Military says terror group's Number 2 in Syria slain along with second senior member, hours after troops take out insurgent in Qamishli; Russian deconfliction line not used

CENTCOM spokesperson says soldiers targeted Rakkan Wahid al-Shammari, an official known for facilitating smuggling of weapons and fighters

Monitoring group says American operation is the first of its kind in regime-held areas of the war-torn country

Up to 120 Palestinians, Syrians and Lebanese thought to have been on vessel heading to Europe as masses flee deepening economic crisis; authorities raid suspected smugglers

Dozens have died within weeks and cases mount into the hundreds; contaminated Euphrates river, a vital source for five million people, is a major source of bacteria

Political correspondent Carrie Keller-Lynn on sinking Arab parties and good things that come to rebels who wait; military correspondent on whether Iranian forces are leaving Syria

State media also reports some damage, without specifying target of alleged Israeli attack

Military says Hezbollah and other militia groups supported by Tehran seen leaving region after recent uptick in airstrikes attributed to Israel

Syria says repairs completed at country's second-largest airport, allowing operations to resume

Syria says repairs completed at country's second-largest airport; Damascus warns Israel of 'playing with fire' and risking a wider military conflict