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Carapace of Syriemys lelunensis: The genus name combines the Greek words Συρία (Suría) and ἐμύς (emús), i.e., “Syria” und “turtle.” Credit: Wafa Adel Alhalabi Scientists discovered Syriemys lelunensis, a 50-million-year-old fossil sea turtle from Syria. Near the city of Afrin in Syria, an international group of scientists, including members of the Senckenberg Centre for Human Evolution and Palaeoenvironment at the …

American military forces killed a senior Islamic State leader and his two adult sons during an operation in Aleppo, Syria, on Friday morning, U.S. Central Command officials said. The strike comes just a few weeks after White House officials ordered a drawdown of the U.S. military presence in Syria, which had featured roughly 2,000 troops spread across eight bases in …

U.S. Conducts Rare Raid in Syria, Killing a Senior Islamic State Leader  The New York Times US military says it has killed senior ISIL (ISIS) leader in Syria’s Aleppo  Al Jazeera CENTCOM strike kills ISIS leader in Syria amid U.S. troop drawdown  Military Times US CENTCOM says it killed senior Islamic state leader in Syria’s Aleppo  Reuters US forces kill senior ISIS leader, 2 …

“He’s a madman”: Trump’s team frets about Netanyahu after Syria strikes  Axios White House concerned by ‘madman’ Netanyahu’s behavior, US officials say in wake of Syria strikes  The Times of Israel U.S. Reins in Israel as Its Actions in Syria Threaten Regional Strategy  Haaretz ‘Acted like a madman’: White House increasingly concerned by Netanyahu’s Mideast policies – report  The Jerusalem Post Netanyahu ‘bombs everything’: …