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UN: Shutting Syria Aid Crossing Would Spell ‘Catastrophe’

A closure of the last aid corridor from Turkey into northwest Syria's opposition-held areas would spell "catastrophe" for millions of people, a UN aid official has warned. "This is one of the most vulnerable populations anywhere in the world," said Mark Cutts, UN deputy regional humanitarian coordinator for the Syria…

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Iran’s regional outreach tested as Turkey plans Syria operation

Iran walks a diplomatic tightrope as Turkey plans military operation against Kurdish forces in Syria, a key Tehran ally.

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Russia, Syrian Regime Hunt ISIS Cells in As Suwayda Desert

Russian helicopters and Syrian regime drones combed Syrian airspace eight kilometers away from the war-torn nation’s borders with Jordan, reported local sources from the southwestern province of As Suwayda. Combing operations kickstarted last Saturday against ISIS cells present in the Syrian Badia. Missions went beyond reconnaissance to bombing several locations.…

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France Repatriates 35 Children, 16 Mothers From Syria Camps

France has repatriated 35 children and 16 mothers from camps in Syria where family members of suspected ISIS group militants have been held, the foreign ministry said on Tuesday. "France has today undertaken the return to the country of 35 French minors who were in camps in northeast Syria. This…

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France repatriates 51 citizens from IS group camps in Syria

French authorities on Tuesday repatriated 51 women and children from the former Islamic State group-controlled areas in Syria, according to a statement from the national counterterrorism prosecutor’s office.

France 24

France brings back women terrorism suspects and children from Syria camps

France has repatriated 16 female terrorism suspects and 35 children from refugee camps in the north east of Syria, the country's anti-terrorism prosecutor said on Tuesday.

Reuters

New Iranian Oil Tanker Arrives in Syrian Port of Baniyas

An Iranian oil tanker has arrived at the Syrian port of Baniyas, the third in recent weeks, the Iranian news agency Tasnim reported on Monday. The Iranian tanker arrived Saturday at the northwestern Syrian port on the Mediterranean, following the opening of a new line of credit between the two…

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Russia Condemns ‘Air Aggression’ on Syria

Russia's foreign ministry on Monday called strikes on Syria that have been blamed on Israel unacceptable, and demanded an unconditional cessation of the attacks. Syria on Saturday accused Israel of launching an "air aggression" from the Mediterranean west of Lebanon's second city Tripoli, with several missiles targeting an area to…

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Russia condemns 'air aggression' on Syria

Russia's foreign ministry on Monday called strikes on Syria that have been blamed on Israel unacceptable, and demanded an unconditional cessation of the attacks.

Reuters

A mirage of peace? Joe Biden ventures back into Middle East’s shifting sands

US president’s controversial visit to Saudi Arabia comes at a moment of great upheaval as Russia and China compete for influence, says Observer columnist Simon Tisdall

The Guardian - UK

Iran ready to offer a political solution to ease Syria-Turkey tension- FM

Iran is working towards a political solution to keep Turkey from invading northern Syria, Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian said on Saturday during a visit to Damascus.

Reuters

Iran Condemns Airstrike, Opposes Turkish Move into Syria

Iran’s foreign minister Saturday condemned an Israeli airstrike on Syria earlier in the day and said Tehran opposes any military operation by Turkey in Syria’s north. Hossein Amirabdollahian made his comments at the start of a visit to the Syrian capital Damascus, where he was expected to discuss mutual relations…

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Iran condemns airstrike, opposes Turkish move into Syria

Iran’s foreign minister has condemned an Israeli airstrike on Syria and says Tehran opposes any military operation by Turkey in Syria’s north

The Independent UK

What America Should Do If the Iran Nuclear Deal Talks Fail

Outsourcing Middle East Security to Israel Is a Bad Plan B

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Syria says Israeli strike on Tartous coast wounds two civilians

Damascus has accused Tel Aviv of launching an ‘air aggression’ from across the Mediterranean.

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Two Injured in Israeli ‘Aggression’ Targeting Syria’s Tartus

Israel carried out an airstrike on a coastal Syrian village near the Lebanon border Saturday morning, Syrian state media reported. Two people, including a woman, were wounded. The attack was the first since a June 10 Israeli airstrike on the international airport in the Syrian capital of Damascus caused significant…

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Kurds Reveal Meetings with Syrian Govt to Protect Border against Turkey

A prominent Kurdish official revealed that meetings have been held between the autonomous Kurdish authority in the region east of the Euphrates River and representatives of the Syrian government to reach understandings on “protecting” the Syrian-Turkish border. The talks, which were sponsored by Russia, are the first amid a rise…

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Two injured in Israeli 'aggression' targeting Syria's Tartus - ministry

Syria on Saturday accused Israel of launching an "air aggression" from over the Mediterranean, west of Tripoli, with several missiles targeting south of Tartus.

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Daily Mirror

ISIS Beatle could be back on UK streets in days after being released from Turkish jail

Aine Davis - known as Jihadi Paul - is due to be deported from Istanbul next Saturday after serving seven-and-a-half years for terrorism offences and will soon be back in the UK

Al Jazeera

‘My roof was stolen’: Syrian homes looted after gov’t recapture

Drone pictures reveal the extent of the looting of homes left behind after Syrians fled areas captured by government.

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US Lawmakers Urge Blinken to Pressure into Renewal of Humanitarian Aid to Syria

Four Republican and Democratic lawmakers sent Thursday a letter to US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken asking him to continue to exert diplomatic pressure in favor of continued humanitarian access to the Syrians dependent on life-saving assistance.

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Pedersen to Security Council: ‘Don’t Forget Syria’

Geir Pedersen, Special Envoy of the UN Secretary-General for Syria, urged the international community on Wednesday to not to forget Syria amid the repercussions of the war that Russia is waging against Ukraine. Speaking via video teleconference, the envoy told the Security Council that renewing the resolution authorizing cross-border humanitarian…

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'ISIS Beatle' Aine Davis 'to be deported to UK' years after execution squad killed Brit

Londoner Aine Davis, an alleged member of a Islamic State execution squad named after the iconic rock band, will reportedly be sent back to the UK in the coming weeks

Radio France Internationale

How far is France prepared to go in support of universal human rights?

Human rights organisation Amnesty International has urged France to amend its law on crimes against humanity committed abroad. This would make it possible for people suspected of war crimes in Ukraine or Syria, for example, to be brought to justice in France. But there are significant judicial hurdles.

The Guardian - UK

‘Blood money’: Europe’s secretive trade in Syrian phosphates

Hidden imports provide economic lifeline to Assad and funds for a Russian oligarch under EU sanctions

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