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Syria's main al-Qaida-linked group denies it was behind the killing of an Islamic State leader

Syria’s main insurgent al-Qaida-linked group denied it was behind the killing of the Islamic State group’s leader in the country’s northwest saying it would have otherwise claimed responsibility

The Independent UK

Syrian man accused over 2013 massacre arrested in Germany

Prosecutors say suspect led pro-regime paramilitaries who detained and tortured political opponents

The Guardian - UK

Iran Seeks Control Of Syrian Military Facilities, Alarming Israeli Defense Researchers

Report warns of Hezbollah acquiring chemical weapons stored at CERS for future conflict with Israel.

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The Islamic State group says its leader was killed by militants in Syria and names his successor

The Islamic State group has announced the death of its little-known leader, Abu al-Hussein al-Husseini al-Qurayshi, who headed the extremist organization since November

The Independent UK

Middle East Roundup: Quran burnings lead to protests around the world

Killings in a Palestinian refugee camp and Lebanon’s wanted bank governor steps down – here’s the Middle East this week.

Al Jazeera

UK ‘a leader’ in Turkey-Syria earthquake appeal as donations top £150 million

At least 58,000 people across southern Turkey and north-west Syria were killed after the earthquakes on February 6.

The Independent UK

Hezbollah’s Growing Arsenal Raises Concerns Of Israeli Preemptive Strike

Israel faces a choice between taking preventive action and waiting while Hezbollah's provocations get worse.

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Australian teenager Yusuf Zahab ‘alive’ in Syrian prison months after reports he was killed in IS strike

Family ‘overwhelmed with joy’ after video emerges of teenager, believed to be Zahab, looking healthy and speaking into a camera

The Guardian - AU

Father Paolo: Christian monk who disappeared after trying to talk to ISIL

The Italian breathed life into Syria’s Mar Musa and championed interreligious understanding, until he disappeared.

Al Jazeera

In war and peace, the oud never leaves this Syrian musician’s side

Hassan Hamza preserves the craft of making the musical instrument in a country that has seen more than a decade of war.

Al Jazeera

Aid group official warns that impasse at the UN on border crossing puts 4.1 million Syrians at risk

The head of a leading aid group says an impasse at the United Nations over a border crossing with Syria’s last rebel-held enclave is endangering 4.1 million Syrians living there

The Independent UK

Russian fighter jet strikes another American drone over Syria in the sixth incident this month

The U.S. says a Russian fighter jet fired flares and struck another American drone over Syrian airspace on Wednesday, continuing a string of harassing maneuvers that have ratcheted up tensions between the global powers

The Independent UK

Cancer patients head for Turkey after border closure protests in NW Syria

Referrals had temporarily stopped earlier in July after UN failed to agree on extension to cross-border aid mechanism.

Al Jazeera

People in Turkey and Syria: what has life been like since the February earthquakes?

We’d like to hear from people affected by the earthquakes and how they have experienced the months since the disaster

The Guardian - UK

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No One Prayed Over Their Graves by Khaled Khalifa – a Syrian epic

Set against the tumultuous backdrop of modern Syria’s birth pangs, this saga of friendship, freedom and tragedy celebrates Aleppo’s lost past

Al Jazeera

US says Russian aircraft struck its drone with flare over Syria

Incident is latest in a series of recent encounters involving Russian fighter jets and US drones flying over Syria.

The Independent UK

A Russian fighter jet fired flares at a US drone over Syria and damaged it, the US military says

The U.S. military says a Russian fighter jet has flown close to a U.S. drone over Syria and fired flares at it, striking the American aircraft and damaging it

Al Jazeera

Southern Turkey rocked by magnitude 5.5 earthquake

The earthquake comes five months after a magnitude 7.8 quake devastated parts of Turkey and Syria.

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The Independent UK

US and major donors demand independent UN aid operation in Syria's rebel-held northwest

The United States says it has joined major donors in demanding that the United Nations be able to deliver aid through a key crossing from Turkey to Syria’s rebel-held northwest independently and to everyone in need

The Conversation

Syria's attempts to rejoin the international fold are far from convincing – here's why

In the carefully composed photograph released by their state news agencies at the beginning of May, Syria’s leader Bashar al-Assad has his arms outstretched to welcome the Iranian president, Ebrahim Raisi. The two men are beaming.

The Guardian - AU

The Australian government has a duty to repatriate children born in IS-held territory in Syria

Children born to Syrian women and Australian fathers are unlikely to ever gain citizenship or a normal life in Syria and should be offered repatriation

Al Jazeera

UN expert slams Syria detention of minors over parents’ ISIL ties

Visit to northeastern Syria by UN rapporteur finds ‘cradle-to-grave detention’ of children violates international law.

The Guardian - UK

UK must repatriate more nationals in Syria, says terrorism policy adviser

Britain has been urged by UN to help young children in Syrian detention camps

The Independent UK

UN expert decries the practice of taking boys from their mothers at detention camps in Syria

A U.N.-backed human rights advocate says hundreds of boys held in detention camps run by U.S.-backed forces in opposition-controlled northeastern Syria have been wrongly separated from their mothers on the “unproven” belief that they pose a security risk

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Up First briefing: Barbenheimer; Trump indictments; Baghdadi raid investigation

Get ready for a Barbie/Oppenheimer double feature. GOP candidates face difficult positions addressing Trump's legal woes. NPR reveals flaws in U.S. claims about Syrian casualties in a 2019 raid.

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