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Syria denies OPCW's findings on chemical weapon attack in 2018

Syria's foreign ministry said on Saturday that a report by the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) that found the Syrian government was responsible for a chemical weapon attack on the rebel-held Syrian city of Douma in 2018 lacked any evidence, and denied the allegations.

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Syria Denies OPCW’s Findings on Chemical Weapon Attack in 2018

Syria's foreign ministry said on Saturday that a report by the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) that found the Syrian government was responsible for a chemical weapon attack on the opposition-held Syrian city of Douma in 2018 lacked any evidence, and denied the allegations. The global chemical…

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Will Damascus Undermine Tehran’s Mediterranean Dream?

Relations between Syria and Iran appear to have weakened amid reports that Tehran has been stalling in helping out its ally out of its unprecedented months-long fuel crisis. The “strategic” relations between Damascus and Tehran appear to have also taken a hit through the launch of normalization talks between Syria…

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UN Warns of Record Rates of Hunger in Syria

The World Food Programme warned on Friday that hunger rates in Syria have soared to record highs after more than a decade of devastating conflict. A brutal war that triggered years of economic crisis and damaged vital infrastructure has put 2.9 million at risk of sliding into hunger, while another…

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Brutality of Russia's Wagner gives it lead in Ukraine war

Fierce battles in eastern Ukraine have thrown a new spotlight on a private Russian military group led by a rogue millionaire with longtime links to Russia’s President Vladimir Putin

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OPCW blames Syria gov’t for 2018 chlorine gas attack in Douma

OPCW says helicopter dropped two cylinders ‘containing toxic chlorine gas on two apartment buildings’ in Douma.

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Chemical Weapons Watchdog Blames Syrian Air Force for Douma Attack

The global chemical weapons watchdog on Friday said a nearly two-year investigation had found that at least one Syrian military helicopter had dropped gas cylinders on to residential buildings in the opposition-held Syrian city of Douma in 2018, killing 43 people. The April 7, 2018, attack on the outskirts of…

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Chemical weapons watchdog blames Syrian air force for Douma attack

The global chemical weapons watchdog on Friday said a nearly two-year investigation had found that at least one Syrian military helicopter had dropped gas cylinders on to residential buildings in the rebel-held Syrian city of Douma in 2018, killing 43 people.

Reuters

Watchdog blames Syria's air force for deadly chlorine attack

An investigation by the global chemical weapons watchdog established there are “reasonable grounds to believe” Syria’s air force dropped two cylinders containing chlorine gas on the city of Douma in April 2018, killing 43 people

The Independent UK

SDF Arrests ISIS Commander in Eastern Syria

Syrian Kurdish-led forces captured a local ISIS commander in eastern Syria as part of an ongoing operation targeting sleeper cells in the city of Raqqa, the US-backed forces announced Thursday. The commander served as the chief of the extremist group’s faction for Raqqa and was among the 68 militants detained…

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Franco-Syrian author wins career gong at Angoulême comics festival

The 50th Angoulême International Comics Festival, held every year in south-western France, was officially inaugurated on Wednesday with a ceremony to grant the coveted Grand Prix d'Angoulême. This year's award for career excellence went to Franco-Syrian author Riad Sattouf.

Radio France Internationale

UN Special Envoy: Syria Remains Deeply Divided

The United Nations Special Envoy to Syria, Geir Pedersen, confirmed on Wednesday that Syria remains tattered and deeply divided, facing massive economic hardships of “epic proportions.” Pedersen determined six priorities to proceed with a political process based on Resolution 2254, led by the UN, which requires unity from all parties…

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Commander of Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS Visits Al-Tanf Base After Drones’ Attack

The Free Syrian Army (FSA) revealed that an official from the Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS held talks with leaders from the FSA on military coordination between both sides. This comes days after a drones-attack that targeted the Al-Tanf base. The talks held by Maj. Gen.

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How ancient seeds from the Fertile Crescent could help save us from climate change

Some of the tens of thousands of seeds stored at a facility in Lebanon's Bekaa Valley may hold keys to helping the planet's food supply adapt to climate change. Many seeds were saved from Syria's war.

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Türkiye: No Normalization with Damascus at Syrians Expense

Türkiye reaffirmed it will not take any decision regarding the normalization of ties with the regime of Bashar al-Assad in Syria so long that it could damage the lives of Syrians in opposition-run territory in the north. Defense Minister Hulusi Akar stressed that his country will not take any decision…

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Syrian Defense Minister Visits Tehran

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi on Tuesday affirmed his country’s support to the Syrian people during the reconstruction process. His remark was made as he received Syrian Defense Minister Ali Mahmoud Abbas. Raisi described the relations between the two countries as “strategic”, according to the state-run ISNA news agency. “Relations between…

The Independent UK

France: More women, children returned from IS camps in Syria

France has repatriated another group of women and children from former Islamic State group-controlled areas of Syria

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UNRWA Appeals for $1.6 Bln in Funding

The UN agency that delivers basic services to millions of Palestinian refugees appealed on Tuesday for $1.6 billion in funding after its head warned it was struggling to fulfill its mandate due to spiraling costs and shrinking resources. Established in 1949 following the first Arab-Israeli war, UNRWA provides public services…

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France repatriates women and children from jihadist camps in Syria

France has repatriated 15 women and 32 children held in jihadist prison camps in Syria, the foreign ministry said. This is the third major repatriation of French citizens from the Middle Eastern country in similar circumstances.

Al Jazeera

France repatriates 47 nationals from northeastern Syria camps

The repatriation involved 32 children and 15 women who will undergo medical and social monitoring, French officials say.

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France Repatriates 15 Women, 32 Children from Syrian ISIS Camps

France repatriated 15 women and 32 children held in ISIS prison camps in northeastern Syria, the French foreign ministry said Tuesday. "The minors were handed over to the services in charge of child assistance and will be subject to medical and social monitoring," the ministry said in a statement.

Reuters

Russia, Syria restore Syrian air base for joint use

Russia and Syria have restored the al-Jarrah military air base in Syria's north to be jointly used, Russia's Defence Ministry said late on Monday.

France 24

Captagon trade: How Syria became a narco-state

Captagon is a synthetic drug that has turned Syria into a narco-state. The illicit industry behind this amphetamine is estimated to be worth billions of dollars, with over 400 million tablets seized in the Middle East in 2021. So who is profiting from this trafficking? Where is the drug produced?…

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US Military Says It Captured Two ISIS Members in Syria

American forces have captured two ISIS members during an air and ground assault in eastern Syria, the US military's Central Command said in a statement released on Sunday. The raid happened on Saturday, according to Col. Joe Buccino, a Central Command spokesperson, adding that one civilian received "minor injuries" during…

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Jury to decide fate of Brooklyn man accused of abandoning family to fight for ISIS and train snipers

He’s accused of leaving behind his life and family in Brooklyn to fight and train snipers for ISIS — and now a Brooklyn jury will decide his fate.

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