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One person killed at anti-government protest in Syria’s Sweida province

The 52-year-old becomes the first person to be killed by pro-government forces since the protests began in August.

Al Jazeera

Reporter's notebook: Idlib, the last Islamist rebel bastion in Syria

FRANCE 24’s jihadism expert Wassim Nasr recently travelled to Idlib, the northwestern Syrian province controlled by the armed Islamist rebel group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), and a desired target for President Bashar al-Assad and his regime. During his visit, Nasr became the first-ever French journalist to meet with Abou Mohammed…

France 24

Erdogan Proceeding with Efforts to Normalize Ties with Assad, Prioritizes Refugee Return

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is ready to meet with head of the Syrian regime Bashar al-Assad if the appropriate conditions are met. Sources indicated that the recent meeting in Moscow between the defense ministers and heads of the intelligence services of Türkiye, Syria and Russia discussed a roadmap for…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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Fears in Syria’s Azaz as threat of conflict rises once again

Five civilians were killed in a missile attack in Azaz on Tuesday as Turkey and the YPG exchange attacks.

Al Jazeera

Why does the US still have forces in Syria?

US forces have targeted a base operated by Iranian allies in eastern Syria after an attack near a US base last week.

Al Jazeera

SDC’s Ahmed: Washington Rejects Any Turkish Attack Inside Syrian Territory

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is once again threatening to launch a new cross-border military operation in Syria against the remaining areas of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) and the Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG). US armed forces, Russian forces and forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad are deployed…

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Dutch Police Arrest Suspected Syrian Pro-government Militia Member

Dutch police arrested a 34-year-old man suspected of committing war crimes and crimes against humanity as a member of a pro-government, non-Shiite militia in Syria on Tuesday, the public prosecution service said. The man, who was not named, had been living in the Netherlands since 2020 and had applied for…

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Israeli ‘Aggression’ Targeted Syria’s Quneitra, Says Syrian State Media

Syrian state news agency SANA reported early on Wednesday that an act of "Israeli aggression" was carried out with missiles over the vicinity of the Quneitra governate's countryside in southern Syria. The missile attack resulted in only physical damage, SANA added. The Israeli military declined to comment. For several years,…

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Syrians in Berlin seek release of loved ones after presidential amnesty

For ten years, Rojin Derki hoped her brother Mohammad was still alive and would one day be released from a Syrian government prison after his arrest in 2012.

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