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House is voting on a defense bill to raise troop pay and overhaul weapons purchases

The House is headed toward a final vote on a sweeping defense bill that authorizes $900 billion in military programs

The Independent UK

Germany’s plan to deport Syrian refugees echoes 1980s effort to repatriate Turkish guest workers

For 14 years while Syria’s brutal civil war raged, Germany provided a safe haven for those fleeing the violence. Now, a year after that conflict ended with the fall of the Assad regime in December 2024, many in Germany – including the country’s leader – want those same Syrians gone.

The Conversation

Was al-Assad's top adviser assassinated before his downfall in Syria?

Syria's ousted dictator Bashar al-Assad's adviser Luna al-Shibl died in a suspected hit after Tehran's top general warned she was a spy. Recently leaked videos show her mocking Putin and Hezbollah with al-Assad.

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In post-Assad Syria's chaos, Alawite women face sexual violence

A woman from Syria's Alawite minority has spoken about her harrowing experience of being kidnapped and raped by gunmen

The Independent UK

What to know about the massive defense bill that seeks release of boat strike videos and more

The House is expected to vote this week on a bill authorizing $900 billion for military programs

The Independent UK

Syrians mark first anniversary of Assad’s ousting with nationwide celebrations

Syrians held nationwide gatherings to mark the first anniversary of Bashar Assad’s removal.

Euronews

New fighting along the Thai-Cambodian border is rooted in a longstanding territorial dispute

Thailand and Cambodia have resumed fighting over disputed territory, just months after agreeing to a ceasefire

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A year after Bashar Assad fled, Syria struggles to heal

Mohammad Marwan has been struggling to rebuild his life after being released from Syria’s Saydnaya prison a year ago

The Independent UK

Syrians celebrate a year after Bashar Assad’s fall, in photos

As celebrations kicked off marking the first anniversary on Monday of the ousting of former President Bashar Assad’s regime, Syrians are still struggling to heal after the dynasty’s repressive 50-year rule and a 14-year civil war that killed an estimated half-million people, displaced millions more and left the country battered…

The Independent UK

Hope and hardship have driven Syrian refugee returns – but many head back to destroyed homes, land disputes

Close to 1.5 million Syrian refugees have voluntarily returned to their home country over the past year.

The Conversation

US raid allegedly killed Syrian undercover agent instead of Islamic State group official

A U.S. operation in Syria last month mistakenly killed a man who had been working undercover against the Islamic State group, according to his family, a war monitor and officials

The Independent UK

UN Security Council delegation visits Syria for first time since 1945

A United Nations Security Council delegation has visited Syria for the first time since the council's founding in 1945

The Independent UK

Israeli forces kill at least 10 in southern Syria raid, residents say

Israeli forces have opened fire in southern Syria, killing at least 10 people, according to Syrian media and officials

The Independent UK

Syria opens first public trial over deadly coastal violence

The first trial has opened of some of the hundreds of suspects linked to deadly clashes in Syria's coastal provinces that quickly spiraled into sectarian attacks earlier this year

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Rocket attack in Syria's capital wounds 1 person and causes damage

State media in Syria have reported that rockets fired at a home in Damascus have wounded one person and caused damage

The Independent UK

Syria reopens embassy in London after more than a decade

Syria’s foreign minister has reopened the country’s embassy in London after more than a decade

The Independent UK

Investigators make breakthrough in case of ancient marble statues stolen from museum

Theft of Roman-era statues from Syria's national museum not by a gang, officials say

The Independent UK

Exiled Syrian opens up about death-defying smuggling operation that showed proof of Assad's cruelty

It’s been more than a decade since tens of thousands of photos started appearing online showing the broken bodies and torture sites under President Bashar Assad’s rule in Syria

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The Independent UK

Thieves steal ancient Roman-era statues from the national museum in Syria

Thieves have broken into the National Museum of Damascus and stolen several ancient statues from the Roman era

Euronews

Trump vows to support Syrian leadership after White House meeting with President al-Sharaa

Trump welcomed Syria's President Ahmad al-Sharaa into a US-led global coalition to fight the Islamic State group and later said he plans to meet with the Syrian leader again.

Euronews

Trump to host Syria's al-Sharaa at White House for historic talks

Syria's interim President Ahmad al-Sharaa's Washington trip marks the first visit by a Syrian head of state since 1946. Talks aim to have Damascus join the US-led coalition against IS and discuss lifting sanctions.

The Independent UK

In pictures: Young Syrian artists transform war ruin into mural of remembrance

Colourful mural in Daraya honours families lost during years of conflict

The Independent UK

Syrian students return to schools stripped bare by conflict

Residents in southern Idlib are returning to their villages after years of exile

The Independent UK

What to know about the French militants who clashed with Syrian forces in Idlib

Clashes have erupted between Syrian government forces and foreign fighters in Idlib, Syria

The Independent UK

Druze community in Syria's Idlib province on edge after targeted shooting kills 3

The Druze minority in Syria's Idlib province is reeling from a targeted shooting that killed three community members

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