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Lebanon's government approves a deal to transfer Syrian prisoners back to Syria

Lebanon’s cabinet has approved an agreement to transfer Syrian prisoners back to Syria

The Independent UK

Displacement Film Fund review – Cate Blanchett masterminds short film collection that brims with life and intensity

A set of shorts by film-makers from Afghanistan, Iran, Ukraine, Syria and Somalia are shocking, funny and mysterious in equal measure

The Guardian - UK

My Take 5 (Edition 63): The week that was in international affairs

Syria sees conflict between Damascus and Kurds, with a new integration deal announced. India and the EU finalize a major trade agreement after 18 years. Russia-Ukraine war negotiations continue with sticking points. China's top general is purged, raising questions about military leadership. The EU backs Morocco's autonomy plan for the…

The Times of India

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Syrian government and Kurdish forces reach deal on permanent truce

Milestone appears to resolve escalating tensions over the question of Kurdish autonomy in north-east Syria

The Guardian - UK

Syrian government and Kurdish-led SDF announce latest ceasefire

The deal will see Kurdish-led SDF integrated into state forces

The Independent UK

Kurdish-led SDF and Syrian government reach new agreement to stabilise ceasefire

Syria's new leaders, since toppling former President Bashar al-Assad in December 2024, have struggled to assert full authority over a country devastated by nearly 14 years of civil war.

Euronews

Foreign women linked to IS group in Syrian camp hope for amnesty after government offensive

Foreign women linked to the Islamic State group in a Syrian camp are hoping for amnesty after a government offensive weakened the Kurdish-led forces guarding them

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Kurdish-led force and Syrian government reach new agreement to stabilize ceasefire

The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces have announced a new agreement with Syria's central government to stabilize a ceasefire

The Independent UK

Pressure grows to bring French Islamic State suspects home from Iraqi prisons

A French human rights group is calling for the repatriation of 47 French nationals held in Iraqi prisons after being transferred from Syria, where they were first detained on suspicion of belonging to the Islamic State group.

Radio France Internationale

Visa-free China travel is coming - but which countries still need one?

Brits will be able to visit China for up to 30 days without a visa under the new deal - but you still need one to visit dozens of countries

Evening Standard

US abandons Syria’s Kurds, risking regional turmoil and an IS resurgence

Many Kurdish people will be feeling betrayed by the US after the Syrian army, backed by the US and armed by Turkey, launched an offensive against the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in early January. The SDF has long been hailed as the west’s most effective partner against the Islamic…

The Conversation

As Syria’s new government consolidates its power, the Kurdish minority fears for its future

Renewed fighting in Syria in recent weeks between government-aligned forces and the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) isn’t just a local issue. It has serious implications for the stability of the rest of the Middle East.

The Conversation

Russian forces begin pulling out of bases in northeast Syria

Russian forces have started withdrawing from positions in northeast Syria still controlled by the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces

The Independent UK

A ceasefire holds in Syria but civilians live with fear and resentment

A fragile ceasefire between Syria's government and Kurdish-led forces has temporarily eased tensions in the country's northeast

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UN aid convoy delivers supplies to besieged city in northeast Syria as a shaky ceasefire holds

A U.N. aid convoy has delivered humanitarian supplies to Kobani in northeast Syria

The Independent UK

Baghdad says it will prosecute Islamic State militants being moved from Syria to Iraq

Baghdad says it will prosecute and try militants from the Islamic State group who are being transferred from prisons and detention camps in neighboring Syria to Iraq under a U.S.-brokered deal

The Independent UK

Truce between Syrian government and Kurdish fighters ends with no clear renewal in sight

A four-day truce between the Syrian government and Kurdish fighters has ended with no clear signs of renewal

Radio France Internationale

Transfer of IS prisoners to Iraq puts renewed pressure on European governments

The transfer of senior Islamic State detainees from Syria to Iraq has reignited pressure on European governments to confront the long-deferred issue of bringing home and prosecuting their citizens.

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The Guardian - UK

Syrian and Kurdish forces agree to extend ceasefire as threat of war looms

Ceasefire to be extended for one month to allow transfer of suspected Islamic State members from Syria to Iraq

Radio France Internationale

Syrian Army seizes northeast as US abandons Kurdish-led forces

The Syrian Army has made sweeping gains against Kurdish-led forces in northeast Syria, dealing a major blow to Syrian Kurdish autonomy and handing victories to both Damascus and neighbouring Turkey. With Washington abandoning its backing of the militia alliance, the Syrian Democratic Forces now face disbandment or renewed fighting.

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on Syria’s crisis: Islamic State fighters are not the only concern

Editorial: As a lightning government offensive leaves the Kurdish-dominated SDF reeling, the political horizon needs attention as well as security

The Independent UK

Syrian forces take control of prison housing IS members after Kurdish fighters evacuate

Syria's government forces have taken control of a prison housing Islamic State group members in the country's north

The Guardian - UK

‘Open the gates’: riots, fires and escape attempts as Syrian army takes over IS camp

Director of al-Hawl camp describes chaotic scenes as Kurdish guards fled and government fighters arrived. Will Christou reports from al-Hawl

Radio France Internationale

Kurds in Syria 'sacrificed' says head of Kurdish Institute of Paris

Syrian government forces have seized swathes of territory from Kurdish forces in the north of the country, effectively dismantling more than a decade of self-rule by the Kurds. The head of the Kurdish Institute of Paris tells RFI that the Kurdish-dominated Syrian Democratic Forces, who fought alongside the United States…

The Guardian - UK

The revolutionary women of Rojava are in grave danger. That has consequences for us all

For a decade, the autonomous territory in Syria has been a bastion of gender equality. It holds important lessons for the fight against authoritarianism, says author Natasha Walter

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