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Lisa Smith ‘answered call to migrate to Syria’, court hears

The former Irish soldier denies membership of so-called Islamic State.

The Independent UK

Lisa Smith ‘answered the call to migrate’ to Syria, court told

The former Irish soldier denies membership of so-called Islamic State.

The Independent UK

A life of isolation for Syrian refugees in Jordan’s Azraq camp

Opened in 2014, the remote refugee camp was built in response to overcrowding at Zaatari, Jordan’s largest facility.

Al Jazeera

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War in Ukraine: Amnesty chief slams 'failure to reform' UN institutions

As the global rights watchdog Amnesty International unveils its annual report, the group's Secretary General Agnès Callamard joined us for Perspective. In the report, she accused Russia of turning humanitarian corridors in Ukraine into "death traps" – a tactic she says was used in Syria and Chechnya. Callamard also hit…

France 24

Several Killed in Clashes in Syria's Al-Hol Camp

Clashes between US-backed Syrian Kurdish fighters and members of the ISIS group killed at least three people inside a restive camp in northeastern Syria that houses ISIS families, a Kurdish official and an opposition war monitor said Tuesday. The clashes broke out late Monday night at al-Hol in Syria’s province…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Devastation of war in Ukraine ‘repetition of Syria’ and Iraq, says Amnesty

‘What is happening in Ukraine is a repetition of what we have seen in Syria’

The Independent UK

Iraq’s Kurds Face Iranian Resistance to Energy Development, PM Says

The development of oil and gas in Iraq's northern Kurdish region may not be in the interest of major regional energy producer Iran, Kurdish Prime Minister Masrour Barzani said on Tuesday. Attacks on the region's capital Erbil and the federal government's legal actions have demonstrated the resistance to development in…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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Moscow, Damascus Target Turkish Positions in Aleppo Countryside

Russian warplanes renewed on Monday their raids on de-escalation areas in northwestern Syria as Syrian regime forces targeted Turkish military positions in the countryside of the northern Aleppo governorate for the second day in a row, causing casualties among their troops. “On the morning of Monday, March 28, Russian warplanes…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Many in Middle East See Hypocrisy in Western Embrace of Ukraine

Within days of the Russian invasion, Western countries invoked international law, imposed crippling sanctions, began welcoming refugees with open arms and cheered on Ukraine's armed resistance. The response has elicited outrage across the Middle East, where many see a glaring double standard in how the West responds to international conflicts.…

Asharq Al-Awsat

US Trial Begins for ISIS Militant who Beheaded American Hostages in Iraq, Syria

An alleged member of a group of ISIS militants that beheaded American hostages in Iraq and Syria, nicknamed "The Beatles" for their British accents, faces a US criminal trial beginning on Tuesday. El Shafee Elsheikh, 33, will stand trial in federal court in Alexandria, Virginia, just outside Washington, on charges…

Asharq Al-Awsat

U.S. trial begins for member of Islamic State 'Beatles' cell

An alleged member of a group of Islamic State militants that beheaded American hostages in Iraq and Syria, nicknamed "The Beatles" for their British accents, faces a U.S. criminal trial beginning on Tuesday.

Reuters

Trial to begin in Isis killings of US journalists and aid workers

If convicted, El Shafee Elsheikh faces a mandatory life sentence

The Independent UK

Aboul Gheit to Asharq Al-Awsat: Iran Uses Arab Crises as Pressure Cards to Confront the West

Arab League Secretary General Ahmad Aboul Gheit said that the possible understanding between the United States and Iran in the ongoing nuclear negotiations in Vienna, “does not end” the Iranian nuclear threat, calling on Tehran to stop its “adventures” on Arab land, and to refrain from using Arab files to…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Iran's Revolutionary Guards Evacuate Homes Near Nairab Airport in Syria’s Aleppo

Iranian Revolutionary Guards commanders and Syrian regime officers informed locals living in neighborhoods close to the Nairab military airport in Aleppo governorate to evacuate their homes for “security reasons.” The clearing of civilians coincided with military measures and activities carried out by the Iranian Revolutionary Guards and its loyalist militias…

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Iraq Building Syria Wall to Keep out ISIS Fighters

Iraq is building a concrete wall along part of its border with Syria to stop ISIS group militants from infiltrating, an Iraqi military source said Sunday. In the "first stage" of construction, a wall around "a dozen kilometers (seven miles) long and 3.5 meters (11 feet) high was built in…

Asharq Al-Awsat

US Senators Urge Against Waiving Caesar Sanctions in Northern Syria

Republican Senators at Congress have warned Joe Biden's administration against lifting any sanctions against the Syrian regime, even though no official moves on the ground have been taken to that end. The legislative and executive authorities in the US have frequently tussled over the Syria, going back to the term…

The Guardian - UK

Daughter of David Haines to confront his alleged Islamic State kidnapper in US trial

Bethany Haines says she will plead with El Shafee Elsheikh to reveal where remains of her father and other western hostages lie

The Guardian - UK

Could Russia use chemical weapons in Ukraine and how would west respond?

Military action by Nato by no means certain for fear of Putin’s ability to strike back

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The Independent UK

Blinken set to see Israelis, Arabs wary about Iran, Ukraine

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will try to use his three-nation tour of the Middle East and North Africa to reassure wary Israelis and Arabs that the Biden administration is committed to the region’s security at a time when Washington is confronting multiple foreign policy challenges

Asharq Al-Awsat

Russian Ambassador to Damascus Praises Syria’s Support

The Russian Ambassador to Damascus, Alexander Efimov has expressed appreciation to Damascus for its support over its “special military operation” in Ukraine. “A friend in need is a friend indeed,” Efimov affirmed. He made the remarks during a special meeting hosted by the Arab Writers Union. According to the Russian…

Al Jazeera

Syria constitutional talks fail again in Geneva

Committee has been trying, and failing, to draft a new constitution since 2019, as the war in Syria continues.

The Independent UK

‘Butcher of Mariupol’ accused of ordering maternity hospital bombing six years after destroying Aleppo

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

The Guardian - UK

Could Russia use chemical weapons in Ukraine and how would west respond?

Military action by Nato by no means certain for fear of Putin’s ability to strike back

The Independent UK

‘The same enemy’: Syrians endured Russian bombing for years. Now they tell Ukrainians to expect the worst

Inside the rebel-controlled Idlib province, Syrians speak of their hopes and fears for the Ukraine war. Borzou Daragahi reports from near Saraqib

Asharq Al-Awsat

Syrian ‘State Symbols’ Spark Dispute in Geneva

A document on Syria’s “state symbols” - presented by the government delegation before the seventh round of the Constitutional Committee’s meetings in Geneva – sparked disputes with the group representing the opposition, headed by Hadi al-Bahra, and other affiliated civil society figures. The seventh round of meetings ends this Friday,…

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