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Manhunt after 120 Islamic State members escape from Syrian prison amid clashes

Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces control more than a dozen prisons where some 9,000 IS members are held

The Independent UK

Fugitive Syrian Hotel Migrant Accused of Sexual Assault After Giving Cannabis to 15-Year-Old Faces Extradition

A fugitive Syrian migrant accused of sexually assaulting a 15-year-old after giving cannabis faces extradition after a UK court rejects his appeal.

International Business Times UK

Out of the ruins: will Aleppo ever be rebuilt?

The long read: Years of civil war have turned whole areas of the city into rows of empty husks. But after the fall of Assad, Syrians have returned to their old homes determined to rebuild

The Guardian - UK

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Syrian government forces clash with Kurdish fighters as IS prisoners escape

Syrian government forces and Kurdish fighters have clashed around two prisons i housing members of the Islamic State group in Syria’s northeast

The Independent UK

More than 100 Islamic State inmates escape jail amid clashes in north-east Syria

Two sides blame each other for release of inmates, as Syria’s president looks to gain control of north-east

The Guardian - UK

Secrecy around UK military civilian harm ‘risks undermining public confidence’

Tribunal ruling follows Airwars investigation into Britain’s conduct in bombing campaign against IS in Syria and Iraq

The Guardian - UK

All you need to know about Syria’s main Kurdish-led force and its deal with Damascus

The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces are set to merge into the Syrian army after suffering major setbacks

The Independent UK

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Syrian government announces ceasefire with Syrian Democratic Forces

A ceasefire agreement and the integration of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) into the Syrian army was announced following the army's takeover of areas in the east of the country, including military, security and administrative arrangements.

Euronews

Syrian government seizes strategic town in Raqqa from Kurdish forces in an ongoing push eastward

Government forces have seized a strategic town in eastern Syria, intensifying their push against Kurdish-led forces east of the Euphrates River

The Independent UK

US kills Al-Qaeda-linked leader behind ISIS attack that killed two service members and American interpreter, military says

A third round of retaliatory strikes in Syria resulted in the death of an Al-Qaeda-affiliated leader, officials say

The Independent UK

Photos show Syrians returning home following clashes between government forces and Kurdish fighters

Displaced Syrians returned to the city of Aleppo after clashes between government forces and the U.S.-backed and Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces earlier this month forced them to move to neighboring towns.

The Independent UK

Syrian government forces enter northern towns after Kurdish fighters withdraw

Syrian government forces have entered a northern town after Kurdish-led fighters decided to evacuate

The Independent UK

Hundreds flee to government-held areas in north Syria ahead of possible offensive

Scores of people have fled to government-held areas in northern Syria

The Independent UK

Syrian swimmer among activists cleared by Greek court of aiding migrant rescues

A Greek court has acquitted a group of rescue volunteers who aided migrants on the island of Lesbos, ending a case that drew criticism from international human rights groups

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Civilians flee on foot as Syrian military offensive looms east of Aleppo

A trickle of civilians has left a contested area east of Aleppo after a Syrian military warning to evacuate

The Independent UK

Rights group warns on failure to deliver justice after sectarian killings in Syria's Sweida

Human Rights Watch criticizes the Syrian government for lacking accountability in sectarian violence

The Independent UK

Syrian military tells civilians to evacuate contested area east of Aleppo amid rising tensions

Syria’s military has announced it will open a “humanitarian corridor” for civilians to evacuate from an area in Aleppo province

The Conversation

Whether or not US acquires Greenland, the island will be at the centre of a massive military build-up in the Arctic

Donald Trump is clearly in a hurry to dominate the political narrative in his second term of office. He began 2026 with strikes in Syria against Islamic State groups, the kidnapping of Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro, threats to intervene in Iran and the declaration that the US would take control…

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The Independent UK

Syrian army declares a closed military zone east of Aleppo as tensions rise with Kurds

The Syrian army has declared an area east of Aleppo a "closed military zone," signaling potential escalation with the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF)

The Independent UK

Displaced Aleppo residents return home after days of intense clashes

Hundreds of displaced residents have returned to Aleppo’s Achrafieh neighborhood in northern Syria

The Independent UK

First responders enter devastated Aleppo neighborhood after days of deadly fighting

Residents have started returning to a contested neighborhood in Syria's Aleppo after deadly clashes between government and Kurdish-led forces

The Independent UK

Operation Hawkeye Strike: How Donald Trump is taking on ISIS in Syria again

The president has stepped up attacks on ISIS in recent weeks after saying the U.S. should have ‘nothing to do with’ Syria

Radio France Internationale

US and EU urge fresh talks between Syria govt, Kurds after deadly clashes

The United States and the European Union on Saturday urged the Syrian government and Kurdish authorities to return to negotiations after days of deadly clashes in the northern city of Aleppo.

The Guardian - UK

Syrian forces expel Kurdish fighters as US strikes Islamic State targets

Three hundred Kurds detained and further 400 evacuated following clashes in Aleppo

Euronews

US strikes IS group targets in Syria in response to deadly ambush in Palmyra

The large-scale strikes come in retaliation to an ambush attack in December, in which two US soldiers and one US civilian interpreter were killed.

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