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Analysis: Erdogan's vow to expand Syria operations raises stakes in Turkey-NATO row

President Tayyip Erdogan's pledge to launch military operations soon to expand safe zones already set up across Turkey's southern borders has raised the stakes in his row with NATO partners over Finland and Sweden joining the alliance.

Reuters

Dutch Police Arrest Suspected Syrian Pro-government Militia Member

Dutch police arrested a 34-year-old man suspected of committing war crimes and crimes against humanity as a member of a pro-government, non-Shiite militia in Syria on Tuesday, the public prosecution service said. The man, who was not named, had been living in the Netherlands since 2020 and had applied for…

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Dutch police arrest suspected Syrian pro-government militia member

Dutch police arrested a 34-year-old man suspected of committing war crimes and crimes against humanity as a member of a pro-government, non-Shi'ite militia in Syria on Tuesday, the public prosecution service said.

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Flights disrupted and people urged to stay home as sandstorms hit Middle East

Sandstorms are typical during summers but in recent months, Iraq, Iran, Syria, Kuwait, and Saudi Arabia have been battered by an unprecedented number

The Independent UK

Russian-Turkish Patrol in Ain al-Arab, Coalition Convoy Enters Hasakah in Syria

A new patrol by Russian military police and Turkish military forces toured Ain al-Arab, of the Kobani countryside in northern Syria. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) reported that the joint patrol of eight Russian and Turkish military vehicles had set off from Ashma, west of Kobani. It patrolled…

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ISIS Plotted to Seize Syria's Hasakeh, Declare Formation of New Group

ISIS was plotting to seize Syria's Hasakeh city and launch new operations to seize the province in wake of this year's prison break by members of the terrorist organization, revealed a member of a sleeper cell of the group. The Kurdish Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) released the confessions of the…

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Jordan says Iran-linked groups in Syria wage drug war along border

Jordan said on Monday pro-Iranian Syrian army units and militias loyal to Tehran are stepping up their attempts to smuggle hundreds of millions of dollars worth of drugs across the Jordanian border to wealthy Gulf markets.

Reuters

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Turkey's Erdogan threatens new incursion into Syria

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is threatening to launch a new military operation in Syria to secure Turkey's southern border

The Independent UK

More Hardship as New Sandstorm Engulfs Parts of Middle East

A sandstorm blanketed parts of the Middle East on Monday, including Iraq, Syria and Iran, sending people to hospitals and disrupting flights in some places. It was the latest in a series of unprecedented nearly back-to-back sandstorms this year that have bewildered residents and raised alarm among experts and officials,…

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Gunned down in Tehran: Assassination of Revolutionary Guard officer raises fears of Iran-Israel escalation

Daylight killing of Hassan Sayyad Khodai in capital suggests deep foreign intelligence penetration

The Independent UK

More hardship as new sandstorm engulfs parts of Middle East

A sandstorm has blanketed parts of the Middle East including Iraq, Syria, Iran, Kuwait and Saudi Arabia

The Independent UK

Syrian refugee who fled to Scotland now welcoming Afghans to her area

A BRAVE Syrian refugee who fled her war-torn home for safety in Inverclyde has told how she forged a new life here as she welcomes new Afghan…

The National (Scotland)

Factbox: Groups at the heart of Turkey's objections to NATO expansion

Turkey has opposed Sweden and Finland's membership of NATO, accusing them of harbouring individuals linked to the Kurdistan Workers Party militant group (PKK) and followers of a cleric Turkey accuses of orchestrating a coup attempt in 2016.

Reuters

VIDEO: Winch Way Is Down: Russian Chopper Troops Trained In Syria On Rescue Of Injured Soldiers

The Kremlin has released footage of a Russian helicopter squad training in Syria on how to winch injured troops from places too dangerous to land.

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UN Welcomes Prisoners Amnesty in Syria

United Nations Special Envoy for Syria Geir Pedersen welcomed on Sunday the latest presidential amnesty from President Bashar Assad, aimed at freeing thousands of Syrians convicted on terrorism charges. "I was briefed in quite some detail on the latest amnesty from President Assad, and I am very much looking forward…

Bangkok Post

When war comes for our museums and heritage

Protecting cultural heritage during crises and wars is a big challenge, especially if conflict erupts suddenly and consumes a country with violence.

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Revolutionary Guards Say Colonel Assassinated in Tehran

Iran's Revolutionary Guards said on Sunday that one of its officers, Colonel Sayad Khodai, was killed in a rare assassination in Tehran. Khodai was "one of the defenders of the shrines", the semi-official Tasnim news agency reported, referring to military personnel or advisers who Iran says fight on its behalf…

Al Jazeera

Iran: Revolutionary Guard officer assassinated in Tehran

Slain ICRG colonel was in the Quds Force with accusations leveled at Israeli and American operatives.

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Revolutionary Guards say colonel assassinated in Tehran

Iran's Revolutionary Guards said on Sunday that one of its officers, Colonel Sayad Khodai, was killed in a rare assassination in Tehran.

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Jordan: 4 Killed in Attempt to Smuggle Drugs from Syria

Four people were killed in an attempt to smuggle large amounts of drugs from Syria to Jordan, the kingdom's armed forces said on Sunday. Some smugglers were also wounded while others escaped by going back to Syria, Reuters quoted the statement as saying. In January, Jordanian soldiers killed at least…

The Guardian - UK

Syria’s barrel bomb experts in Russia to help with potential Ukraine campaign

Over 50 specialists skilled in delivering crude explosive working with Vladimir Putin’s forces, intelligence sources believe

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Russia, Israel Exchange ‘Ukrainian Letters’ in Syria

Each wave of Israeli raids on Syria in the past years had been weighty. But the latest attacks, which occurred on Friday night, had an additional significance. Syria, in fact, has turned into a “letter box” between Russia and Israel, as a result of tension over Ukraine on the one…

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Turkey’s Erdogan Talks to Swedish, Finnish Leaders on NATO

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday discussed his objections to Sweden and Finland joining NATO with the two Nordic countries’ leaders, Erdogan’s office said. He spoke to Finnish President Sauli Niinisto and Swedish Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson in separate calls to address Ankara’s concerns about those it considers terrorists…

Radio France Internationale

Former Russian mercenary lifts lid on secretive Wagner Group

Marat Gabidullin is the first combatant from private Russian paramilitary company Wagner to break rank and talk publicly about the secretive organisation. He recounts his four years as a mercenary in eastern Ukraine and Syria in his memoir In the Same River Twice, now available in French.

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Turkey Accuses SDF of Obstructing Voluntary Return of Syrian Refugees

Turkey accused the Kurdish forces in Syria of obstructing the return of Syrian refugees, noting that it had begun working with Jordan, Iraq, and Lebanon to secure their “voluntary return.” Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu stressed that his country will continue its war against the Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG),…

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