Syria
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UN Envoy To Syria Warns Conflict Not Over
Syria’s conflict “has not ended” even after the departure of former president Bashar al-Assad, the UN’s envoy to the country warned Tuesday, highlighting clashes between Turkish-backed and Kurdish groups in…
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CNN Launches Investigation Into Claim that Syrian ‘Prisoner’ in Clarissa Ward Report Was Actually Notorious Intelligence Officer
CNN has launched an investigation into the claim that the Syrian “prisoner” released in correspondent Clarissa Ward’s report was a notorious intelligence officer. According to its Dec. 11 report, CNN’s…
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Chilling Video Captures Moment Israel Drops ‘Colossal’ Earthquake Bomb on Syria as Explosion Gets Registered on Richter Scale [WATCH]
‘Colossal’ explosions have lit up the skies over Syria as Israeli attacks reportedly struck military installations. Described as the most intense strikes in the region in over ten years, the…
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A Week After Assad’s Fall, Syria Faced With Brutal Legacy
A week after a lightning offensive toppled longtime leader Bashar al-Assad, Syrians are only beginning to scratch the surface of the atrocities committed under his rule, as the country’s new…
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A Palace In Shock: Bashar Al-Assad’s Final Moments In Syria
Hours before rebel forces seized Damascus and toppled his government on Sunday, Syrian president Bashar al-Assad was already out of the country, telling hardly anyone, five former officials told AFP.…
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Jordan To Host Syria Talks After Damascus Erupts In Celebration
Jordan will host US, EU, Turkish and Arab diplomats on Saturday for high-level talks on Syria, a day after celebrations in Damascus and nationwide rejoicing at the ouster of president…
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Israel Orders Troops To ‘Prepare To Remain’ In Syria Buffer Zone Through Winter
Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz has ordered the military to “prepare to remain” throughout the winter in the UN-patrolled buffer zone that is supposed to separate Israeli and Syrian forces…
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‘Imperative’ To Work Against IS In Syria, Blinken Tells Turkey
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Friday told Turkey it was “imperative” to work against a resurgence of the Islamic State (IS) group in Syria following the fall of…
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China FM Says ‘Deeply Concerned’ About Syria In Talks With Egypt Counterpart
China’s foreign minister Wang Yi told his Egyptian counterpart on Friday that Beijing is “deeply concerned” about the situation in Syria, as the two top diplomats met in the Chinese…
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New Syria Leaders Vow To Search For Abducted US Journalist Tice
Syria’s new leadership said Thursday it was searching for abducted US journalist Austin Tice and had secured the release of another American it said had been held by the ousted…
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US Hoping For ‘Inclusive’ Transition In Syria
The United States was pushing Thursday for an “inclusive” transition in Syria from president Bashar al-Assad’s brutal rule, after the country’s new leaders pledged to protect minority rights. Assad fled…
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How An Ex-inmate Of Brutal Syria Jail Overcame Trauma By Helping Others
Riyad Avlar spent 20 years languishing in Syria’s jails, including a decade in the infamous Saydnaya prison, the scene of some of the Bashar al-Assad government’s most brutal abuses. Those…
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Footage Appears to Show Syrian Rebels Using YouTube to Learn How to Fly Captured Helicopter
“Just checking on YouTube how to fly this captured regime helicopter.” @ThomasVLinge / X screenshot Syrian rebels appear to have turned to YouTube tutorials to learn how to operate a…
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Israel Assuming ‘Worst-case Scenario’ With Syria Bombing: Analysts
Israel’s bombing of Syrian military assets and its entry into the UN-patrolled buffer zone on the Golan Heights show it fears the worst from the end of the Assad clan’s…