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UN envoy urges lifting of sanctions harming Syrian civilians

A U.N. envoy is urging Western and Arab countries to lift sanctions imposed on Syria, warning that the measures are exacerbating “the destruction and trauma” Syrian civilians have been exposed to since the conflict began 11 years ago

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Rights group: Turkey forces hundreds to return to Syria

A leading human rights group says hundreds of Syrian men and boys have been detained, beaten and forcibly returned to their country by Turkish authorities over a six-month period

The Independent UK

General Who Led Syrian Bombing Is New Face of Russian War

The general carrying out President Vladimir Putin's new military strategy in Ukraine has a reputation for brutality — for bombing civilians in Russia's campaign in Syria. He also played a role in the deaths of three protesters in Moscow during the failed coup against Mikhail Gorbachev in 1991 that hastened…

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General who led Syrian bombing is new face of Russian war

Gen. Sergei Surovikin has become the face of Russia’s new military strategy in Ukraine, which includes unleashing a barrage of strikes against the country's infrastructure

The Independent UK

Militant Hamas group back in Damascus after years of tension

Two senior officials from the Palestinian militant Hamas group have visited the Syrian capital of Damascus for the first time since they were forced to leave the war-torn country a decade ago over backing armed opposition fighters

The Independent UK

Commentary: In Syria, my fame became a curse. Now it helps give meaning to my journey as a refugee

In my homeland of Syria, I thought my fame would protect me. But after I received attention for seeming to speak out against the totalitarian and violent Assad regime, being famous suddenly became a curse. It sent me on a punishing journey I never would have chosen but which has…

Los Angeles Times

Hezbollah at 40 stronger than ever but has more enemies

Forty years since it was founded, Lebanon's Hezbollah has transformed from a ragtag organization to the largest and most heavily armed militant group in the Middle East

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Mamlouk-Fidan Talks: Mutual Demands, Russian Solutions

The security talks led by the Director of the Syrian National Security Office, Major General Ali Mamlouk, and the Director of Turkish Intelligence, Hakan Fidan, in Moscow highlighted a continuous gap between the two parties on the one hand, and the increasing Russian desire to find a solution to it.…

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10 years after his abduction, search for Texas journalist Austin Tice continues

WASHINGTON — Friends and family of Austin Tice face a grim milestone this month: It’s been 10 years since the Houston native and freelance journalist was reported abducted in Syria, an anniversary that coincided with his 41st birthday.

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Ship That Ukraine Alleges Has Stolen Grain Likely off Syria

A Russian cargo ship that Ukraine alleges holds stolen grain from territory seized by Moscow appears to have reached the Syrian port of Tartus, according to satellite images analyzed Thursday by The Associated Press. The arrival of the SV Konstantin marks just the latest shipment of Ukrainian grain — whether…

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Ship that Ukraine alleges has stolen grain likely off Syria

A Russian cargo ship that Ukraine alleges holds stolen grain from territory seized by Moscow amid the war there appears to have reached the Syrian port of Tartus

The Independent UK

US: Syrian government is holding American journalist Tice

President Joe Biden says the U.S. is certain that the Syrian government is holding American journalist Austin Tice who went missing in the war-torn country a decade ago urging Damascus to help bring him back home

The Independent UK

Iran holds mass funeral for Guard officers killed in Syria

Mourners have poured out in large numbers onto the streets of Tehran to pay their respects to several Iranian officers killed in Syria, a testament to the human cost of Iran’s involvement in the civil war and a public display of nationalist fervor as nuclear talks resume in Vienna

The Independent UK

Director of Industrial City in Aleppo Calls on Syrian Investors to Return

Hazem Ajjan, director of the industrial city in Sheikh Najjar in northern Syria, called Saturday on Syrian expatriates to invest in the industrial city in Aleppo. He stressed that all the encouraging factors for production have improved, especially the availability of a 24-hour electricity supply. Speaking at the Expatriates Forum…

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Algeria's top diplomat backs Syria's return to Arab League

Algeria’s foreign minister says Syria’s decadelong suspension from the Arab League is undermining cooperation in the group

The Independent UK

Israel aims to stop Russian move against Jewish nonprofit

Israel’s prime minister says he's sending a delegation to Moscow in hopes of halting a Russian order to shutter the operations of a major nonprofit organization that promotes Jewish immigration to Israel

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Syrian Refugees Anxious over Lebanon's Plans to Deport Them

Sitting outside her tent in a camp in eastern Lebanon, a 30-year-old Syrian refugee contemplated the sunset and her worsening options. Umm Jawad fled to Lebanon in 2011 to escape a Syrian government siege of her hometown of Homs. She managed to survive over the past decade, despite Lebanon’s devastating…

The Independent UK

Syrian refugees anxious over Lebanon's plans to deport them

The Lebanese government’s plan to start deporting Syrian refugees has sent waves of fear through vulnerable communities already struggling to survive in their host country

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Putin, in Tehran, Gets Strong Support from Iran over Ukraine

Putin, in Tehran, gets strong support from Iran over Ukraine Russian President Vladimir Putin won staunch support from Iran on Tuesday for his country’s military campaign in Ukraine, with Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei saying the West opposes an "independent and strong" Russia. Khamenei said that if Russia hadn’t sent troops…

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Russian president Vladimir Putin visits Tehran for talks with Iran and Turkey

RUSSIAN President Vladimir Putin arrived in Iran yesterday for a visit intended to deepen ties with regional heavyweights as part of Moscow’s…

France 24

Putin in Iran for summit overshadowed by Ukraine war

Iran's supreme leader Ali Khamenei Tuesday urged strengthened energy co-operation with Moscow in a meeting with Vladimir Putin after Russia's president arrived in Tehran for a three-way summit on the Syria war.

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Putin Meets Iranian Leader on First Trip outside Former Soviet Union since Ukraine War

Russian President Vladimir Putin held talks with Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei in Iran on Tuesday, the Kremlin leader's first trip outside the former Soviet Union since Moscow's Feb. 24 invasion of Ukraine. During his visit to Tehran, Putin will also hold his first face-to-face meeting since the invasion with a…

The Independent UK

Putin heads to Tehran for talks with leaders of Iran, Turkey

Russian President Vladimir Putin’s visit to Iran starting Tuesday is intended to deepen ties with regional heavyweights as part of Moscow’s challenge to the United States and Europe during its grinding campaign in Ukraine

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Syria: Assad Attends Eid Prayers in Aleppo

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad Saturday took part in Eid al-Adha prayers on the second day of his first visit to the former opposition-stronghold Aleppo in over a decade, state media reported. Assad began the highly symbolic visit on Friday to Syria's second city, formerly held by opposition fighters and militants…

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UN fails to extend aid deliveries to Syrian rebel-held area

The U.N. Security Council failed in two rival votes Friday to extend humanitarian aid deliveries from Turkey to 4.1 million Syrians in the rebel-held northwest.

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