremist territory; government and activists confirm takeover
Syria death toll passes 191,000, U.N. says
"Tragically it is probably an underestimate of the real total number of people killed during the first 3 years of this murderous conflict"
ISIS commits first act of terror directly against U.S.: What now?
Former deputy CIA chief Mike Morell gives advice on what to do now that ISIS is trying to intimidate America with terrorist acts like the execution of journalist James Foley
FAA bans U.S. airlines from flying over Syria
Agency says extremists there have anti-aircraft weapons; separate report puts number in hundreds, warns they could easily be smuggled out by terrorists
Assad forced to hit advancing ISIS in Syria
U.S. airstrikes against same group in neighboring Iraq give Syrian strongman an opportunity to look like the good guy
Syrian chemical weapons destroyed, but concerns continue, Obama says
The president and Secretary of State John Kerry say there are serious questions about whether Assad is still using chemical weapons
Syrian troops beat rebels in Damascus suburb
Assad's army retakes town of Mleiha on road to Damascus airport as gov't forces continue to capitalize on divisions within opposition
Ex-Lebanon PM Hariri makes unexpected return
Leader who fled amid sectarian tensions returns as Lebanon battles Sunni militants on Syrian border
60% of Syria's known chemical weapons neutralized
As U.S. updates U.N. on progress destroying Syria's declared stockpile, diplomats still worried Assad could be hiding more
Why Americans fighting in Syria worry U.S. officials
The revelation that an American suicide bomber visited his home in Florida before his attack in Syria has U.S. officials concerned about others' whereabouts
Video shows smiling American bomber in Syria
22-year-old from Florida was first American to carry out suicide attack in Syria's civil war
Defiant Assad sworn in for 3rd term
Syrian leader takes oath, vows to crush "terrorism" after reelection dismissed by much of the world as impossible to hold amid a war that has killed 170K
Can U.S., Europe curb threat of Western fighters returning from Syria?
The notion of foreign fighters is nothing new, but the nature of the Syrian conflict has made it a more significant problem for the West
U.S. sanctions three companies for aiding Syrian government
One oil company from the UAE and two Syrian-based companies added to list of nearly 200 individuals and entities punished by Treasury Department
Syria rebels rampage through Sunni village, killing 14
After seizing a corridor of land in the east, ISIS has begun this week advancing across northern Syria, nearing the Turkish border
What happens when Western fighters return from Syria?
Intelligence officials fear battle-hardened fighters, inured to atrocities, will bring their jihad home to Europe and the U.S.
Holder pushes Europe to tackle threat of foreign fighters in Syria
Attorney general says U.S., allies must prevent Syria from becoming "training ground from which our nationals can return and launch attacks"
U.S. starts destruction of Syria's chemical weapons
As U.N. presses Syria over discrepancies in accounting for their chemical stockpile, Pentagon says destruction of those taken has begun
ISIS bombed in Iraq, but advances in Syria
Iraq says 30 insurgents killed in battle for oil refinery as group claims another oil field on Syrian side of now-meaningless border
ISIS takes Syrian towns and key oil field as rivals give up
New developments expand and consolidate areas held by militants in territory straddling border between two conflict-ridden countries
Obama seeks $500 million to train, equip Syrian rebels
The president is asking Congress for the funds as the U.S. seeks to stem the civil war in Syria
Syria open to U.S. help against "terrorism"
Deputy foreign minister tells CBS News his country is "still together," but vast areas are controlled by enemy his government believes they and the U.S. have in common
Did Syria ignore ISIS threat on its own territory?
Radical group whose fighters recently swept through central Iraq had first dug in in Eastern Syria
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