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Turkey to Pull Out Hundreds of Soldiers from Syria to Fight PKK in Iraq

Some 400 Turkish forces deployed in the de-escalation zone in northwestern Syria would likely redeploy in northern Iraq to fight the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), reliable sources told the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights on Sunday. “Four hundred Turkish troops have packed up and finished their preparations to withdraw from…

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Report: 10,000 Iranian Militants Killed in Syria

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) documented the death of 499,657 people since the outbreak of the Syrian uprising.

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Syrian Regime Rallies Support for Russia

Official media in Damascus is busy mobilizing public opinion to support Russian President Vladimir Putin in his war on Ukraine, amid news of Syrian fighters filling out registration requests to go to fight alongside Russian forces. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a UK-based war monitor, confirmed that more than…

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Iran Vows to Avenge the Death of 2 IRGC Members in Syria

Israel awaits with anticipation Iran's retaliation for the airstrike on Syria that killed four people on Monday, including two of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC). Syrian state media said that two civilians were killed during the attack, while the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) said they were two…

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15 soldiers dead in Syria attack on military bus: monitor

Beirut (AFP) - Fifteen soldiers died Sunday in an Islamic State group attack on an army bus in the central Syrian desert, a war monitor said, as state media reported a "terrorist attack".

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ISIS Widow in NE Syria: I Couldn’t Believe I Got Rid of Him

“I couldn’t believe I got rid of him and his oppression,” with these words Aisha Al-Ahmad, a minor and wife of an ISIS fighter, started telling her story to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. Al-Ahmad lives with her family in the Rumailah neighborhood, the largest neighborhood in the city…

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Internal Divisions to Stall ISIS Appointing New Leader

An Egyptian monitor predicted that the ISIS terror group would witness internal divisions after the death of its leader, Abu Ibrahim al Qurashi. The Cairo-based Al-Azhar Observatory for Combating Terrorism confirmed that ISIS had always been preoccupied with internal divisions after losing its leaders. The group hopes to reorganize and…

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'Cold War' Breaks Out between Russia, Iran East of Syria

A cold war broke out between Russia and Iran to win the loyalty of the “seven villages” east of the Euphrates, an area mainly controlled by the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF). The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) reported that the “cold war” between Russia and Iran, the main…

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NHS race body says there are 'ethnic inequalities' in the health system

Observatory director says the review makes a 'clear and overwhelming case for radical action on race inequity in our healthcare system'

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Clashes in NW Syria as US-led troops conduct anti-jihadist operation: monitor

Beirut (AFP) - Troops from the US-led anti-jihadist coalition landed in northwest Syria Thursday in search of wanted militants, resulting in clashes, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported.

AFP

Syrian Fighters Set Deadline for ISIS Gunmen to Surrender

US-backed Kurdish-led fighters searched Friday near a Syrian prison for ISIS group militants and gave an ultimatum to dozens of armed extremists holed up in a small part of the jail to surrender or face an all-out attack, a Kurdish official said. About a half-dozen ISIS fighters surrendered Friday morning,…

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Hundreds of IS jihadists surrender as Kurds advance inside Syria jail

Hasakeh (Syria) (AFP) - Hundreds of Islamic State group fighters surrendered Wednesday in a Syria prison where they had been holed up for days, as US-backed Kurdish forces tightened the noose around remaining jihadists.

AFP

Kurds Locked in Tense Syria Prison Standoff with ISIS

US-backed Kurdish forces tightened the noose Tuesday around ISIS fighters hunkering down inside a Syrian prison, with both sides facing a bloodbath or talks to end the five-day-old standoff. Around 100 ISIS fighters attacked Ghwayran prison in the northeastern city of Hasakeh on January 20, in their biggest military operation…

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Kurds locked in tense Syria prison standoff with IS jihadists

Hasakeh (Syria) (AFP) - US-backed Kurdish forces tightened the noose Tuesday around armed jihadists hunkering down inside a Syrian prison, with both sides facing a bloodbath or talks to end the five-day-old standoff.

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Kurds locked in tense five-day prison standoff with jihadists in Syria

US-backed Kurdish forces tightened the noose around armed jihadists hunkering down inside a Syrian prison Tuesday, with both sides facing a bloodbath or talks to end the five-day-old standoff.

AFP

Kurds locked in tense Syria prison standoff with jihadists

Hasakeh (Syria) (AFP) - US-backed Kurdish forces tightened the noose around armed jihadists hunkering down inside a Syrian prison Tuesday, with both sides facing a bloodbath or talks to end the five-day-old standoff.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Monitor: ISIS Attacks Syria Prison, Frees Militants

ISIS attacked a Kurdish-run jail in northeast Syria on Thursday, freeing fellow militants, a war monitor reported without specifying how many escaped, AFP reported. A car bomb hit the entrance of the Ghwayran prison and a second blast went off in the vicinity before ISIS militants attacked Kurdish security forces…

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IS attacks Syria prison, freeing jihadists: monitor

Beirut (AFP) - The Islamic State group attacked a Kurdish-run jail in northeast Syria on Thursday, freeing fellow jihadists, a war monitor reported without specifying how many escaped.

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