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Children are being used as 'human shields' in Syria – what is the world doing about it?

Islamic State recently staged their most sophisticated attack since 2019 – a prison break to release former IS fighters in an effort to refill their ranks once again.

The Conversation

US: Civilian toll in Syria raid may be higher than thought

U.S. military officials say there could have been more civilian casualties than initially thought in the U.S. raid that killed the top Islamic State leader in Syria last week

The Independent UK

'Join Wagner' website bears telltale signs of Russian propaganda

Pictures taken out of context, a fake map and enticing visuals: a website that went online in November and bills itself as a recruitment platform for the Russian paramilitary group Wagner seems – at first glance – to be a scam. But a closer look at some of the site's…

France 24

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‘Mercenaries have skills armies lack’: former Wagner operative opens up

Marat Gabidullin has written memoir about fighting for Wagner because Russians should know ‘mercenaries exist’

The Guardian - UK

What happened to the two teenage girls who fled UK with Shamima Begum to join ISIS?

Shamima Begum, Amira Abase and Kadiza Sultana left school in Bethnal Green for the February half term break eight years ago but never returned. The year 10 straight-A students left their families to join ISIS

Daily Mirror

Building Collapses in Syria, Killing Woman and 3 Children

A building collapse in northwest Syria killed a woman and three of her children, while her husband and three other children survived, the opposition Syrian Civil Defense group said Thursday. The collapse of the building Wednesday night on the southern edge of the city of Idlib came as northwest Syria…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Building collapses in Syria, killing woman and 3 children

The opposition Syrian Civil Defense group says a building collapse in northwest Syria has killed a woman and three of her children, while her husband and three other children survived

The Independent UK

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UK handing ‘propaganda gift to Isis’ by refusing to repatriate detainees from Syria

MPs warn of ‘extremely serious’ security consequences if camps collapse, following major Isis assault

The Independent UK

British women and children detained in Syria failed by UK government, inquiry finds

Parliamentary report finds ‘compelling evidence’ of trafficking and highlights missed opportunities to protect vulnerable people later stripped of citizenship

The Guardian - UK

Adrift after enslavement, Yazidi teen says she can't go home

Many Yazidi women who were abducted and enslaved by the Islamic State group as children have come of age during wartime

The Independent UK

UN: Build on Islamic State chief's death to thwart recruits

The U.N. counterterrorism chief says it’s crucial to build on the momentum following last week’s death of the leader of the Islamic State extremist group and address the grievances that terrorist groups exploit to attract new followers

The Independent UK

ISIS Likely to Pick Battle-Hardened Iraqi as Next Leader, Say Officials, Analysts

The next leader of ISIS is likely to be from a close circle of battle-hardened Iraqi extremists who emerged in the aftermath of the 2003 US invasion, two Iraqi security officials and three independent analysts said. The group of potential successors to Abu Ibrahim al-Quraishi, who blew himself up during…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Syrian soldier killed in Israeli missile attack near Damascus

Surface-to-surface missile attacks came ‘from the direction of the occupied Golan’, Syrian state media says.

Al Jazeera

Islamic State likely to pick battle-hardened Iraqi as next leader - officials, analysts

The next leader of Islamic State is likely to be from a close circle of battle-hardened Iraqi jihadists who emerged in the aftermath of the 2003 U.S. invasion, two Iraqi security officials and three independent analysts said.

Reuters

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Asharq Al-Awsat

Israel Strikes Syria in Response to Anti-aircraft Fire

The Israeli military said it attacked missile batteries in Syria on Wednesday after an anti-aircraft missile was fired towards Israel during what Syrian state television reported was an earlier strike around Damascus. A military spokesperson declined to comment on the Syrian report of an initial Israeli attack near the Syrian…

Reuters

Syria shoots down Israeli missiles around Damascus -state TV

Syrian air defences on Wednesday shot down a number of "Israeli aggression's missiles" around Damascus, the capital, state TV said.

Reuters

Israel strikes Syria in response to anti-aircraft fire

The Independent UK

US general says Russia turmoil could spill to Middle East

The Army general tapped to take over as top U.S. commander in the Middle East is warning senators that if Russian invades Ukraine, it could create broader instability into the Middle East, including Syria

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The Independent UK

Belarus leader downplays possible deployment to Syria

Belarus’ authoritarian president says he has no intention of sending troops to Syria to serve alongside Russian forces in the country but is holding the door open for a potential deployment of military medics there

Asharq Al-Awsat

Calls for Renewed Protests in Syria’s As Suwayda

Renewed protests have swept Syria’s southwestern governorate of As Suwayda as demonstrators marched and staged sit-ins demanding building a country for “all Syrians” and implementing UN resolution 2254, which calls for a political transition in the country. On Monday, protesters blocked roads between villages as well as Damascus-Suwayda Highway.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Army Busts Drug Factory in Eastern Lebanon

The Lebanese army announced on Monday that it has busted a drugs and captagon factory in eastern Lebanon. Suspects involved in smuggling drugs to Syria were also arrested as part of an intense campaign that was launched last week to crack down on the drug trade. The Lebanese government had…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Belarus to Send 200 Troops to Syria Alongside Russians

Belarus plans to deploy up to 200 troops to Syria to serve alongside Russian forces in the country, according to a Russian government document released Monday, a move strongly condemned by Belarus' opposition leader. A draft agreement between Russia and its ally Belarus endorsed by Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin…

The Independent UK

IS women in Syria camp clash with police, 1 child killed

An opposition war monitor says women held in a camp housing families of Islamic State group militants in northeast Syria tried to kidnap their Kurdish guards

The Independent UK

Belarus to send 200 troops to Syria alongside Russians

Belarus is planning to deploy up to 200 troops to Syria to serve alongside Russian forces in the country

Daily Mirror

Shamima Begum selling food parcels to pay for western clothes and hair dye

Former ISIS bride Shamima Begum has been living in Al-Roj Camp in northeast since her UK citizenship was stripped in 2019. She has smuggled messages out for an ITV podcast

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