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Displaced Bedouin families in limbo as Syrian government and Druze authorities remain at odds

In Syria's southern province of Daraa, classrooms have become temporary homes for displaced Bedouin families, who fled sectarian fighting in neighboring Sweida province over a month ago

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Mourners attend funeral of man killed in Israeli airstrikes on Syrian city of Daraa

Hundreds of mourners have attended the funeral of one of the victims of an Israeli airstrike on the Syrian city of Daraa, in which three people were killed

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Syria's southern rebels loom large as the country's new rulers try to form a national army

Syria's interim rulers are trying to form a united national army after the fall of Bashar Assad late last year

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South Syria Fighters Reluctant To Give Up Weapons: Spokesman

Fighters in southern Syria who helped topple President Bashar al-Assad are reluctant to disarm and disband as ordered by the country's new rulers, their spokesman told AFP. An Islamist-led offensive ripped through Syria from the north and into Damascus on December 8, bringing to a sudden end five decades of…

International Business Times

I sparked Syria’s revolution as a teenage boy – now I’m here to finish it

ON THE GROUND: Muawiyah Syasneh was 16 when his anti-Assad graffiti on a school wall led to his arrest, sparking protests that ended in civil war. Now, in the very same spot, he tells chief international correspondent Bel Trew about the years-long war – and his role in bringing it…

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Syrian wishes brother who died in Grenfell fire could have seen Assad deposed

Omar Alhaj Ali was rescued by firefighters from the 14th floor of Grenfell Tower, but his brother Mohammad was left behind.

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'I wish my brother who died in Grenfell fire could have seen Assad deposed'

Omar Alhaj Ali was rescued by firefighters from the 14th floor of Grenfell Tower, but his brother Mohammad was left behind

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Opposition fighters reportedly drive Syrian leader from the country. Who are they and what now?

Syria’s government appears to have fallen after opposition fighters say they entered Damascus following a stunning advance

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Syria Rebels Vow No More 'Sectarianism And Tyranny'

Syrian rebel commander Hassan Abdel Ghani sought to reassure religious minorities on Saturday after Islamist-led fighters snatched key cities and swathes of territory from government control.

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Opposition forces take Syria’s Deraa, Sweida as Astana talks set up

Deraa, known as the ‘cradle of the revolution’ is fourth city al-Assad loses in a single week.

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Rebels Seize Major Government Military Base In Southern Syria

Rebels in southern Syria seize control of Brigade 52 military base, marking a strategic gain in the ongoing conflict.

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Strike, protests in Syria’s Sweida enter second day

Routes into the city remain closed on Monday as protests break out over deteriorating living conditions.

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Protests rock government-held areas in southern Syria as economy crumbles

Syrian opposition activists say protests have broken out in two government-held provinces in the south amid widespread anger over increasing prices, the crash of the Syrian pound and the dwindling purchasing power of many people in the war-torn country

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Israel Threatens to Strike Hezbollah in Southern Syria

Israeli planes dropped leaflets in areas in the governorates of Qoneitra and Daraa, southern Syria, warning the Syrian army against the consequences of sheltering Hezbollah members. The leaflets read: “We will not accept the continued presence of Hezbollah at the Tel Al-Hara military base, and the continuation of cooperation in…

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Bomb Hits Bus Transporting Police in South Syria, Wounding 15

A roadside bomb targeting a bus transporting Syrian police in the country’s south Monday wounded 15 of the officers, the Interior Ministry said. The ministry said in a terse statement that the officers were returning to the capital Damascus from the southern province of Daraa. The bomb exploded on the…

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Blast in Syria's Daraa injures 15 govt security forces - interior ministry

Fifteen members of Syrian government internal security forces were injured on Monday when an explosive device detonated as they were travelling on a bus in the southern region of Daraa, the Syrian interior ministry said in a statement.

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Isis, drug smugglers and regime forces unravel fragile peace in southern Syria

Syria is becoming a narco-state crippled by violence in its southern provinces, as Borzou Daragahi explains

Asharq Al-Awsat

Compulsory Military Service Prompts Migration of Youths in Southern Syria

Syrian youths seeking to avoid mandatory military service by the regime usually flee to the southern provinces of Daraa and Sweida where some regions are still outside the control of the regime. The regime tried to take advantage of the situation by issuing in April 2021 a law in Daraa…

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Syria Confirms Army, Local Fighters Killed ISIS Leader in October

ISIS Leader Abu al-Hasan al-Hashemi al-Qurashi was killed during the security operation carried out by the Syrian Army in cooperation with local fighters from Daraa in October, a security source told Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA). On Wednesday, ISIS announced the death of al-Hashemi al-Qurashi in battles without specifying the…

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Hezbollah ‘Collaborators’ Coming Under Increased Attacks in Syria’s Quneitra

Attacks against members and officers of the Syrian regime, as well as suspected collaborators with Hezbollah, have increased in the Quneitra province, near the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, and the southern Daraa province. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said Monday that a new assassination took place in Daraa. Riders on…

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Syrian Actress Antoinette Najeeb Passes Away

Renowned Syrian Actress Antoinette Najeeb passed away on Wednesday, at the age of 92, after a long career and a rich contribution to dozens of series, plays and films. The Artists Syndicate of Damascus announced her death, while actors and social media influencers shared the news with expressions of condolences.…

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Syria Says ISIS Leader Killed In South

An ISIS leader blew himself up in southern Syria after being surrounded by government forces, state media reported on Wednesday, citing a security source. The official SANA news agency said security forces carried out a "special operation" in the Daraa area that led to the death of "the terrorist Abu…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Syria Landmine Explosion Kills 11, Including 5 Children

Eleven people were killed and dozens wounded when their pick-up truck ran over a landmine near Syria’s southern city of Daraa, a war monitor said Saturday. “Eleven people, including five children under 16 and three women, were killed and around 34 people were injured” in the explosion, said the Syrian…

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Russian Patrols Comb Border Areas in Southern Syria

Russian military police on Thursday conducted patrols in the governorates of Daraa and Sweida in southern Syria, a private source told Asharq Al-Awsat. “For three consecutive days starting Tuesday, Russian forces carried out several reconnaissance tours in areas mostly bordering Daraa and Sweida, such as the Yarmuk Basin areas near…

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Russia-Backed ‘Eighth Brigade’ Arrests Hezbollah Agent in Southern Syria

The Eighth Brigade of the Russian-backed Corps, in the eastern countryside of Daraa, southern Syria, released the confessions of a Hezbollah operative admitting to his group plotting and carrying out assassinations in Daraa.

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