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In War-Torn Syria, a Charity Offers Hope to Kids with Cancer

At the children’s cancer ward in a hospital in the Syrian capital of Damascus, children walk down brightly painted corridors, hooked up to IV needles delivering critical treatment into their bloodstream. Nurses tend to babies and teenagers getting chemotherapy sit in reclining chairs. Other children, in a nearby playroom, draw…

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In war-torn Syria, a charity offers hope to kids with cancer

The beds fill up fast at a hospital ward in Syria's capital operated by BASMA, a private charity association that supports Syrian children with cancer

The Independent UK

Daughter of IS murder victim David Haines to travel to Syria to find father's remains

Bethany Haines received a tip-off from a man with map co-ordinates to the location of where her father's remains are thought to be.

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Daughter of Brit beheaded by ISIS gets mystery call telling her where his body is

David Haines was working for a French agency when he was kidnapped in Syria in March 2013, held hostage and later beheaded by Jihadi John in a video which horrified the world

Daily Mirror

Ex-ICC Prosecutor Urges Global Arrest Warrant for Putin

The former chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court has called for an international arrest warrant to be issued for Russian President Vladimir Putin. “Putin is a war criminal,” Carla Del Ponte told the Swiss newspaper Le Temps in an interview published Saturday. In interviews given to Swiss media to…

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UN Concerned about Fate of 100 Children after ISIS Attack on Ghwayran Prison in Syria

United Nations human rights experts expressed on Friday profound concerns for the physical, mental, educational and overall medical welfare of children arbitrarily held in detention centers in northeast Syria, as well as those children who appear to be missing and unaccounted for. “We are extremely concerned that since the January…

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Study: US Could Have Done More to Limit Civilian Toll in Raqqa Battle

The US military could have done more to limit civilian casualties and damage during the battle for the Syrian city of Raqqa that marked ISIS’ fall in 2017, according to a report commissioned by the Pentagon. At the end of the nearly five-month battle to free the city from ISIS,…

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In Syria, Russia leads effort to recruit fighters for Ukraine

Analysts say Moscow has been recruiting Syrian fighters through its mercenary network and local groups.

Al Jazeera

Assassinations Continue In Syria's Daraa With No Accountability

Since early 2022, the province of Daraa in southern Syria has witnessed 117 different types of attacks that left 97 people dead, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights announced in a report on Thursday. It said violence and insecurity chaos has dramatically escalated in the province, where 45 attacks, murders…

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Russian military reportedly mounting hypersonic missiles to 'Backfire' bombers

The Russian TU-22M3M bomber plane has been used in conflicts with Ukraine and Syria, and can carry nukes and hypersonic missiles

Wales Online

Report: US military must do more to avoid civilian deaths

A new report says the U.S. military needs to adjust its planning, targeting and use of weapons in order to better avoid widespread civilian deaths and damage such as the devastating 2017 battle to liberate the Syrian city of Raqqa from Islamic State militants

The Independent UK

Australia taps diplomat for NZ tob job

Harinder Sidhu, a career diplomat who has served in Russia, India, and Syria, will become Australia's High Commissioner to New Zealand.

AAP

‘They played games with us’: Former hostage of Isis ‘Beatles’ describes brutal treatment at hands of British jailers

El Shafee Elsheikh is standing trial in Virginia for alleged involvement in hostage-taking operation

The Independent UK

Who is the Butcher of Mariupol? Sanctioned Russian colonel accused of Ukraine hospital bombing

UK sanctions Mikhail Mizintsev who is accused of ordering bombing of children’s hospital and theatre where civilians were sheltering

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Germany Repatriates Women, Children From Syrian Camp

Germany said it has brought home 10 women and 27 children from a camp in northeastern Syria where suspected members of the ISIS group have been held. Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock said the group was repatriated from the Roj camp on Wednesday in what she called an “extremely difficult” operation.

Al Jazeera

What do Syrians think about the welcome for Ukrainian refugees?

Although they have the same enemy, Syrians in Germany say they did not enjoy the same open-armed embrace.

The Guardian - AU

Australia risks damage to economy without expanded money laundering laws, says Senate committee

Government has ‘dragged its feet’ on reform and Australia could be placed on grey list which includes Syria, Myanmar and South Sudan

The Independent UK

‘A simple Isis soldier’: British jihadist denies he was member of infamous Beatles terror cell as landmark US trial begins

Prosecutors allege El Shafee Elsheikh seemed to ‘enjoy and take satisfaction’ in the physical abuse of detainees

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Ukraine war: Turkey's unique role in peace negotiations

After more than a month of fighting, a fresh round of negotiations between Russia and Ukraine has begun in Istanbul in the hope that progress can be made. Following weeks of fruitless talks in Belarus, negotiations were hosted by the Turkish president, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, who made a short opening…

The Independent UK

Woman who travelled to territory of so-called IS not ‘prima facie a terrorist’

Former Irish soldier Lisa Smith has pleaded not guilty to charges of membership of IS and providing funds to benefit the group.

The Independent UK

Isis on trial: Families of victims hope for justice as landmark case of Isis ‘Beatle’ begins in US court

El Shafee Elsheikh is accused of brutal treatment of hostages and of being involved in the deaths of journalists and aid workers, writes Richard Hall in Alexandria, Virginia

Salon

A new Cold War? The world must say no

It's a dreadful '70s rerun: Two nuclear powers face to face, and neither one has promised it won't shoot first

Radio France Internationale

Paris attacks survivors disappointed again as evidence falls short of clear explanation

On Tuesday, the Paris attacks trial focused on the case of Mohamed Abrini, one of the passengers in the three-car "convoy of death" which brought the killers to Paris on 12 November 2015. At the last moment, Abrini decided that he could no longer be part of the plan. He…

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Russia Says 87 'Extremist' Fighters from Syria's Idlib Headed to Ukraine

At least 87 foreign militants from various terrorist groups operating in Syria have left the Idlib countryside in northwestern Syria to Ukraine, reported the Sputnik news agency. The agency quoted sources familiar with the matter as confirming that the militants - mostly Iraqis, French nationals, Tunisians and Chechens - from…

Al Jazeera

Clashes between ISIL and Kurds kill four in Syrian camp

ISIL cell attacks Al-Hol camp, leading to the death of three civilians and one ISIL fighter.

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