Rebel fighters who are now part of Syria's new de facto government have been seizing and burning large shipments of Captagon. That's the addictive amphetamine drug that was mass-produced and sold by ...

Syria’s new defense minister, Murhaf Abu Qasra, stated on Sunday that the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) cannot retain their own military bloc within the Syrian armed forces.

Aaron Zelin of the Washington Institute for Near East Policy talks with NPR's Leila Fadel about the group that now controls Syria and why it's so hard to shed the label of "terrorists." Search Query ...

Aaron Zelin of the Washington Institute for Near East Policy talks with NPR's Leila Fadel about the group that now controls Syria and why it's so hard to shed the label of "terrorists." ...

Aaron Zelin of the Washington Institute for Near East Policy talks with NPR's Leila Fadel about the group that now controls Syria and why it's so hard to shed the label of "terrorists." Aaron Zelin ...

Leila Fadel is a national correspondent for NPR based in Los Angeles, covering race and identity. Starting in February 2022, she will be one of the hosts of Morning Edition and Up First. See stories ...

As Syria emerges from civil war ... And so it is important to have both of these elements. LEILA FADEL, HOST: You know, I covered Iraq for a long time, and so much that Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham ...