Dismay as key cholera vaccine is discontinued Exclusive: halt to production of Shanchol vaccine alarms WHO amid ‘unprecedented’ global outbreaks The Guardian - UK · Oct 14, 2022
First Brit allowed to return to UK with her child from Syria camp after ISIS war They are the first British nationals to be allowed to return since the end of the ISIS war in 2019 following a ground breaking decision by the UK government. Daily Record · Oct 13, 2022
UK Reaper drone takes out ISIS terrorist in deadly precision attack in Syria The extremely rare attack took place close to the Turkish border and is only the third British attack of its kind this year after the Reaper drone took out the ISIS terrorist Daily Mirror · Oct 13, 2022
Teens Journey from Bombs and Bullets to the Glare of a World Cup When Hazem Attar fled the stricken Syrian city of Aleppo seven years ago, he could not have imagined his brutal journey would lead him to a World Cup football match. Then aged just 10, Attar told of how seven members of his family packed into a bus to escape the… Asharq Al-Awsat · Oct 13, 2022
First Brit allowed back to UK from Syria camp with her child after ISIS war A woman and her child are the first Britons to have been allowed back to the country from a camp in north-east Syria - the identity of the mum and kid has been kept anonymous Daily Mirror · Oct 13, 2022
Syria: 18 soldiers killed in explosion near Damascus The explosion was caused by a device that had been previously affixed under the bus, said the report, citing a military source. Read more on Dynamite News: Dynamite News · Oct 13, 2022
First British woman and her child repatriated to UK from Syrian camp Woman, said to have been trafficked, is only adult allowed back since end of Islamic State ground war The Guardian - UK · Oct 13, 2022
Syrian explosion leaves 18 soldiers dead, report local authorities, in latest tragedy of 11-year conflict Popular Syrian radio station Sham FM is reporting an explosive device has detonated on a military bus on Thursday, local time, killing 18 soldiers and injuring several others. ABC News · Oct 13, 2022
UN Experts: Finland Violated Rights of Children In Syria Camps Finland violated the rights of Finnish children left to languish for years in life-threatening conditions in Syrian camps for family members of suspected militants, a UN watchdog said Wednesday. "Finland has the responsibility and power to protect the Finnish children in the Syrian camps against an imminent risk to their… Asharq Al-Awsat · Oct 13, 2022
Lebanon to start sending Syrian refugees back home despite ‘risk of abuse’ Lebanon says programme is ‘voluntary’ but rights groups warn other returnees have faced arrests, detention, enforced disappearance and torture The Independent UK · Oct 12, 2022
Lebanon to begin returning refugees to Syria ‘in batches’ Presidency says return of refugees to Syria to start next week, despite objections by rights groups. Al Jazeera · Oct 12, 2022
UN rebukes Finland for violating rights of its children held in Syria camps Child rights committee says Helsinki must do more to repatriate those detained as relatives of suspected Islamic State fighters The Guardian - UK · Oct 12, 2022
Lebanon to Begin Returning Syrian Refugees Lebanon will start sending Syrian refugees back to their home country at the end of next week, Lebanese President Michel Aoun said on Wednesday, despite rights groups' fears for their safety. Lebanon hosts the highest number of refugees per capita in the world. Asharq Al-Awsat · Oct 12, 2022
Syria digs up 'rare' Roman mosaic in former rebel stronghold Syria has uncovered a “rare” Roman mosaic in a former rebel stronghold The Independent UK · Oct 12, 2022
Al Jazeera · Oct 12, 2022 UN says Finland violated child rights in Syria camps The UN committee issues findings after considering a case filed on behalf of six Finnish children held at al-Hol camp.
Asharq Al-Awsat · Oct 12, 2022 Syrian Pound Hits Record Low on Black Market Syria's pound hit a new low against the dollar on the black market Tuesday, according to websites monitoring the exchange rate, in the latest blow to the war-battered economy. The exchange rate reached more than 5,000 Syrian pounds to the US dollar for the first time since the start of…
Reason · Oct 11, 2022 Biden Can't Have It Both Ways on Drone Strikes If the combat mission is over in the Middle East, Biden should follow—and make permanent—more cautious drone guidelines.
The Independent UK · Oct 11, 2022 ‘Devastating’: Cholera outbreaks in Lebanon and Syria threaten millions There are fears many people in the region are now at risk
Asharq Al-Awsat · Oct 11, 2022 Hamas Revives Ties with Syria The Palestinian Hamas movement that rules Gaza is reviving relations with the Iran-backed regime in Damascus after a decade-long rupture sparked by the outbreak of Syria's bloody war. Analysts say the shift pushes Hamas deeper into the fold of the Iran-led "axis of resistance" against Israel that includes Syria as…
Asharq Al-Awsat · Oct 11, 2022 Insecurity Fuels Protests in Syria’s Turkish Areas of Influence Raging protests and demonstrations erupted in Syria’s al-Bab city on Monday amid security chaos and near-daily assassinations taking place in areas of influence controlled by Türkiye and Ankara loyalists from opposition factions in northwestern Syria.
Asharq Al-Awsat · Oct 11, 2022 Damascus Prepared to Receive Only ‘Resistance’ Members of Hamas Damascus has drawn a distinction between the “resistance” and the “Muslim Brotherhood” wings of the Palestinian Gaza-based Hamas movement. The regime-affiliated Al-Watan daily reported that the Syrian capital is prepared to receive a Hamas delegation composed of resistance representatives, however, it is not ready to receive Brotherhood representatives of the…
Asharq Al-Awsat · Oct 10, 2022 Syria Official: US Drone Attack Kills ISIS Member in Northeast A US-led coalition drone strike in northeastern Syria on Monday killed an ISIS group militant, a Syrian security official said. Speaking on condition of anonymity in line with regulations, the official told The Associated Press that the strike targeted the ISIS member driving a motorcycle in the village of Hamam…
The Guardian - UK · Oct 10, 2022 Sergei Surovikin: the ‘General Armageddon’ now in charge of Russia’s war Commander of attack on Ukraine described as ‘absolutely ruthless, with little regard for human life’
Daily Mirror · Oct 10, 2022 Vladimir Putin's 'brutal' new right-hand man with bloody past linked to Ukraine bombings General Sergei Surovikin’s command in Syria also coincided with the Khan Sheikhoun Sarin nerve agent attack, which killed 90 civilians and injured over 500 people