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Homeless twins waking up in squalid camp are forgotten victims of Putin's Syria bombs

Forgotten war victims still sleep in squalid camp years after losing homes in Russian President Putin's bombing campaign to help Syrian dictator Bashar-al Assad

Daily Mirror

US Forces Conduct Drills in Bases Attacked by Iran

The US-led international coalition forces conducted military maneuvers and training in the vicinity of Al-Omar oil field in northeastern Syria, after their base came under missile attacks in the eastern countryside of Deir Ezzor. The US Army Central Command (Centcom) announced that four US soldiers were slightly wounded in the…

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Pro-Khamenei Scholar: Nuclear Deal Won’t Stop Attacks against US Forces

Tehran’s Friday prayer interim imam, Kazem Seddiqi, ruled out any link between the Iranian nuclear talks and the halt of attacks against US forces in the region. The attacks against US forces will “continue” until the end of their “illegal” presence in the region, Iranian websites quoted Seddiqi as saying.…

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Four US Troops Injured in 'Iranian' Rocket Attack in Syria

Four US troops were injured Thursday after rockets were fired at a base housing American forces in eastern Syria, US Central Command said. The rockets struck two support buildings at the Green Village base in Deir Ezzor province run by allied Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces, where the US and coalition…

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Syria’s $1.5bn seizure of protesters’ property ‘akin to scare tactic’

Human rights group accuses Assad regime of profiting from detainees forced to sign away their rights, some while blindfolded

The Guardian - UK

Despite hardships, Idlib residents give back during Ramadan

Over half of Idlib province’s four million residents have been displaced by Syria’s civil war.

Al Jazeera

Two US Personnel Injured in Syria Attack

Two US personnel suffered minor injuries after an apparent rocket strike on a base in eastern Syria, US officials said on Thursday, an attack which a war monitor and a tribal source said was carried out by Iran-backed militias. The US officials, speaking on the condition of anonymity, said one…

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Ali Harbi Ali tells court he did not feel shame after killing David Amess

Old Bailey hears defendant say he killed Tory MP because he had voted for military campaign in Syria

The Guardian - UK

MP murder accused tells jury: I have no regrets over killing to save Muslims

Ali Harbi Ali told jurors he stabbed veteran MP Sir David Amess to death at a constituency surgery last October over his voting record on Syria.

The Independent UK

Helping Ukrainians means listening to their needs – 3 lessons for aid groups from Syria's war

The massive flow of international support for Ukraine since Russia first invaded in February 2022 includes billions of dollars in military and humanitarian aid from dozens of countries.

The Conversation

Two U.S. personnel injured in Syria attack- officials

Two U.S. personnel suffered minor injuries after a rocket attack on a base in eastern Syria, U.S. official said on Thursday.

Reuters

Sir David Amess murder trial: Alleged terrorist tells court he wanted to be a martyr and regrets ‘nothing’

Ali Harbi Ali tells court he believed Conservative MP deserved to die and wanted to ‘send a message’ to other politicians

The Independent UK

MP murder accused tells jury: ‘I killed him to stop him harming Muslims’

Ali Harbi Ali, 26, denies the murder of Sir David Amess during a constituency surgery in October last year.

The Independent UK

Tel Aviv Points to ‘Iranian Settlement’ in Eastern Golan

The Military Intelligence Division in the Israeli army has prepared a study on the situation in Syria, which was recently submitted to the General Staff, warning of “a creeping Iranian settlement and a wide dissemination of Shiite and Alawite ideologies.” According to the study, the “settlement” is taking place near…

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Germany Arrests Syrian Accused of Torturing Captives With ISIS

German investigators on Wednesday arrested a Syrian man accused of war crimes for allegedly torturing captives while he was with ISIS in Syria in 2014. Federal prosecutors said the man, identified only as Raed E. in line with German privacy rules, was arrested in Berlin. He is suspected of membership…

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Syria Explosive Remnants Kill Nearly 30 in a Month, Says Monitor

Explosive remnants of Syria's war killed nearly 30 civilians, including more than a dozen children, last month, a war monitoring group said Wednesday. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said "29 civilians, including 12 children, died from explosive remnants in March" and that another 29 were wounded. The latest…

The Independent UK

Charles meets refugees from war-torn Syria during trip to Cumbria

The Prince of Wales spoke to two families who have found safety and built new lives in Britain after fleeing war abroad.

France 24

French priest renowned for uncovering massacres warns of ‘Buchas everywhere’

Over the past two decades, Father Patrick Desbois, a French Catholic priest, has been identifying World War II atrocity sites, uncovering evidence of overlooked massacres. After doing similar work with the Yazidi victims of the Islamic State (IS) group in Iraq and Syria, he is now back in Ukraine, collecting…

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Report: Captagon Trade Spirals to Top $5 Billion in 2021

Trade in the amphetamine-type stimulant captagon in the Middle East grew exponentially in 2021 to top $5 billion, posing an increasing health and security risk to the region, a report said. Research by the New Lines Institute, seen by AFP, paints an alarming picture of the impact booming captagon production…

Al Jazeera

‘Trying to survive’: Syrian fuel smugglers defy deadly crackdown

Smugglers say they have no other option but to engage in the illegal trade to feed their families.

The Independent UK

Isis on trial: What we have learned so far at the trial of British jihadist El Shafee Elsheikh

The self-confessed Isis member is accused of taking part in hostage-taking operation that led to the killing of American and British journalists and aid workers. Richard Hall reports from Alexandria, Virginia

The Independent UK

‘I hoped it was a cruel joke’: Mother of James Foley describes torment of son’s public killing by Isis

Diane Foley found out about the death of her son in a phone call from a journalist

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Iranian Militias Deployed in Central Syria after Russia's Withdrawal

Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) forces, the Lebanese Hezbollah and the Fourth Division led by Major General Maher al-Assad, have reinforced their military presence in the Mahin military warehouse in the eastern countryside of Homs - the second largest arms and ammunition depot in Syria.

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US Study: Syrian Regime Turns Humanitarian Aid into Profit Center

Humanitarian and relief aid for the Syrian people has often been the subject of official and international attention, but the lengthy Syrian crisis provided the regime in Damascus with “skills and tools” to exploit the aid and prolong the crisis, according to a recent US report. It stated that the…

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James Foley’s Mother, Brother Testify at Trial of ISIS ‘Beatle’

The mother of slain American journalist James Foley said Monday at the trial of one of his alleged ISIS captors that she initially hoped reports her son had been executed were "some cruel joke." "I didn't want to believe it," Diane Foley testified at the trial of El Shafee Elsheikh,…

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