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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.

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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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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.

Radio France Internationale

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 Guardian - UK

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 Conversation

Trump is bringing a hawkish Iran policy back in with him

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

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.

The Independent UK

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.

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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.

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’.

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

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The Guardian - UK

Inside the Russian airbase in Syria where troops form fragile truce with rebels they once bombed

HTS fighters guard the gates of Khmeimim airbase as Syrian leaders take a pragmatic approach to relations with foreign powers – including Russia

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Russian Military Presence In Syria Under Scrutiny

Explore the evolving Russian military presence in Syria amid political changes and uncertainties.

International Business Times

Western Powers Resume Contacts In Syria To Prevent Chaos

Western powers are looking to establish contact with Syria's new rulers, aiming to avoid Iraq- or Libya-style chaos after the fall of the Assad regime to Islamist-led rebels.

The Independent UK

Russian presence in Syria remains. But it's unclear for how long

Russia’s scorched-earth intervention on behalf of former Syrian President Bashar Assad once turned the tide of the Syrian civil war

The Independent UK

Syria's ousted leader Assad says he wanted to keep fighting but Russian allies evacuated him

Ousted Syrian leader Bashar Assad said Monday he wanted to stay in the country after rebels captured the capital, but Russia's military evacuated him from their base in western Syria after it came under attack

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Former Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad Flees To Russia

Former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's statement on his role in the conflict and hope for Syria's future after being ousted and fleeing to Russia.

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Assad Evacuated By Russians As Rebels Capture Damascus

Bashar Assad's departure, new Syrian leadership, U.S. talks, IS threat, Israeli airstrikes - recent developments in Syria.

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