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The Latest Breaking News from Syria

Bondi Beach Hero Ahmed Al‑Ahmed Recalls Wrestling Gun From Shooter: 'I Don't Want to See People Killed'

Syrian-Australian hero Ahmed Al‑Ahmed recalls how he tackled a Bondi Beach gunman to save many lives.

International Business Times UK

US strikes on Nigeria and Syria are ‘consistent’ with policy to combat IS, Republican says

House armed services committee’s Mike Turner denied that military strikes showed new Trump approach to US forces

The Guardian - US

Protesters clash in Syria after deadly Alawite mosque bombing

Clashes have erupted on Syria's coast between Alawite protesters from the Alawite religious minority and counterprotesters

The Independent UK

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Hundreds mourn in Syria's Homs after deadly mosque bombing

Hundreds of mourners have gathered outside a mosque in Homs, Syria, after a bombing killed eight people and wounded 18

The Independent UK

Doha Forum 2025: World leaders urge dialogue must turn to action

Doha Forum 2025 brought world leaders together to confront rising global tensions, deepen EU–GCC ties and support Syria’s transition. With Qatar’s mediation role in focus, the Forum emphasized moving from dialogue to real results.

Euronews

Mosque bombing in Syria leaves 8 dead and 18 wounded

Authorities in Syria say that a bombing at a mosque in the city of Homs killed at least eight people and wounded 18 others

The Independent UK

Explosion at Alawite mosque in Homs during Friday prayers kills eight

An explosion at an Alawite mosque in Syria's third-largest city also injured 18 as authorities investigate the attack following a recent spike in violence.

Euronews

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National Guard members killed in Syria return home to families on Christmas Eve

Mirroring the solemn transfer ritual at Dover, white-gloved Iowa National Guard members carried the caskets

The Independent UK

Syrian church marks Christmas and reaffirms faith months after deadly attack

Hundreds of worshippers have gathered at Mar Elias Church in Syria to remember those lost in a suicide attack

The Independent UK

Syria’s incomplete security transition has left gaps for Islamic State to exploit

The US military launched a wave of strikes against targets in central Syria on December 19 in response to an attack on US forces near the ancient city of Palmyra one week earlier. That attack saw a lone Islamic State (IS) gunman kill two US service members and one American…

The Conversation

Turkey's top officials visit Syria as deadline for Kurdish integration looms

Turkey's top diplomat along with military and intelligence chiefs have visited Syria as a deadline for a deal between Damascus and Kurdish-led forces approaches

The Independent UK

Jordan says its air force joined US strikes on Islamic State in Syria

Jordan confirms its air force joined U.S. strikes on Islamic State targets in Syria

The Independent UK

US Launches Sustained Strikes On ISIS Targets In Syria After Killing Of Three Americans

The operation marks the most significant U.S. military action against ISIS in Syria in months and underscores Washington's renewed effort to prevent the militant group from rebuilding its operational networks.

International Business Times

US strikes 70 Islamic State targets in Syria following deadly attack on US soldiers

The US launched a massive attack on 70 Islamic State combat forces in Syria on Friday, in retaliation to a recent ambush attack in which two US soldiers and one US civilian interpreter were killed.

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The Independent UK

‘I was a British PoW tortured by Russia; this is how Ukraine and the West can win this war’

WORLD OF TROUBLE: Aiden Aslin, a British volunteer who joined Ukraine’s marines, was captured and tortured by Putin’s forces in 2022 and is now back fighting the Kremlin. He tells his story to the ‘World of Trouble’ podcast with world affairs editor Sam Kiley in eastern Ukraine

Axios

U.S. conducts strikes on ISIS targets in Syria in retaliation for killing of American soldiers

Operation "Hawkeye Strike" is the most wide-ranging U.S. military operation against ISIS in Syria in several years.

The Guardian - UK

US launches airstrikes against dozens of Islamic State targets in Syria

Attacks come after two US soldiers and interpreter killed as Trump says US inflicting ‘very serious retaliation’

The Independent UK

Hegseth announces effort to 'eliminate' Islamic State fighters in Syria after deaths of Americans

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has announced the start of an effort to “eliminate ISIS fighters, infrastructure, and weapons sites” in Syria following the deaths of three U.S. citizens

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Frenchwoman sent back from Syria sentenced to 10 years for terrorist conspiracy

A Paris court sentenced a Frenchwoman repatriated from camps in north-east Syria to 10 years in prison on Thursday for terrorist conspiracy linked to the Islamic State group.

The Guardian - UK

Europe has lost all credibility in the Middle East. The way to regain it lies in Syria, Iraq and Lebanon

Sidelined by Trump, preoccupied with Ukraine and damaged by its immoral stance on Gaza, Europe can still help stabilise its eastern Mediterranean neighbours , says Guardian Europe columnist Nathalie Tocci

Euronews

Lifting of US sanctions on Syria could spur refugee returns, UNHCR official says

The UN refugee agency reports that altogether more than 1 million refugees and nearly 2 million internally displaced Syrians have returned to their homes since Bashar al-Assad's fall.

The Independent UK

UN official says lifting US sanctions on Syria could encourage refugee returns

The U.N. refugee agency in Lebanon says the U.S. lifting sanctions on Syria could encourage more refugees to return

The Independent UK

In rare ruling, EU's top court sides with refugee's appeal in a landmark case against Frontex

The European Union's highest court has sided with a Syrian refugee in a landmark case against Frontex, the EU border agency

The Guardian - AU

Syrian home town of Ahmed al-Ahmed rallies around the Bondi hero, amid the rubble of civil war

In Nayrab, a town near the Syrian city of Idlib, the family of Ahmed al-Ahmed have been overwhelmed by the global response to his act of bravery

The Independent UK

Trump attends dignified transfer of National Guard soldiers killed in Syria

Trump told reporters over the weekend that he was mourning the deaths and vowed retaliation

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