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Compulsory Military Service Prompts Migration of Youths in Southern Syria

Syrian youths seeking to avoid mandatory military service by the regime usually flee to the southern provinces of Daraa and Sweida where some regions are still outside the control of the regime. The regime tried to take advantage of the situation by issuing in April 2021 a law in Daraa…

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Top Israeli general claims attack on convoy at Iraq-Syria border

The chief of Israel's armed forces on Wednesday claimed credit for a recent air strike on a convoy that had entered Syria from Iraq, saying the target was a truck carrying weaponry.

Reuters

Erdogan Says Türkiye ‘Will Not Ask for Permission’ to Launch Syria Operation

Türkiye asked for Russia’s support and discussed mutual steps in northern Syria, where Ankara has been seeking to carry out a ground operation, Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday. “We asked for his (Russian President Vladimir Putin’s) support for making mutual decisions and maybe acting together to take steps…

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U.S. resumes patrols with SDF in northern Syria - Pentagon

The United States has fully restarted patrols in northern Syria with Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), the Pentagon said on Tuesday, after they had been paused because of Turkish strikes in the region.

Reuters

Türkiye Asked for Russian Support in Northern Syria, Says Erdogan

Türkiye asked for Russia's support and discussed mutual steps in northern Syria, where Ankara has been seeking to carry out a ground operation, Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday. "We asked for his (Putin's) support for making mutual decisions and maybe acting together to take steps together here (in…

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Iran’s ‘Anger’ Among 3 Reasons for Growing Economic Paralysis in Syria

No one can deny that the economic crisis in Syria is unprecedented. But what are the real reasons for it? Why isn’t Iran helping in resolving it as it had helped the regime throughout the past decade? And will that lead to “political concessions” from Damascus? The economic crisis in…

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Russia Expects Türkiye to Abandon Operation in Northern Syria

Russia expected that Türkiye would back down from a possible operation against the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in northern Syria, while a former US official warned of a “collapse” of relations between Washington and Ankara if the operation went ahead. In a meeting chaired by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on…

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UN chief: Syrians face dire winter if aid from Turkey is cut

The U.N. chief is warning that the already dire humanitarian situation in Syria is worsening and if aid deliveries from Turkey to the rebel-held northwest aren’t renewed next month millions of Syrians may not survive the winter

The Independent UK

WhatsApp threatens a UK shutdown if anti-encryption laws pass

This could prompt a severe backlash from voters if the UK joins China, Syria and Qatar as the fourth country where the chat app doesn’t work

Evening Standard

Israel Says Intercepted Message Brought Down Spy Cohen in 1965

Israel sought to lay to rest on Monday a decades-old debate about one of its most famous spies, Eli Cohen, saying his capture and execution in Syria was due to successful counter-intelligence rather than unprofessionalism. Cohen, a Jewish immigrant to Israel from Egypt, was recruited by Mossad and dispatched under…

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Israel says intercepted message brought down spy Cohen in 1965

Reuters

Pentagon says two Isis leaders killed in US raid in Syria

US raids come just weeks after Isis top leader is killed in battle

The Independent UK

Israel’s Army Kicks Off Drills on Borders with Lebanon, Gaza

The Israeli army launched military drills on Saturday on the borders with Gaza Strip and the northern borders with Lebanon. According to the army spokesman, dubbed “Hot Winter 2,” the drills on Gaza borders were carried out by the Gaza Division, during which explosions were heard and the army forces…

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Syrian Opposition Says Thwarts Regime Infiltration Attempt in Aleppo Countryside

The Syrian opposition announced on Sunday that it had thwarted an attempt by the regime and Iranian militias to infiltrate areas of its influence in the Aleppo countryside. The opposition also announced that it had carried out a surprise attack in the Latakia countryside, killing a member of the regime…

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Mark Wotte so proud of his old players at heart of Morocco fairy-tale

MARK WOTTE wasn’t the only one celebrating in a restaurant in the Syrian capital Damascus on Saturday evening and he’s not sure if there was a…

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US Helicopter Raid Kills 2 ISIS Militants in Syria

American forces on Sunday killed two ISIS militants in eastern Syria in a helicopter raid, US Central Command said in a statement. ISIS sleeper calls continue to carry out deadly attacks in Syria and Iraq.

Al Jazeera

Erdogan, Putin discuss Syria border corridor, gas hub by phone

Turkish president reiterated necessity for buffer zone in accordance with 2019 agreement with Russia, his office says.

The Guardian - UK

First refugees arrive in tiny Catalan villages under repopulation plan

Orwa Skafe, who fled Syria seven years ago, is among those given jobs and a home in attempt to revive rural areas

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Syrian Pound Hits New Low on Black Market

Syria's nose-diving pound hit a new record low Saturday against the dollar on the black market, according to websites monitoring the exchange rate, as the country faces severe fuel shortages. The Syrian economy has been battered by more than 11 years of war and crippling Western sanctions, pushing 90 percent…

The Independent UK

EXPLAINER: What's at stake in Turkey's new Syria escalation

Kurdish forces and international players — after weeks of deadly Turkish airstrikes in northern Syria — are trying to gauge whether Ankara’s threats of a ground invasion are serious

Asharq Al-Awsat

Israel Threatens to Bomb Beirut Airport If Used to Deliver Iranian Weapons

Israel raised threats on Saturday of plans to bomb the Beirut airport if the terminal gets used as an Iranian weapons smuggling route, in a situation similar to what it did in Syria. Israeli political sources in Tel Aviv said that Israel was aware of a report broadcast by “Al-Arabiya…

Tribune News Service

Ten years after kidnapping, Texas native Austin Tice is still imprisoned in Syria

The high-level prisoner swap that freed WNBA star Brittney Griner this week has placed a spotlight on another Texan imprisoned abroad, journalist Austin Tice.

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Texas native and journalist Austin Tice is still imprisoned in Syria

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10 years after kidnapping, Texas native Austin Tice is still imprisoned in Syria

The high-level prisoner swap that freed Brittney Griner this week has placed a spotlight on another Texan imprisoned across the world, journalist Austin Tice.

The Independent UK

London barber convicted for sending up to £25,000 to Isis supporter in Syria after receiving Covid grant

‘We were preparing for an attack and I was going to join him,’ Tarek Namouz told friend

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