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Hope and hardship have driven Syrian refugee returns – but many head back to destroyed homes, land disputes

Close to 1.5 million Syrian refugees have voluntarily returned to their home country over the past year.

The Conversation

US raid allegedly killed Syrian undercover agent instead of Islamic State group official

A U.S. operation in Syria last month mistakenly killed a man who had been working undercover against the Islamic State group, according to his family, a war monitor and officials

The Independent UK

UN Security Council delegation visits Syria for first time since 1945

A United Nations Security Council delegation has visited Syria for the first time since the council's founding in 1945

The Independent UK

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German-Syrian activist urges Berlin to retain asylum among ongoing persecution fears

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz argues against granting asylum to Syrians after al-Assad's regime fell, but critics warn the country remains unsafe for minorities and women.

Euronews

US offered to help return 'ISIS brides' to Australia

Labor insists it did not repatriate ISIS-linked women and children from Syria, but notes reveal it considered getting them home without government involvement.

AAP

EU updates asylum guidance for Syrian refugees a year after fall of Bashar al-Assad

The number of Syrians requesting asylum dropped significantly from 16,000 in October 2024, before the fall of al-Assad in December, to 3,500 in September 2025.

Euronews

Trial of aid workers accused of facilitating illegal entry of migrants into Greece set to begin

The accused, including Syrian refugee Sarah Mardini and Irishman Sean Binder, were among those providing humanitarian assistance in Europe’s migration crisis

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EU updates asylum guidance for Syrians a year after Assad's fall

The European Union's asylum agency says it is updating its guidance for applications by Syrian nationals one year after the fall of Bashar Assad

The Independent UK

Scoop: Netanyahu asked Trump for more help in pardon push

"Netanyahu wants Trump to do more, but the president has done all he can do,"

Axios

"Bibi sees ghosts everywhere": U.S. alarmed by Israel's Syria strikes

"He has to stop this because if it continues he will self-destruct."

Axios

It’s not just Gaza. From the West Bank to Syria and Lebanon, Israel’s onslaught continues

Broken ceasefires, bombing, ground incursions and mounting deaths: Israeli imperialism is now expanding across the region, says Guardian columnist Nesrine Malik

The Guardian - UK

Pope Leo XIV's visit highlights Christian resilience in Lebanon despite regional turmoil

Pope Leo XIV's visit to Lebanon highlights the country's religious pluralism and sends a message to Christians not to abandon the region

The Independent UK

At least 13 people killed by Israeli forces during raid on a southern Syrian village

At least 13 people have been killed including women and children by Israeli forces during a raid on a southern Syrian village. One local man said 'When we tried to take injured people to the hospital, they struck the car carrying them'.

Euronews

Israeli forces kill at least 10 in southern Syria raid, residents say

Israeli forces have opened fire in southern Syria, killing at least 10 people, according to Syrian media and officials

The Independent UK

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Euronews

Syrians in Europe weigh up returning home one year after al-Assad’s fall

Euronews spoke to Syrians about their experiences of going back to the country after years as refugees and the push-and-pull factors that made them go. Some were enthusiastic to stay, while others were wary of the country’s future.

The Conversation

Friday essay: how societies evolved into fear-dominated goliaths – then collapsed

We think of ancient civilisations as operating very differently from the way our economy works today. Yet the Bronze Age Assyrians living in Mesopotamia, around 4,000 to 3,000 years ago, began the basis of modern capitalism, in a region spanning most of modern-day Iraq, eastern Syria and southeastern Turkey. The…

The Independent UK

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

Pistachio farms in Syria survived the war - only to be hit by climate change

INDEPENDENT ARABIA: Pistachio farmers in northern Syria are facing one of their toughest seasons yet, as drought, pests and rising costs threaten a crop long considered the country’s “red gold”, Mustafa Rostom reports

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Euronews

Syria begins first public trial over deadly clashes in minority's coastal heartland

Half of the 14 defendants were loyalists of ousted President Bashar al-Assad, while the other half were members of the new government's security forces.

The Independent UK

Syria opens first public trial over deadly coastal violence

The first trial has opened of some of the hundreds of suspects linked to deadly clashes in Syria's coastal provinces that quickly spiraled into sectarian attacks earlier this year

The Independent UK

Members of Syria's security forces and military detained over sectarian violence in Sweida

Investigators have detained members of Syria’s security and military services over sectarian violence in Sweida

The Guardian - UK

‘Death by a thousand cuts’: the people who could face deportation under Reform

As party’s rise fuels fears over future visa rules, people share how the lives they have built are in jeopardy

The Independent UK

Rocket attack in Syria's capital wounds 1 person and causes damage

State media in Syria have reported that rockets fired at a home in Damascus have wounded one person and caused damage

Euronews

Clashes erupt between Druze and Syrian government forces in Suwayda

Violent clashes erupted in Suwayda between the Druze National Guard and Syrian government forces, involving heavy weapons and drones, in the latest major escalation of fighting between the two sides.

The Independent UK

Druze groups and Syrian forces exchange ceasefire violation claims as clashes in Sweida resume

A new round of clashes between Druze armed groups and government forces in Sweida, southern Syria, has subsided

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