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Ordnance from Syria's 13-year conflict explodes in port city, killing at least 16 people

The Syrian Civil Defense says Ordnance from Syria’s 13-year conflict exploded in the coastal city of Latakia, collapsing a building and killing more than a dozen people

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At least 16 killed after unexploded bomb from civil war goes off in Syria

Blast in coastal Latakia city reportedly occurred when a scrap dealer unknowingly handled old bomb

The Independent UK

Syrians mark 14th anniversary of civil war uprising by celebrating the ouster of Bashar Assad

Thousands of Syrians have poured into the streets and public squares to mark 14 years since the country’s civil war began, the first without Bashar Assad in power

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Head of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria has been killed, Iraqi prime minister says

Iraqi Prime Minister Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani has said that the head of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria was killed in an operation by members of the Iraqi national intelligence service along with U.S.-led coalition forces Abdallah Maki Mosleh al-Rifai, or “Abu Khadija,” was “one of the most…

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Dozens of Syrian Druze make a rare visit to Israeli-controlled Golan Heights

Dozens of clerics and others from Syria’s minority Druze community have crossed into the Israeli-controlled side of the Golan Heights Friday for the first time in decades

The Independent UK

Qatar will send natural gas to Syria to increase its meager electricity supply

Syria's state-run SANA news agency says Qatar will provide natural gas supplies to Syria with the aim of generating 400 megawatts of electricity a day, in a measure to help address the war-battered country’s severe electricity shortages

The Independent UK

Turkish top officials make sudden trip to Damascus after Syria's deal with Kurdish-led group

Turkey’s top diplomat, defense minister and intelligence chief paid a sudden visit to Damascus

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Syrian leader signs constitution that puts the country under an Islamist group's rule for 5 years

Syria’s interim president has signed a temporary constitution that leaves the country under Islamist rule for five years during a transitional phase

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What happens when leaders have loyalists in charge of men with guns: Lessons for the US from Nicaragua, Syria and other authoritarian countries

In what’s been called a “Friday night massacre” at the Pentagon, President Donald Trump removed six top generals or admirals on Feb. 21, 2025, including Air Force General C.Q. Brown and Navy Admiral Lisa Franchetti. Trump also fired military lawyers who advise senior officers on the legality of their behavior…

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Syrian Kurds celebrate deal with Damascus as coastal residents remain wary after violence

In northeast Syria, revelers took to the streets after the announcement of a breakthrough deal between the central government in Damascus and local Kurdish-led authorities

The Independent UK

A Syrian man barely escaped a wave of sectarian killings. His brothers did not

This past weekend’s sectarian violence was possibly among the bloodiest 72 hours in the modern history of Syria after 14 years of civil war — and it threatens to open an endless cycle of vengeance

The Independent UK

Syria's government signs a breakthrough deal with Kurdish-led authorities in the northeast

Syria’s interim government has reached a deal with the Kurdish-led authority that controls the country’s northeast, including a ceasefire and the merging of the main U.S.-backed force there into the Syrian army

The Independent UK

UK presses Syria’s interim government to guarantee safety of all Syrians

Hamish Falconer said violence in recent days meant it was a ‘critical moment’ for the interim authorities to demonstrate their aims.

Evening Standard

Syria's worst violence in months reopens wounds of the civil war

An ambush on a Syrian security patrol by gunmen loyal to ousted leader Bashar Assad escalated into clashes that a war monitor estimates have killed more than 1,000 people over four days

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France condemns Syrian violence as security forces accused of killing civilians

Syria's interim president Ahmed Sharaa has called for national unity after security forces allegedly killed hundreds of civilians from the Alawite minority in recent days. France has condemned violence targeting "civilians because of their faith, and prisoners".

The Independent UK

2 days of clashes and revenge killings in Syria leave more than 600 people dead

A Syrian war monitor says the death toll from two days of clashes between security forces and loyalists to ousted Syrian President Bashar Assad and revenge killings that followed has risen to more than 600

The Independent UK

Muslim nations reject calls by Trump to empty Gaza Strip of Palestinian population

Foreign ministers from Muslim nations support plan to rebuild Gaza put forward by Egypt and backed by Arab states

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Clashes in Syria's coastal region between government forces and Assad loyalists kill more than 70

A war monitor says that clashes between Syrian security forces and gunmen loyal to former President Bashar Assad in the country’s coastal region have left more than 70 people dead and the area outside government control

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American Jews who fled Syria ask White House to lift sanctions so they can rebuild in Damascus

American Jews who fled their Syrian homeland decades ago went to the White House this week to appeal to the Trump administration to lift sanctions on the country

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Assad loyalists kill at least 13 police officers in ambush on Syrian forces in coastal town

Gunmen have ambushed a Syrian police patrol in a coastal town leaving at least 13 security members dead and many wounded, a war monitor said

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Syria Observes Ramadan Amid Political Changes

Ramadan in Syria under new government, changes in public behavior and regulations observed. Observance of Ramadan in various countries. Spirit of Ramadan e...

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Muslims in the Middle East observe Ramadan amid political upheavals and postwar turmoil

Muslims in the Middle East are observing the holy month of Ramadan under exceptional circumstances.

The Independent UK

Israel's military is told to prepare to defend a Druze community outside Syria's capital

Israel’s defense ministry says the military has been instructed to prepare to defend a Druze settlement in the suburbs of Damascus in neighboring Syria

The Independent UK

Syrians begin fasting during first Ramadan without Assad family rule in decades

Some restaurants and coffee shops in Syria were closed during the day as observant Muslims began fasting during the holy month of Ramadan

The Independent UK

A Christian town in Syria keeps the biblical language of Aramaic alive. But it fears for its future

An ancient town in Syria is one of the world’s few places where residents still speak Aramaic, the language that Jesus is believed to have used

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