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The Latest Breaking News from Syria

‘Ankara is getting what it wants’: how Erdoğan’s balancing act in Syria paid off

Turkey tried to stall the HTS rebels’ offensive but has now become Syria’s ‘gateway to the outside world’

The Guardian - UK

King ‘praying’ for Syrian citizens after overthrow of Assad, nun says

Charles attended an event organised by a charity which helps Christians persecuted across the Middle East and the globe.

Evening Standard

Could Syria return as a tourism destination? What to consider after years of devastation under Assad

Exclusive: While Damascus airport is currently closed, daily flights connect the UK with Beirut, which is only 60 miles from the Syrian capital

The Independent UK

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CNN faces backlash over ‘staged’ Syrian prisoner rescue report

Criticism mounts as US channel backtracks on identity of prisoner who worked as intelligence officer in Assad regime.

Al Jazeera

UN Says One Million Syrians May Return In First Half Of 2025

The United Nations said Tuesday it expects around one million people to return to Syria in the first half of 2025, following the collapse of president Bashar al-Assad's rule.

International Business Times

Syrians Uncovering Mass Graves Revealing Atrocities Of Assad Regime

Syrians uncover mass graves, seeking justice for victims of Assad regime atrocities. Families search for closure amidst the grim reality of mass burial sites.

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Syria will not be 'launchpad for strikes on Israel' says new leader as he calls for attacks to stop

Ahmed al-Shara, formerly known as Abu Mohammed al-Jolani, urged Israel to stop airstrikes after a bomb so powerful it reportedly measured on the Richter scale was dropped on Syria

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Israeli Strike In Gaza Kills Family; UK Meets Syrian Leader

Recent developments include Israeli strike in Gaza, British and German diplomats engaging with Syrian militant group, and U.S. military targeting Houthi fa...

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First Thing: Russian general killed in Moscow blast as Ukraine claims responsibility

Igor Kirillov was head of the Russian army’s chemical weapons division. Plus, Mitch McConnell warns Trump against isolationism

The Guardian - UK

Corpses, men who don’t know their names: Scenes from a Damascus hospital

Over 100,000 Syrians were disappeared by the Assad regime. At a hospital in Damascus, their families search desperately.

Al Jazeera

Middle East crisis: UN envoy to Syria warns conflict is not over amid ‘significant hostilities’ – as it happened

Geir Pedersen warns of intense clashes between Turkish-backed and Kurdish groups in the north

The Guardian - UK

Syria's New Rulers Step Up Engagement With The World

Syria's new rulers stepped up engagement on Tuesday with countries that deemed ousted president Bashar al-Assad a pariah, with the French flag raised at the embassy for the first time in over a decade.

International Business Times

Mass grave found near Syria’s capital could contain thousands of bodies

Burial sites are emerging across Syria after the ousting of al-Assad, accused of widespread extrajudicial killings.

Al Jazeera

Middle East latest: Israeli strike in Gaza kills at least 8 from the same family, Palestinians say

Palestinian medics say an Israeli strike in Gaza killed at least eight people from the same family, most of them women and children

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Radio France Internationale

France sends diplomats to Syria to make 'initial contact' with new authorities

A French diplomatic mission will travel to the Syrian capital Damascus this Tuesday to reestablish contact after the fall of Bashar al-Assad, acting Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot said. Likewise, the US, the UK and other countries are investigating how they might normalise relations with the new regime.

The Guardian - UK

Syrian HTS leader says rebel factions that overthrew Assad will be ‘disbanded’

HTS leader Ahmed al-Sharaa says fighters will all be ‘subject to the law’ as he emphasises need for unity in post-war Syria

The Conversation

Can Syria avoid becoming another Libya or Iraq? A week after Assad’s fall, here are 3 possible futures

After the fall of the Bashar al-Assad’s regime in Syria, the world was moved by emotional scenes of liberation — families reuniting after years of separation and former prisoners walking free from the brutal conditions of Assad’s prisons.

The Independent UK

Trump is bringing a hawkish Iran policy back in with him

Biden’s visionless Iran policy gives way to a return to ‘maximum pressure’

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The Independent UK

British diplomats meet new Syrian leader in Damascus

A UK delegation has met the head of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, an organisation that is banned in the UK.

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Turkey Orchestrates Unfriendly Takeover In Syria, Assad Regime Falls

The fall of Assad in Syria to HTS, backed by Turkey, raises concerns for the future of the Kurds and U.S. interests in the region.

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Russia Begins Withdrawing Troops And Equipment From Syria

Russia withdraws troops from Syria, explores negotiations with rebels. US conducts anti-ISIS operations post-Assad's removal.

Al Jazeera

Trump lauds ouster of Syria’s al-Assad as ‘unfriendly takeover’ by Turkiye

US-president-elect gives wide-ranging foreign policy news conference weeks before taking office for second term.

Evening Standard

Fact check: Migrant returns, smoking stats and AI ‘Syria’ image

Round up of fact checks from the last week compiled by Full Fact.

Evening Standard

David Lammy sends senior UK officials to Damascus for talks with interim leaders on Syria’s future

Foreign Secretary says the delegation would hold talks with the Syrian authorities following the fall of Bashar Assad’s regime

The Independent UK

Lammy: senior UK officials sent to Damascus for talks on Syria’s future

Foreign Secretary David Lammy said the UK would support an ‘inclusive transitional process’.

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