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The Latest Breaking News from Syria

US to reduce military presence in Syria, keeping only one base operational

US envoy says Syria strategy ‘will not be like the last 100 years’ as troops pull out.

Al Jazeera

Syrian government and Kurdish-led force exchange prisoners in a step toward easing tensions

Syrian authorities and a Kurdish-led force have exchanged more than 400 prisoners part of a deal reached earlier this year between the two sides

The Independent UK

Syria's stock exchange reopens after six-month closure in run-up to al-Assad ouster

The move to reopen comes as international restrictions on Syria's financial systems begin to ease in a bid to give the country a chance to rebuild after 14 years of civil war.

Euronews

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Syrian stock exchange reopens after a 6-month hiatus as part of U.S.-led push for a new free market economy

Stock trading resumed in Damascus after a six-month pause that began in December.

Fortune

Damascus stock exchange reopens after 6-month closure

Trading has resumed on the Damascus Securities Exchange after a six-month closure, as Syria’s new leaders attempt to shore up the country’s battered economy and begin rebuilding after nearly 14 years of civil war

The Independent UK

Saudi Arabia says it will jointly fund Syria state salaries with Qatar

Saudi and Qatari efforts aim to stabilise Syria by funding public-sector salaries and boosting economic recovery plans.

Al Jazeera

So-called Islamic State group claims first attack on Syrian forces since fall of al-Assad

The extremist group, which once controlled large parts of Syria and Iraq, has opposed the new authority in Damascus led by President Ahmad al-Sharaa, who was once the head of al-Qaeda's Syria branch.

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Trump's Syrian Outreach Turns an Enemy Into a Friend

Hawks in Washington often make it sound hard to end conflicts with other countries, but the United States and Syria are fixing relations overnight.

Reason

Feds Uncover Global Money Laundering Network Tied to Sinaloa Cartel, Syrian Regime, and Colombian Guerrillas

Three men face U.S. charges in a transnational scheme that allegedly funneled drug profits through crypto, exchanged arms for cocaine, and linked cartels with militant groups across Latin America, the Middle East, and Africa.

Latin Times

US ambassador's residence in Syria reopens as Washington looks to mend ties with Damascus

Washington has yet to formally reopen its embassy in Syria, which closed in 2012 after protests the government of strongman President Bashar al-Assad was met with brutal crackdown, kickstarting the country’s civil war.

Euronews

US envoy visits Damascus, says Syria-Israel conflict ‘solvable’

US envoy Thomas Barrack praises interim government in Damascus, calls for ‘dialogue’ between Israel and Syria.

Al Jazeera

Cyprus offers Syrians resettlement money to return home, migration minister says

Syrian nationals make up the largest group of asylum-seekers on the island.

Euronews

US Suggests Syria-Israel Non-aggression Deal

The United States' new envoy for Syria, Thomas Barrack, called for a non-aggression agreement between Syria and Israel in remarks to Saudi channel Al Arabiya on Thursday.

International Business Times

Cyprus offers Syrian families money to resettle and work permits for main earners

Cyprus says it will offer Syrian families money to help them resettle back in their homeland and allow the family head to remain on the island nation for up to three years to work as part of a voluntary repatriation program

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Long-shuttered US ambassador's residence in Damascus is reopened as Washington mends ties with Syria

The U.S. flag has been hoisted outside of the long-shuttered ambassador’s residence in Damascus

International Business Times

French Court Jails Ex-Syria Rebel For 10 Years For War Crimes

A French court on Wednesday jailed a former Syrian Islamist rebel spokesman to 10 years for his role in atrocities committed in Syria's civil war in the country's first universal justice case.

Euronews

EU removes most sanctions on Syria but slaps new ones on alleged culprits of attacks on Alawites

The EU's foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas announced plans to remove sanctions last week, but said the move was "conditional" and that sanctions could be resumed if the new government doesn’t keep the peace.

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on a new Syria: nurturing fragile hope amid the rubble

Editorial: Sanctions relief thanks to Donald Trump’s unexpected embrace of the new president gives a shattered country the chance to rebuild

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Al Jazeera

Wheat shipment arrives in Syria as EU passes legislation to lift sanctions

The European Council extended asset freezes and travel bans on individuals linked to the former Assad government.

Euronews

Sweden charges man over 2015 killing of Jordanian pilot burned alive in Syria

Osama Krayem, 32, has been charged with war crimes and terrorism over his alleged role in a 2015 execution by the so-called Islamic State group in Syria.

The Independent UK

Swedish man charged over 2015 killing of a Jordanian pilot by the Islamic State group

A Swedish man has been indicted as a member of the Islamic State group in connection with the killing of a Jordanian pilot whose plane went down in Syria on Christmas Eve 2014

Euronews

Syrian government and Kurds agree to evacuate families from al-Hol camp

The agreement to allow Syrians to return from al-Hol camp comes amid a push for closer cooperation between Damascus and Kurdish authorities in the country's northeast.

The Guardian - UK

‘I just want security’: fear remains for Syrian massacre survivors awaiting justice

Relatives of those killed in March attacks on Alawite towns worry perpetrators are still at large as investigation draws out

The Independent UK

Syria's government and Kurds reach agreement on returning families from notorious camp

Kurdish authorities in northeast Syria have announced an agreement with the transitional government in Damascus to evacuate Syrian citizens from a camp that houses tens of thousands of people with alleged ties to the Islamic State group

Radio France Internationale

Trump and Erdogan grow closer as cooperation on Syria deepens

Turkey and the United States are stepping up their cooperation in Syria, strengthening a partnership that has grown despite tensions with Israel. The two countries say they are working more closely on security and stability in the region, reflecting a broader reset in their relationship.

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