July 22, 2026
The designation as a state sponsor of terrorism carries restrictions on US foreign assistance, defence exports and certain financial transactions.
The attacks underscore security challenges in Syria, where Macron is the first EU head of state to visit since the 2024 revolution
Supreme Court has allowed the Trump administration to strip scores of Haitian and Syrian immigrants of a humanitarian status
The ruling strips Temporary Protected Status from more than 350,000 Haitians and 6,100 Syrians
The Syrian government joins the US-led coalition fighting Islamic State
Last year, 5.4 million people fled their homes, taking the total number of refugees to 41.6 million, UNHCR says
Her son died while serving in an Islamic State military unit
It says its fighters had killed and wounded six members of "the apostate Syrian Army"
