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Syrian army takes control of detention camp for Islamic State suspects

Move follows withdrawal of Kurdish forces from al-Hawl, where 24,000 people are being held over alleged IS links

The Guardian - UK

Syrian government takes control of camp housing thousands linked to the Islamic State group

Syrian government forces have taken full control of camp in northeast Syria housing thousands of people linked to the Islamic State group

The Independent UK

Syria's Kurdish Revolution Has Been Crushed

The multiethnic, anarchist-inspired experiment seems to be over.

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Mother fears British Isis suspect Jack Letts has been left ‘to die’ in Syrian clashes

As many as 60 people, including 35 children, with connections to the UK are in Syrian prisons and camps now engulfed by fighting

The Independent UK

Detention facilities in Syria under spotlight after clashes between Kurdish fighters, Syrian forces

Recent fighting between Syrian government forces and Kurdish fighters in northeast Syria has highlighted the detention facilities holding Islamic State group members

The Independent UK

Trump Leaks Macron's Private Text and Claims He Foiled a Chilling Terror Jailbreak in Syria

Trump revealed Macron's private message, claiming role in stopping Syrian prison break, sparking diplomatic debate and scrutiny of allied counter-terrorism efforts.

International Business Times

Kurdish forces withdraw from IS detention camp in north-east Syria

US says it no longer supports SDF, which left camp as it loses swathes of territory to government forces

The Guardian - UK

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Turkey's pro-Kurdish party warns Syria violence threatens peace efforts

Turkey’s pro-Kurdish political party says that violence against Kurdish groups in Syria risks undermining reconciliation efforts with Kurdish militants in Turkey

The Independent UK

Manhunt after 120 Islamic State members escape from Syrian prison amid clashes

Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces control more than a dozen prisons where some 9,000 IS members are held

The Independent UK

Syrian government forces clash with Kurdish fighters as IS prisoners escape

Syrian government forces and Kurdish fighters have clashed around two prisons i housing members of the Islamic State group in Syria’s northeast

The Independent UK

More than 100 Islamic State inmates escape jail amid clashes in north-east Syria

Two sides blame each other for release of inmates, as Syria’s president looks to gain control of north-east

The Guardian - UK

All you need to know about Syria’s main Kurdish-led force and its deal with Damascus

The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces are set to merge into the Syrian army after suffering major setbacks

The Independent UK

Syrian government announces ceasefire with Syrian Democratic Forces

A ceasefire agreement and the integration of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) into the Syrian army was announced following the army's takeover of areas in the east of the country, including military, security and administrative arrangements.

Euronews

Syrian government seizes strategic town in Raqqa from Kurdish forces in an ongoing push eastward

Government forces have seized a strategic town in eastern Syria, intensifying their push against Kurdish-led forces east of the Euphrates River

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Syrian government forces enter northern towns after Kurdish fighters withdraw

Syrian government forces have entered a northern town after Kurdish-led fighters decided to evacuate

The Independent UK

Hundreds flee to government-held areas in north Syria ahead of possible offensive

Scores of people have fled to government-held areas in northern Syria

The Independent UK

Civilians flee on foot as Syrian military offensive looms east of Aleppo

A trickle of civilians has left a contested area east of Aleppo after a Syrian military warning to evacuate

The Independent UK

Syrian military tells civilians to evacuate contested area east of Aleppo amid rising tensions

Syria’s military has announced it will open a “humanitarian corridor” for civilians to evacuate from an area in Aleppo province

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The Independent UK

Syrian army declares a closed military zone east of Aleppo as tensions rise with Kurds

The Syrian army has declared an area east of Aleppo a "closed military zone," signaling potential escalation with the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF)

The Independent UK

Displaced Aleppo residents return home after days of intense clashes

Hundreds of displaced residents have returned to Aleppo’s Achrafieh neighborhood in northern Syria

The Independent UK

First responders enter devastated Aleppo neighborhood after days of deadly fighting

Residents have started returning to a contested neighborhood in Syria's Aleppo after deadly clashes between government and Kurdish-led forces

The Guardian - UK

Syrian forces expel Kurdish fighters as US strikes Islamic State targets

Three hundred Kurds detained and further 400 evacuated following clashes in Aleppo

Radio France Internationale

Syrian army offensive in Aleppo draws support from Turkey

Turkey has backed a Syrian army offensive against the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in Aleppo, Syria’s second-largest city, despite a fragile ceasefire backed by the United States.

Radio France Internationale

Syrian army says swept Aleppo district after clashes with Kurdish fighters

Syria's army said it had completed a "security sweep" on Saturday of a neighbourhood in Aleppo where it clashed with Kurdish forces, though shelling could still be heard following calls for fighters to surrender themselves and their weapons.

The Guardian - UK

Syrian army says it will renew Aleppo attacks after Kurds reject ceasefire terms

Military opens window for civilians to leave as Kurdish groups turn down demand their fighters withdraw from city

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