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Syrian security forces continue to deploy in Kurdish areas under deal with SDF

Security forces linked to Syria's Interior Ministry continued to deploy in Kurdish-majority areas in northeastern Syria, as part of an agreement between Damascus and the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces

The Independent UK

I've studied nonviolent resistance in war zones for 20 years and Minnesota reminds me of Colombia, the Philippines and Syria

Americans are learning and doing what civilians in war zones worldwide have done for decades, while also writing their own story in the process.

Fortune

Lebanon's relations with Syria have made a dramatic positive shift post-Assad, deputy PM says

Lebanon's Deputy Prime Minister Tarek Mitri says relations with Syria have improved significantly since the fall of former Syrian President Bashar Assad

The Independent UK

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Syrian rapper Al Darwish returns home to perform for first time in 13 years

‘Never in my wildest dreams did I think I could ever return to Syria,’ says the musician who fled his country in 2012

The Independent UK

Syria's interior ministry forces enter key city under deal with Kurdish-led SDF

A small contingent of security forces with Syria’s interior ministry has entered the city of al-Hassakeh

The Independent UK

As Syrian workers return home from Turkey, local businesses feel the loss

While polls say the majority of Turkish people welcome the departure of Syrians displaced by the civil war, Turkey's business owners are feeling the pinch with the loss of their workforce.

Radio France Internationale

Supplies running out at Syria's al-Hol camp as clashes block aid deliveries

Save the Children warns that supplies are running out at al-Hol camp in northeast Syria

The Independent UK

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Lebanon's government approves a deal to transfer Syrian prisoners back to Syria

Lebanon’s cabinet has approved an agreement to transfer Syrian prisoners back to Syria

The Independent UK

Displacement Film Fund review – Cate Blanchett masterminds short film collection that brims with life and intensity

A set of shorts by film-makers from Afghanistan, Iran, Ukraine, Syria and Somalia are shocking, funny and mysterious in equal measure

The Guardian - UK

My Take 5 (Edition 63): The week that was in international affairs

Syria sees conflict between Damascus and Kurds, with a new integration deal announced. India and the EU finalize a major trade agreement after 18 years. Russia-Ukraine war negotiations continue with sticking points. China's top general is purged, raising questions about military leadership. The EU backs Morocco's autonomy plan for the…

The Times of India

Syrian government and Kurdish forces reach deal on permanent truce

Milestone appears to resolve escalating tensions over the question of Kurdish autonomy in north-east Syria

The Guardian - UK

Syrian government and Kurdish-led SDF announce latest ceasefire

The deal will see Kurdish-led SDF integrated into state forces

The Independent UK

Kurdish-led SDF and Syrian government reach new agreement to stabilise ceasefire

Syria's new leaders, since toppling former President Bashar al-Assad in December 2024, have struggled to assert full authority over a country devastated by nearly 14 years of civil war.

Euronews

Foreign women linked to IS group in Syrian camp hope for amnesty after government offensive

Foreign women linked to the Islamic State group in a Syrian camp are hoping for amnesty after a government offensive weakened the Kurdish-led forces guarding them

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Kurdish-led force and Syrian government reach new agreement to stabilize ceasefire

The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces have announced a new agreement with Syria's central government to stabilize a ceasefire

Radio France Internationale

Pressure grows to bring French Islamic State suspects home from Iraqi prisons

A French human rights group is calling for the repatriation of 47 French nationals held in Iraqi prisons after being transferred from Syria, where they were first detained on suspicion of belonging to the Islamic State group.

Evening Standard

Visa-free China travel is coming - but which countries still need one?

Brits will be able to visit China for up to 30 days without a visa under the new deal - but you still need one to visit dozens of countries

The Conversation

US abandons Syria’s Kurds, risking regional turmoil and an IS resurgence

Many Kurdish people will be feeling betrayed by the US after the Syrian army, backed by the US and armed by Turkey, launched an offensive against the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in early January. The SDF has long been hailed as the west’s most effective partner against the Islamic…

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As Syria’s new government consolidates its power, the Kurdish minority fears for its future

Renewed fighting in Syria in recent weeks between government-aligned forces and the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) isn’t just a local issue. It has serious implications for the stability of the rest of the Middle East.

The Independent UK

Russian forces begin pulling out of bases in northeast Syria

Russian forces have started withdrawing from positions in northeast Syria still controlled by the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces

The Independent UK

A ceasefire holds in Syria but civilians live with fear and resentment

A fragile ceasefire between Syria's government and Kurdish-led forces has temporarily eased tensions in the country's northeast

The Independent UK

UN aid convoy delivers supplies to besieged city in northeast Syria as a shaky ceasefire holds

A U.N. aid convoy has delivered humanitarian supplies to Kobani in northeast Syria

The Independent UK

Baghdad says it will prosecute Islamic State militants being moved from Syria to Iraq

Baghdad says it will prosecute and try militants from the Islamic State group who are being transferred from prisons and detention camps in neighboring Syria to Iraq under a U.S.-brokered deal

The Independent UK

Truce between Syrian government and Kurdish fighters ends with no clear renewal in sight

A four-day truce between the Syrian government and Kurdish fighters has ended with no clear signs of renewal

Radio France Internationale

Transfer of IS prisoners to Iraq puts renewed pressure on European governments

The transfer of senior Islamic State detainees from Syria to Iraq has reignited pressure on European governments to confront the long-deferred issue of bringing home and prosecuting their citizens.

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