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Syrian rapper Al Darwish returns home to perform for first time in 13 years

‘Never in my wildest dreams did I think I could ever return to Syria,’ says the musician who fled his country in 2012

The Independent UK

The women in Syria defying violence – and Trump’s aid cuts – to protect their families

ON THE GROUND: As global aid is slashed by Donald Trump, essential services for women in Syria are closing – with devastating consequences at a pivotal moment for the war-scarred country. Jessie Williams visits women who are finding ways to resist

The Independent UK

British and French warplanes strike suspected IS weapons facility in Syria

The strikes occurred Saturday evening on an underground facility in the mountains just north of the historic town of Palmyra in Homs province.

Euronews

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Hundreds mourn in Syria's Homs after deadly mosque bombing

Hundreds of mourners have gathered outside a mosque in Homs, Syria, after a bombing killed eight people and wounded 18

The Independent UK

Mosque bombing in Syria leaves 8 dead and 18 wounded

Authorities in Syria say that a bombing at a mosque in the city of Homs killed at least eight people and wounded 18 others

The Independent UK

Explosion at Alawite mosque in Homs during Friday prayers kills eight

An explosion at an Alawite mosque in Syria's third-largest city also injured 18 as authorities investigate the attack following a recent spike in violence.

Euronews

A year after fall of Assad, a divided Syria struggles to escape cycle of violence

While country’s return to global stage has filled many Syrians with pride, domestically old grievances threaten efforts to rebuild the state

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Sectarian tensions flare in Syria's Homs after the killing of a Bedouin couple

The killing of a Bedouin couple in Syria’s Homs province has triggered renewed sectarian tensions

The Independent UK

Man who stabbed Syrian refugee after he brushed past girlfriend guilty of murder

Ahmad Al Ibrahim, 16, who fled Homs after being injured in a bombing, had been living in Huddersfield only for a couple of weeks when he was killed

Evening Standard

Syria condemns attacks by Israeli warplanes on cities of Homs and Latakia

Latest Israeli attacks are a continuation of Israel’s ‘aggressive escalations’, says Syrian Foreign Ministry.

Al Jazeera

Assad arrest warrant marks end of 'vile impunity', says wounded journalist

French journalist Edith Bouvier has welcomed arrest warrants issued by Paris for Syria’s ousted president Bashar al-Assad and six of his senior officials, more than a decade after a bombing in Homs killed two of her colleagues and left her badly injured.

Radio France Internationale

Displaced return home and reclaim lost roots as Syria tries to rebuild

Syrians – both refugees and internally displaced – are returning home in increasing numbers since the fall of al-Assad.

Al Jazeera

Boy killed in Huddersfield stabbing named as refugee injured in Syria bombing

Ahmad Mamdouh Al Ibrahim fled war-torn Homs to live with his uncle and dreamed of becoming a doctor

The Independent UK

Israel launches air attacks on Syria’s Damascus and Hama

In latest wave of attacks, Israel strikes Damascus’s Barzeh neighbourhood and ‘military capabilities’ in Hama and Homs.

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The Guardian - UK

A road trip through the new Syria

In cities along the M5 highway just after the fall of Assad, many expressed relief – along with wariness about the future

International Business Times

France Probes 2012 Reporters' Deaths In Syria As Crime Against Humanity

The French judiciary is investigating the 2012 deaths of reporters in Syria as a possible crime against humanity, anti-terror prosecutors told AFP on Tuesday.

The Guardian - UK

‘We live in constant fear’: Alawites in Syria’s Homs terrified of reprisals

Diverse city has grown tense since fall of Assad regime, as security forces target groups loyal to the former dictator

The Guardian - UK

‘This place instilled constant fear in us’: the man who lived next door to the brutal Homs security unit for 50 years

For 50 years Taha Tadmori had a window to the surveillance complex of the Assad regime. As Syria starts a new chapter, he recalls the horrors he witnessed and the family he lost

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International Business Times

Syria Announces End Of Homs Security Sweep: State Media

Syrian state media said a five-day security operation in Homs city ended Monday, with a war monitor reporting hundreds of arrests in sweeps mostly targeting neighbourhoods of ousted president Bashar al-Assad's Alawite community.

The Independent UK

AP PHOTOS: Syria's new security forces conduct sweeps in Homs, looking for ousted Assad's loyalists

Syria’s new security forces have deployed in tanks in the city of Homs to search for militia members and former soldiers loyal to ousted President Bashar Assad who have refused to surrender their weapons

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Syria's Fragile Peace Threatened By Sectarian Tensions

Syria's new security forces in Homs work to maintain peace amid sectarian tensions and recent unrest.

The Independent UK

An uneasy calm settles over Syrian city of Homs after outbreak of sectarian violence

Syria’s new security forces checked IDs and searched cars in the central city of Homs a day after protests by members of the Alawite minority erupted in gunfire and stirred fears that the country’s fragile peace could break down

The Independent UK

Syria’s rebels took Homs back from Assad in a matter of days. Now they have to police it

ON THE GROUND: Bel Trew meets the new police chief in Syria’s third city, tasked with keeping the peace now that forces led by the Islamist Hayat Tahrir al-Sham have ousted the regime of Bashar al-Assad. Every city across the country is now facing the same question: who will rule…

Al Jazeera

How al-Assad’s regime fell: Key moments in the fall of Syria’s ‘tyrant’

Here’s an explanation of the last two days of fighting that brought down al-Assad in Syria.

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