U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Saturday that U.S. officials were in direct contact with the Syrian rebel group that led the attack. overthrow of President Bashar al-Assad government but is designated as a foreign terrorist organization by the United States and others. Blinken is the first U.S. official to publicly confirm contacts between … Read more
A prison in eastern Syria is housing thousands of ISIS prisoners. The prison director said the inmates did not know that the Syrian regime in Damascus had been overthrown. The prison is guarded by U.S.-backed Syrian forces, which control about a quarter of the country. Senior foreign correspondent Holly Williams has more.
Most Western countries, including the United States, have designated Hayat Tahrir al-Sham as a terrorist organization. But now that the group has ousted former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, the question now facing world leaders is whether they should recognize the group. Imtiaz Tyab reports from Syria
Syrians continue to search for loved ones long imprisoned by Assad regime – CBS News Watch CBS News Syrians seek answers about their loved ones after the fall of the Assad regime. Islamist fighters broke into Saydnaya and freed all the prisoners, leaving the cells empty. CBS News’ Elizabeth Palmer has the latest. Be the … Read more