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The Latest Breaking News from Syria

General who ran Syria operation to lead Russia troops in Ukraine

Russia has appointed a new commander for its operations in Ukraine as it refocuses its war effort in the east, having failed to secure territory around the capital, Kyiv.

Tribune News Service

Who is General Alexander Dvornikov? The ‘brutal’ Russian commander now in charge of Ukraine invasion

The 60-year-old is known as the ‘butcher of Syria’ for ‘ruthless’ tactics during the Syrian civil war

The Independent UK

Aleksandr Dvornikov: Russian general who helped turn tide of Syrian war

Analysis: career military officer and ‘blood and soil nationalist’ now faces different set of challenges in Ukraine

The Guardian - UK

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New Russian war chief will bring more brutality in Ukraine, US warns

Moscow promotes Alexander Dvornikov, who led Russian troops in Syria, as it regroups for Donbas battle

The Guardian - US

US official: Russia appoints new Ukraine war commander

After its striking post-invasion setbacks, Russia has appointed a new Ukraine war commander

The Independent UK

Iraq National Security Adviser: We Repatriated 450 Families From Syria’s Al-Hol Camp

Iraq’s National Security Adviser Qassem al-Araji said Saturday that his country has repatriated dozens of families who were affiliated or are suspected of collaborating with ISIS in mid-2014, when it controlled over about one third of Iraq’s territory. He said members of these families settled in al-Hol camp for displaced…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Syria Gas Attack Victim, Awaiting Justice, Say Impunity Fuels War Crimes

Abdel Hamid al-Youssef said 25 members of his family, including his wife and infant twins, were killed when poison gas was dropped on their town in Syria in 2017, in an attack a UN-backed inquiry concluded was launched by the Syrian state. “In seconds, everything was erased.

Asharq Al-Awsat

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Russia Raids Central, Northwestern Syria

Russian and Syrian regime warplanes targeted ISIS sites in the Syrian desert, within the administrative regions east of Homs, Raqqa, and Deir Ez-Zor, coinciding with Russian raids in Jabal al-Zawiya, south of Idlib. Regime forces and affiliated militias also targeted the countryside of Idlib and Aleppo, northwest Syria. A source…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Syria gas attack victims, awaiting justice, say impunity fuels war crimes

Abdel Hamid al-Youssef said 25 members of his family, including his wife and infant twins, were killed when poison gas was dropped on their town in Syria in 2017, in an attack a U.N.-backed inquiry concluded was launched by the Syrian state.

Reuters

Israeli air raids target positions in Syria

Israeli missile attack in Syria was the eight so far this year, monitor says.

Al Jazeera

Iraq Official Warns of Extremist Threat from Syria Camp

The Al-Hol camp for displaced people in Syria is an extremist threat and should be dismantled, a senior Iraqi security official said on Saturday. Al-Hol, in the Kurdish-controlled northeast, is Syria's largest camp for displaced people.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Syria’s Air Defenses Confront ‘Israeli Aggression’, State Media Report

Syrian air defenses confronted an "Israeli air aggression" on Saturday in the country's central region, Syrian state media reported. "At 6:45 pm today, the Israeli enemy launched an air aggression from the north of Lebanon, targeting some points in the central region," state media said citing a military source. Israel's…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Syria's air defences confront 'Israeli aggression', state media report

Syrian air defences confronted an "Israeli air aggression" on Saturday in the country's central region, Syrian state media reported.

Reuters

Russian general ‘linked to atrocities in Syria placed in charge of Ukraine invasion’

A Russian general linked to atrocities in Syria has been placed in charge of the Ukrainian invasion, according to reports.

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Homeless twins waking up in squalid camp are forgotten victims of Putin's Syria bombs

Forgotten war victims still sleep in squalid camp years after losing homes in Russian President Putin's bombing campaign to help Syrian dictator Bashar-al Assad

Asharq Al-Awsat

US Forces Conduct Drills in Bases Attacked by Iran

The US-led international coalition forces conducted military maneuvers and training in the vicinity of Al-Omar oil field in northeastern Syria, after their base came under missile attacks in the eastern countryside of Deir Ezzor. The US Army Central Command (Centcom) announced that four US soldiers were slightly wounded in the…

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Pro-Khamenei Scholar: Nuclear Deal Won’t Stop Attacks against US Forces

Tehran’s Friday prayer interim imam, Kazem Seddiqi, ruled out any link between the Iranian nuclear talks and the halt of attacks against US forces in the region. The attacks against US forces will “continue” until the end of their “illegal” presence in the region, Iranian websites quoted Seddiqi as saying.…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Four US Troops Injured in 'Iranian' Rocket Attack in Syria

Four US troops were injured Thursday after rockets were fired at a base housing American forces in eastern Syria, US Central Command said. The rockets struck two support buildings at the Green Village base in Deir Ezzor province run by allied Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces, where the US and coalition…

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The Guardian - UK

Syria’s $1.5bn seizure of protesters’ property ‘akin to scare tactic’

Human rights group accuses Assad regime of profiting from detainees forced to sign away their rights, some while blindfolded

Al Jazeera

Despite hardships, Idlib residents give back during Ramadan

Over half of Idlib province’s four million residents have been displaced by Syria’s civil war.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Two US Personnel Injured in Syria Attack

Two US personnel suffered minor injuries after an apparent rocket strike on a base in eastern Syria, US officials said on Thursday, an attack which a war monitor and a tribal source said was carried out by Iran-backed militias. The US officials, speaking on the condition of anonymity, said one…

The Guardian - UK

Ali Harbi Ali tells court he did not feel shame after killing David Amess

Old Bailey hears defendant say he killed Tory MP because he had voted for military campaign in Syria

The Independent UK

MP murder accused tells jury: I have no regrets over killing to save Muslims

Ali Harbi Ali told jurors he stabbed veteran MP Sir David Amess to death at a constituency surgery last October over his voting record on Syria.

The Conversation

Helping Ukrainians means listening to their needs – 3 lessons for aid groups from Syria's war

The massive flow of international support for Ukraine since Russia first invaded in February 2022 includes billions of dollars in military and humanitarian aid from dozens of countries.

Reuters

Two U.S. personnel injured in Syria attack- officials

Two U.S. personnel suffered minor injuries after a rocket attack on a base in eastern Syria, U.S. official said on Thursday.

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