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Gantz Presents Documents of Iranian Weapons Factories in Syria, Lebanon, Yemen

Security sources in Tel Aviv revealed that Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz carried with him to the United Nations headquarters in New York many documents on Iranian activity in the Middle East. Among the most prominent of these documents is a file containing photos and reports showing that Iran is…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Sep 14, 2022

France told to re-examine repatriation requests of wives of IS combatants

The European Court of Human Rights on Wednesday ruled that France must re-examine repatriation requests from two French women who travelled to Syria with their partners to join Islamic State, and the children they gave birth to there.

Reuters · Sep 14, 2022

Bataclan bomber's widow and child repatriated to France

The wife of a terrorist who helped to murder dozens of people at Paris’s Bataclan concert hall in 2015 has been repatriated from Syria to France along with her three children.

Radio France Internationale · Sep 14, 2022

US General Urges Faster Repatriation of ISIS Families in Syria Camp

The repatriation and reintegration of thousands of families of ISIS militants languishing in a Kurdish-run detention camp in northeast Syria should be speeded up, the top US general in the Middle East said on Monday. General Michael “Erik” Kurilla, who leads US Central Command (CENTCOM), said many of the residents…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Sep 13, 2022

Tribal spies in Syria help U.S. win drone war against Islamic State

When the U.S. military targeted Islamic State commander Maher al-Agal with a drone strike in northern Syria in July, there was little chance it would miss. The reason? Revenge.

Reuters · Sep 13, 2022

Fresh bid by Syrian refugee to bring her dying father to Scotland

A FORMER refugee from Syria who fled to Scotland almost 10 years ago has launched a petition to allow her dying father to come to Scotland so they…

The National (Scotland) · Sep 13, 2022

U.S. general urges faster repatriation of IS families in Syria camp

The repatriation and reintegration of thousands of families of Islamic State militants languishing in a Kurdish-run detention camp in northeast Syria should be speeded up, the top U.S. general in the Middle East said on Monday.

Reuters · Sep 12, 2022

Israeli minister says Iran using Syria facilities for weapons production

Israeli Defence Minister Benny Gantz said on Monday that Iran has used more than 10 military facilities in Syria to produce advanced missiles and weapons for its proxies.

Reuters · Sep 12, 2022

Syria Reports 2 Dozen Cases, 5 Deaths of Cholera

Hospitals in the Syrian capital have been put on alert after more than two dozen cases of cholera and at least five deaths were reported in the war-torn country, health officials said Monday. The main cause of the spread appears to be people drinking polluted water, as well as watering…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Sep 12, 2022

7 Fighters from Kurdish-led Force Killed in Syria ISIS Attacks

At least seven fighters from a Kurdish-led force were killed Sunday in two ISIS group attacks in eastern Syria, a war monitor said. "Six fighters from the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) were killed" in an ISIS attack along the road linking Deir Ezzor province with Hasakeh, said Rami Abdel Rahman,…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Sep 12, 2022