Iran Says Passenger Plane 'Harassed' Over Syria by US JetIranian state television says some passengers and crew were hurt on Mahan Air Flight 1152 in the incident.Associated Press
Syria Refugees to Face Their Torturers in German CourtHe was detained at the notorious Branch 251 jail near Damascus.Associated Press
Russian, Turkish Presidents Announce Syria Cease-FireThey say a cease-fire will come into force in Idlib at midnight.Associated Press
Turkey Downs Syrian Fighter Jet in Northwest IdlibTurkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said he hopes to broker a cease-fire in Syria later this week.Associated Press
Russia's Putin Visits Syria to Meet Assad, a Key Iran AllyThe slain Iranian general led Iran's armed support for Assad in Syria's now nearly 9-year-old civil war. Associated Press
Operation Holiday Express Brings Gifts to US Troops in SyriaThis year, Santa's sleigh and reindeer were apparently swapped for a workhorse CH-47 Chinook helicopter.Associated Press
Israel Strikes Iranian Targets in Syria; 23 Reported KilledIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has issued a series of warnings recently about Iranian aggression throughout the Middle East and has vowed to respond firmly.Associated Press
Cheney: Syria Withdrawal Enables ISIS; Turkey Needs ConsequencesCheney says the lack of U.S. involvement in that arrangement is problematic.Nick Learned
Pence Says Turkey Agrees to Cease-Fire in SyriaVice President Mike Pence says that Turkey has agreed to a cease-fire in Syria.Associated Press
Kremlin Relishes US Pullback From Syria, Turmoil in UkraineRussia has long urged the U.S.-allied Kurdish fighters in Syria to come back to Damascus' fold, an offer they may need to take more seriously now.Associated Press