Death toll in Turkey, Syria quake tops 33,000
With chances of finding survivors growing more remote, the toll in both countries rose above 33,000 and looks set to keep growing.
Syria
World must ramp up support for quake victims
As rescue rescue efforts enter fourth night, the death toll is certain to rise further.
Cold, hunger, despair grip homeless as Turkey-Syria earthquake toll passes 19,000
The current death toll has already surpassed the more than 17,000 people killed in 1999 when a similarly powerful quake hit Turkey’s more densely populated northwest.
In pictures: Buildings reduced to rubble in an instant as powerful earthquake hits Turkiye, Syria
The quake has wiped out entire sections of major Turkish cities in a region filled with millions who have fled the civil war in Syria.
US says Islamic State leader killed in Syria raid
Since its defeat on the battlefield nearly three years ago, the terrorist group has been waging attacks in Iraq and Syria.
Assad is heedless of the timid West
Saturday’s missile strikes on Syria were so restrained as to be utterly ineffective. The United States, Britain and France landed a barrage on Syria on Saturday, sending a…
Military move only complicates the situation in the Middle East
Allied strikes against the Syrian regime adds to the uncertainty surrounding the middle east situation. United States President Donald Trump ordered military strikes against…