Civil War

This Planet Labs PBC satellite image shows a fire engulfing Sudan's largest oil refinery north of Khartoum, Sudan, on Friday, Jan. 24, 2025. (Photo: Planet Labs PBC via AP)

World

Fighting in Sudan's civil war sets ablaze the country's largest oil refinery, satellite photos show

Syrians elect new members of the Parliament in Damascus on July 15, 2024. (Photo: AFP)

Syria

ENKS denounces Syrian elections as illegitimate, claims bias towards ruling party

A man walks by a house hit in recent fighting in Khartoum, Sudan, Tuesday, April 25, 2023. (Photo: AP/Marwan Ali, File)

World

Sudan's horrific war is being fueled by weapons from foreign supporters of rival generals, UN says

Sudanese security forces patrol in a commercial district in Gedaref city in eastern Sudan on April 3, 2024. (Photo: AFP)

World

Sudan's war enters second year, crisis deepens

People ride their motorcycle by damaged buildings in the old town of Homs, Syria, Aug. 15, 2018. (Photo: AP)

Syria

Violence in Syria is on the rise while aid is flagging as the civil war enters its 14th year

Thick smoke billows from a raging fire at a storage tank of the al-Awda oil field facility near al-Qahtaniyah in northeastern Syria close to the Turkish border, Dec. 24, 2023. (Photo: Delil Souleiman/AFP)

Syria

More than 4,360 dead in Syria war in 2023: monitor

Saudi Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan speaks during a press conference in the capital Riyadh on March 22, 2021, announcing an offer of a ceasefire with Yemen's Huthi rebels, March 22, 2021. (Photo: Fayez Noureldine / AFP)

Middle East

Saudis offer ceasefire to Yemen's Houthis as conflict escalates

Iraqi Defense Minister Juma Anad speaks during an interview with Al-Arabiya TV. (Photo: Screengrab/Al-Arabiya)

Iraq

Iraq’s defense minister warns of ‘civil war’ ahead of Army Day: interview