Syria

Syria has condemned what it called new Israeli attacks and military incursions into its territory, urging the United Nations and the international community to intervene against what it described as repeated violations of its sovereignty.…
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Nearly 100 people have been abducted or have disappeared in Syria since the start of 2025, the UN human rights office (OHCHR) said on Friday, warning that reports of new enforced disappearances continue to emerge. “Eleven months since the…
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Syria’s new leader Ahmed Al-Sharaa, in New York for the UN General Assembly, voiced hope Monday for a security arrangement with Israel to reduce tensions but dismissed the prospect of formal recognition. Sharaa — a former jihadist whose…
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Israel’s air force struck near Syria’s presidential palace early Friday hours after warning Syrian authorities not to march toward villages inhabited by members of a minority sect in southern Syria. The strike came after days of clashes…
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Ousted Syrian ex-president Bashar al-Assad in his first public statement since exile said he “never” intended to step down or “seek refuge” out of the country and was prepared to fight “terrorism”. Assad said Syria has “fallen into the…
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Turkey said Syria’s new rebel government agrees with Ankara on the need to dismantle Kurdish military forces — a critical US ally in the northern region of Syria — as countries rush to shape the future of the region after the downfall of…
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Bashar al-Assad's brutality was already a significant enough factor contributing to the downfall of his regime in Syria at the hands of rebel groups. Now, vast quantities of the illicit drug 'captagon' are also reportedly linked to his…
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Saturday he had instructed his government to set up supply mechanisms to deliver together with international organizations and partners food to Syria in the aftermath of the fall of President…
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EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas warned Tuesday of the risks of sectarian violence and an extremist resurgence in Syria, as she urged international powers to help a peaceful transition after Bashar Assad’s fall. “We must avoid a repeat…
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Members of the UN Security Council on Monday discussed the fluid situation in Syria after President Bashar Assad’s fall, opting to stand by and await further developments, according to ambassadors who attended the closed-door meeting. “The…
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