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France Repatriates 15 Women, 32 Children from Syrian ISIS Camps

France repatriated 15 women and 32 children held in ISIS prison camps in northeastern Syria, the French foreign ministry said Tuesday. "The minors were handed over to the services in charge of child assistance and will be subject to medical and social monitoring," the ministry said in a statement.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Russia, Syria restore Syrian air base for joint use

Russia and Syria have restored the al-Jarrah military air base in Syria's north to be jointly used, Russia's Defence Ministry said late on Monday.

Reuters

Captagon trade: How Syria became a narco-state

Captagon is a synthetic drug that has turned Syria into a narco-state. The illicit industry behind this amphetamine is estimated to be worth billions of dollars, with over 400 million tablets seized in the Middle East in 2021. So who is profiting from this trafficking? Where is the drug produced?…

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US Military Says It Captured Two ISIS Members in Syria

American forces have captured two ISIS members during an air and ground assault in eastern Syria, the US military's Central Command said in a statement released on Sunday. The raid happened on Saturday, according to Col. Joe Buccino, a Central Command spokesperson, adding that one civilian received "minor injuries" during…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Jury to decide fate of Brooklyn man accused of abandoning family to fight for ISIS and train snipers

He’s accused of leaving behind his life and family in Brooklyn to fight and train snipers for ISIS — and now a Brooklyn jury will decide his fate.

Tribune News Service

U.S. military says it captured two Islamic State members in Syria

American forces have captured two Islamic State members during an air and ground assault in eastern Syria, the U.S. military's Central Command said in a statement released on Sunday.

Reuters

Filmmaker accuses ISIS bride Shamima Begum of ‘sham remorse’ amid BBC podcast series

The BBC has released a podcast investigating Shamima Begum’s journey to joining ISIS as a schoolgirl

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Thirteen killed after building collapses in Syria's Aleppo -state media

Thirteen people were killed when a residential building collapsed in the northern Syrian city of Aleppo on Sunday and rescue workers were searching for people believed still buried under the rubble, state media said.

Reuters

Britain's 'Jihadi Jack', 28, to be repatriated to Canada from Syrian prison camp

The Oxfordshire man said he was an "enemy of Britain" after travelling in 2014 to Syria to allegedly fight with ISIS as a teenager

Daily Mirror

Building collapse in Syrian city of Aleppo leaves 10 dead

Syrian state media says a building has collapsed in a neighborhood in the northern city of Aleppo, killing at least 10 people, including one child

The Independent UK

Building Collapse in Syrian City of Aleppo Leaves 16 Dead

A building collapsed in a neighborhood in Syria’s northern city of Aleppo early Sunday, killing at least 16 people, including one child, and injuring four others, state media reported. The five-story building housing about 30 people is in the Sheikh Maksoud neighborhood under the control of the US-backed Kurdish-led Syrian…

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At least 10 killed including children as five-storey building collapses in Syria

Children and women died as a result of the collapse in the Sheikh Maqsood neighbourhood of Aleppo city, in the country's northwest

Daily Mirror

Türkiye Kills 11 Kurdish YPG Members on Anniversary of Olive Branch Operation

Turkish-Syrian border areas witnessed this week a military escalation, marking the five-year anniversary of Türkiye’s Operation Olive Branch aimed to clear members affiliated with the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) from the Afrin region. On Saturday, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said Turkish forces and their proxies shelled the vicinity…

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Syria, Türkiye Normalization Takes Shape along Aleppo-Latakia Highway

Open and secret political and security contacts have expanded in recent days to choose the best path to normalize relations with Damascus. Syria and Türkiye have held security meetings in the Latakia countryside with the aim of reopening the Aleppo-Latakia highway. A Kurdish delegation from Qamishli even visited the Syrian…

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Canada says it will repatriate 23 of its citizens from Syria

Move comes after the citizens, currently detained in camps for ISIL family members in Syria, challenged Ottawa in court.

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Drone Attack Hits Al-Tanf Base in Syria

Three one-way attack drones targeted the Al-Tanf military base in southeastern Syria on Friday, according to the US Central Command (CENTCOM). CENTCOM issued a statement noting that two of the drones were shot down by Coalition Forces while one struck the compound, injuring two members of the Free Syrian Army…

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Canada to Repatriate 23 Citizens from Syria

Canada will repatriate twenty-three citizens who have been detained in northeast Syria in camps for family members of ISIS group fighters, officials and a lawyer said Friday. It would be the largest such repatriation of ISIS family members yet for Canada, and it comes after the families challenged the government…

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Drone attack hits US-led coalition base in southern Syria

The attack on al-Tanf, where US troops are based, injures two allied Syrian opposition fighters, the coalition says.

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Teen who plotted Islamist terror attack wanted to ‘torture and mutilate’ soldiers

Matthew King, 19, came to the attention of authorities after posting a video to a WhatsApp group in which he sought advice on social media about the best route to get to Syria

The Independent UK

Teenager who wanted to ‘torture and mutilate’ soldiers admits terror plot

Matthew King, 19, expressed a desire to ‘torture, mutilate and kill military personnel’.

The Guardian - UK

Treasure hunters circle in search of Islamic State’s lost loot

The ruins of Iraq and Syria are proving a treasure trove, with former foes vying to uncover buried bullion, dollars and jewels

Reuters

Factbox-Iran's Revolutionary Guards: from military operations to business empire

Iran's armed forces general staff, which coordinates activities between its conventional army and the Revolutionary Guard Corps, warned the European Union on Thursday not to list the elite force as a terrorist entity, state media reported.

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Türkiye Escalates Attacks against SDF, Kurds Fear Offensive on Ain Al-Arab

Turkish forces escalated their attacks on Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in northern Syria, amid reports of possible Turkish offensive in Ain Al-Arab despite US rejection of any Turkish military operations in north of Syria. On Wednesday, Turkish forces bombed SDF positions in the villages of Al-Muallaq, Saida, the vicinity of…

Reuters

Jihadist groups say they have stepped up attacks against Syrian army

Jihadist rebel fighters raided several Syrian army posts on Wednesday, rebels and army officials said, in a flare-up of hit-and-run attacks this year in the last opposition-held bastion in northwestern Syria.

Al Jazeera

F-16 sale, Syria, NATO on agenda as top US, Turkey diplomats meet

The meeting is the first official US visit by Turkish Foreign Minister Cavusoglu since Biden administration took office.

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