Forces linked to Syria’s new rulers have engaged in heavy fighting with fighters loyal to deposed President Bashar al-Assad in a coastal area of the country. It is the worst…
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Syria: Authorities vow to destroy any remaining Assad-era chemical weapons
Syria’s foreign minister has told the global chemical weapons watchdog that the new government is committed to destroying any remaining stockpiles produced under ousted president Bashar al-Assad. Addressing a meeting…
Syria: President Ahmed al-Sharaa hails ‘historic’ dialogue conference
Syria’s interim president has told a national dialogue conference that the country has a “historic” opportunity to rebuild after the overthrow of Bashar al-Assad. Ahmed al-Sharaa also stressed the need…
Israel: Benjamin Netanyahu demands complete demilitarisation of southern Syria
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has demanded the complete demilitarisation of much of southern Syria. It is an announcement that could make conflict between Israel and the new leadership in…
Syria: Iran’s abandoned bases
Mouldy half-finished food on bunk beds, discarded military uniforms and abandoned weapons – these are the remnants of an abrupt retreat from this base that once belonged to Iran and…
Sweden: Woman convicted of genocide for IS crimes against Yazidis
A Swedish woman has been sentenced to 12 years in prison for committing genocide and war crimes against the Yazidi people after she joined jihadist group Islamic State (IS) in…
Syria: President Sharaa vows to pursue criminals
Syria’s new president Ahmed al-Sharaa has vowed to “pursue the criminals who shed Syrian blood and committed massacres and crimes” in his first address to the nation since the fall…
Syria: Ahmed al-Sharaa named president for transitional period
Syria’s de facto leader Ahmed al-Sharaa has been named president for a transitional period, the Syrian state news agency (SANA) has reported. Al-Sharaa was also authorised to form a temporary…
Israel: Military constructing buildings in buffer zone with Syria
Newly released satellite imagery shows Israel Defense Forces (IDF) construction taking place within the demilitarised buffer zone that separates the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights from Syria. The image, obtained exclusively by…
Syrian: Citizens returning home face deadly threat of landmines
Ayghad never thought that his dream of returning to his farmland could turn into a nightmare. He fights his tears as he shows us a picture of his late father,…