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Türkiye Has No Preconditions for Dialogue with Syria, Says FM

Türkiye has no preconditions for dialogue with Syria but any talks should focus on security on their border, Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Tuesday, in a further softening of Ankara's stance towards Damascus after a decade of hostility. Türkiye has backed opposition factions fighting to topple Syria's President Bashar…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Russia's Lavrov condemns Israeli missile strikes on Syria

Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Tuesday condemned Israeli missile attacks against Syria, in comments that underline a chill in once-warm Russian-Israel relations.

Reuters

Türkiye Says It Has No Preconditions for Dialogue with Syria

Türkiye does not have preconditions for dialogue with the Syrian government and talks should be goal-oriented, Türkiye's Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Tuesday in a further softening of Ankara's stance towards Damascus. Türkiye has backed opposition fighting to topple Syria's President Bashar al-Assad, and cut diplomatic relations with Damascus…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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Iranian Agency Announces Killing of IRGC Commander in Syria

An Iranian agency announced on Monday night the death of a commander of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard in Syria. Iran’s state-run media said that General Abolfazl Alijani was killed as he was serving as a “military advisor” in the country, adding that he was from the central city of Esfahan.…

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US ‘Deeply Concerned’ About Violence on Syria-Turkey Border

Washington is "deeply concerned" about a recent flare-up of violence along Syria's northern border with Turkey, a State Department spokesman said Monday. "The United States is deeply concerned about recent attacks along Syria’s northern border and urges all parties to maintain ceasefire lines," said spokesman Ned Price, days after increased…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Turkey’s rapprochement with Syria leaves regional refugees fearful

Erdoğan is no longer seeking the ousting of Assad, alarming Syrians across the opposition and Kurdish exiles who fear being forcibly returned

The Guardian - UK

Widow of murdered Scots aid worker David Haines 'will never forgive' as killer ISIS 'Beatle' jailed for life

David, from Perth, tragically lost his life at the hands of the twisted terror cell in September, 2014, after being kidnapped from a Syrian aid camp the previous year.

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Are Syrian refugees begging on TikTok Live real or fake?

Critics say the videos, which usually involve children, are scams. Not everyone is so sure.

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UN Calls for Protecting Civilians in Syria

Three UN officials have urged all parties in Syria to take all feasible measures to minimize harm to civilians. In a joint statement, the United Nations Resident Coordinator and Humanitarian Coordinator for Syria, Imran Riza, Regional Humanitarian Coordinator for Syria Muhannad Hadi and UNICEF’s Regional Director for the Middle East…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Bloodied and burnt girls cry for mums as 4 friends lay dead in school drone attack horror

Renda Bakr, 17, and Novin Ezzat, 18 heard the drone but after that, it was all a blur of screams and blood as they describe the hours of terror in which four of their friends were killed

Daily Mirror

Iran’s ‘Butcher of Aleppo’ Oversaw Plots to Kill Israelis in Türkiye

A notorious commander of Iran's Revolutionary Guard (IRGC), previously expelled from Syria, oversaw operations to kill Israelis, Iran International, a Persian language television station headquartered in London, has learned. General Javad Ghaffari, the IRGC Quds Force commander who had reportedly been expelled from Syria last November for ‘major breach of…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Clashes Intensify between Türkiye, Syrian Regime in Aleppo

Clashes have intensified between the Turkish forces and the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) along with the Syrian regime in Aleppo following a massacre committed by regime forces in the al-Bab city. The residents of al-Bab went into general strike to mourn the victims who fell during the Friday massacre in…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Syria atrocity as drone slaughters four girls playing volleyball at UN-funded centre

Major General John Brennan, a US Commander, said in a statement that he condemns a drone attack which targeted a girls’ learning centre in Hasaka, northeast Syria

Daily Mirror

Kurdish Party Accuses Russia of Granting Türkiye Green Light to Attack N. Syria

The Kurdish Democratic Union Party (PYD) accused on Friday Russia of giving Türkiye the greenlight to attack Kurdish forces in northern Syria. Prominent member of the PYD Ahmed Khoja told Asharq Al-Awsat that despite Russian and Iranian reassurances that Ankara would not be allowed to invade northeastern Syria by land,…

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Islamic State militant gets life in U.S. prison over killing of American hostages

A U.S. federal judge on Friday sentenced a member of an Islamic State cell known as "The Beatles" to life in prison for involvement in a hostage-taking plot that led to the killings of American journalists and aid workers in Syria.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Erdogan Says Türkiye Not Looking to Take Syrian Territory

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Friday that Türkiye was not looking to seize any Syrian territory despite stepping up its attacks against Kurdish forces in the war-torn country's north. Erdogan's comments came days after a Turkish air strikes on a Syrian border post run by regime forces reportedly killed 17…

The Independent UK

Who were the four British terrorists dubbed ‘The Beatles’?

Here is a little of what is known about each of the four alleged members of the Islamic State terrorist cell.

Daily Mirror

Victims of evil ISIS Beatles from beheaded Brits to woman sold as a sex slave

El-Shafee Elsheikh has been told he will spend life in prison for his role in the kidnap and vicious slaughter of 27 innocent victims, including two US journalists, two Brits and an American aid worker

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Evening Standard

Islamic State ‘Beatle’ El Shafee Elsheikh jailed for life for role in hostage murder plot

A member of the so-called Islamic State terror cell known as The Beatles has been jailed for life after being convicted for his role in the murder of American hostages in Syria.

Daily Mirror

ISIS Beatle's journey from QPR footballer hopeful to evil executioner as he's jailed

El-Shafee Elsheikh or "Jihadi Ringo" was one of four ISIS hostage takers named after "The Beatles" because of their British accents - who became infamous for their capacity to dole out cruel and unusual punishments

Daily Mirror

ISIS Beatle torturer to die in max-security prison as monster is sentenced to life

El Shafee Elsheikh was known as the main torturer of the ISIS Beatles terror cell - and was found guilty in April of killing 27 hostages in Syria including Brits David Haines and Alan Henning

The Independent UK

Market blast in north Syria kills at least 9, wounds dozens

A Syrian opposition war monitor and a paramedic group say a rocket attack on a crowded market in a town held by Turkey-backed opposition fighters killed at least nine people and wounded dozens

Belfast Live

Syrian refugee to open new ice cream shop in Enniskillen

The 20-year-old fled the war-torn country with his family in 2012

Al Jazeera

Civilians killed in northern Syria marketplace missile attack

The opposition’s Syrian Civil Defence, also known as White Helmets, said five children were among those killed.

Asharq Al-Awsat

North Syria Violence Kills 19 Civilians

At least 19 civilians were killed during two separate incidents in the latest flare-up of violence along Syria's northern border with Türkiye, a war monitor said on Friday. The bloodshed comes against a backdrop of increased tensions pitting Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces backed by the regime against Turkish forces and…

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