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SDF, Int’l Coalition Launch Anti-ISIS Campaign in Eastern Syria

The Syria Democratic Forces (SDF), backed by the international coalition forces, stormed Friday al-Zarr village in Dier Ezzor countryside as…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Factbox-Foreign armies in Syria and how they came to be there

Turkey's intelligence chief has held multiple meetings with his Syrian counterpart in Damascus in the last few weeks, a sign…

Reuters

Tribal spies in Syria help U.S. win drone war against Islamic State

When the U.S. military targeted Islamic State commander Maher al-Agal with a drone strike in northern Syria in July, there…

Reuters

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7 Fighters from Kurdish-led Force Killed in Syria ISIS Attacks

At least seven fighters from a Kurdish-led force were killed Sunday in two ISIS group attacks in eastern Syria, a…

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Kurd fighters killed, jihadists detained in Syria camp clashes

Qamishli (Syria) (AFP) - The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces said two of their fighters were killed and six jihadists arrested…

AFP

Tents for Torture, Secret Detention Uncovered in Syria’s al-Hol Camp

The Kurdish Internal Security Forces (Asayish) and the special female units of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) have found a…

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Türkiye Insists on Establishing a Safe Zone in Syria

Türkiye insists on establishing a 30-km deep safe zone in Syria to maintain a security belt on its southern borders,…

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Japan set to become one of world's biggest defence spenders

TOKYO: Japan is set to approve what could be its biggest increase in defence outlays since the end of the…

The Times of India

Why does the US still have forces in Syria?

US forces have targeted a base operated by Iranian allies in eastern Syria after an attack near a US base…

Al Jazeera

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Clashes Intensify between Türkiye, Syrian Regime in Aleppo

Clashes have intensified between the Turkish forces and the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) along with the Syrian regime in Aleppo…

Asharq Al-Awsat

North Syria violence kills 21 civilians: monitor

Al-Bab (Syria) (AFP) - At least 21 civilians including children were killed Friday in separate bombardments in the latest flare-up of…

AFP

North Syria violence kills 19 civilians: monitor

Al-Bab (Syria) (AFP) - At least 19 civilians were killed during two separate incidents in the latest flare-up of violence…

AFP

Syria is World’s Worst Country in Recruiting, Using Children in Armed Conflict

The Syrian Network for Human Rights (SNHR) commented on a report by the UN Secretary-General on children, considering it a…

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Syria's Kurds Face US, Russian 'Betrayals'

A few days ago, an Arab official asked Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov about the secret behind the unique cooperation…

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Turkey Continues its Drone War in Northern Syria

A Tal Tamr Military Council member of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) was killed by a Turkish drone strike in…

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Protests in Syria's Deir Ezzor Demand Release of Detainees Held by SDF

Protests broke out in various towns in Syria’s eastern countryside of Deir Ezzor, demanding better living conditions and services and…

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Turkey Announces Killing of Prominent Kurdish Leader in N. Syria

Turkish intelligence announced the killing of a prominent leader of the Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG), the military backbone of…

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Activists Condemn SDF’s Arrest of 16 Journalists in Syria's Raqqa

The Syrian Network for Human Rights (SNHR) said on Sunday that the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) detained at least 16…

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Russia in Syria, a Double-Edged Sword

What will happen if the United States decided to suddenly withdraw from northeastern Syria? What if Turkey carried out its…

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Bhutan to triple tourist tax to $200 when it reopens

South Asian destination charges a daily tourism fee for visitors

The Independent UK

'Where will we go?' Syrians fear threatened Turkish assault

Manbij (Syria) (AFP) - Ghazwan al-Atman thought he had found refuge in Manbij after years of displacement, but he now…

AFP

Will Turkey attack Syria Kurds without nod from Russia and Iran?

Beirut (AFP) - Turkey has renewed its threats of a new military offensive against Syria's Kurds, but what can it…

AFP

Can Russia Revive the Adana Agreement between Syria and Turkey?

Whenever Turkey threatens to launch a military operation in northern Syria to establish a “safe zone,” Russia puts on the…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Defusing the patriarchy: Syria’s men are learning about women, from women

In Kurdish-held north-east Syria, ‘science of women’ classes are mandatory for male fighters. Some aren’t too happy about it.

Crikey

ISIS Fighters’ Children Are Growing Up in a Desert Camp. What Will They Become?

AL-HOL, Syria — Viewed from a helicopter, this enormous camp that holds the wives and children of dead or captured…

The New York Times