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The Latest Breaking News from Syria

Displaced return home and reclaim lost roots as Syria tries to rebuild

Syrians – both refugees and internally displaced – are returning home in increasing numbers since the fall of al-Assad.

Al Jazeera

US envoy says calling Lebanon reporters ‘animalistic’ was ‘inappropriate’

Tom Barrack says he was telling Lebanese journalists to ‘be civilised’ but notes that they were ‘just doing their job’.

Al Jazeera

Israeli forces raid former air defence base near Syrian capital

Operation at site south of Damascus is deepest into Syrian territory since ousting of Bashar al-Assad last year

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Main highway from Damascus to Sweida reopens to aid convoys weeks after Syria violence

An aid convoy has entered the city of Sweida in southern Syria via the main highway from Damascus for the first since a major outbreak of sectarian violence last month that shook the country’s fragile recovery from nearly 14 years of civil war

The Independent UK

Israel launches new operations in Syria after strike kills soldiers

Local sources report Israeli operation in Kiswa, where six soldiers killed by Israeli drones strikes a day before.

Al Jazeera

Israeli drone strikes kill six Syrian soldiers in Damascus suburb, reports claim

Syrian state media and the UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the latest drone strikes on Tuesday in the southern Damascus suburb of Kiswah killed six soldiers.

Euronews

Six Syrian soldiers killed in Israeli strikes near Damascus: State media

Israel has launched hundreds of strikes across Syria following the fall of the Bashar al-Assad regime last December.

Al Jazeera

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Syria condemns new Israeli ‘military incursion’ in Damascus countryside

Syria’s foreign minister accuses Israel of violating a 1974 agreement to advance its ‘expansionist and partition plans’.

Al Jazeera

Push to recruit Kurds and religious minorities to Syrian security forces brings hope and skepticism

A drive to recruit Kurds and religious minorities to the Syrian government's General Security Forces in the northern area of Afrin has brought hope and skepticism

The Independent UK

UN envoy warns of renewed violence in Syria a month into a fragile ceasefire

The top U.N. envoy for Syria is warning that its transition remains “on a knife-edge” and violence could resume at any moment in the southern city of Sweida, which saw deadly clashes last month

The Independent UK

Islamic State extremists exploit instability in Africa and Syria, UN experts say

U.N. counterterrorism experts warn that Islamic State extremists are exploiting instability in Africa and Syria and remain a significant threat in Afghanistan, Central Asia and Europe

The Independent UK

US-led coalition captures a senior ISIL (ISIS) member in Syria: State media

It is not yet known if the man targeted might be ISIL’s supreme leader, Abu Hafs al-Hashimi al-Qurashi.

Al Jazeera

US-led coalition in Syria captures leader of so-called Islamic State group

The IS jihadist group broke away from al-Qaeda more than a decade ago and attracted supporters from around the world after it declared a so-called caliphate in 2014 in large parts of Syria and Iraq.

Euronews

Paris hosts quiet diplomacy as Syria and Israel discuss ceasefire and security

Syrian and Israeli ministers emerged from a meeting in Paris pledging to calm tensions between the countries and ease sectarian strains in southern Syria.

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Euronews

Syria and Israel hold first direct talks in US-brokered meeting

In US-brokered talks, Syria and Israel discussed restoring a 1974 ceasefire to de-escalate tensions following the fall of Bashar al-Assad's regime.

Euronews

Iraq says tip-off to Lebanon led to destruction of captagon factory

Western governments estimate that captagon has generated billions of euros in revenue for former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, his associates and allies.

Al Jazeera

Iraq, Lebanon intel cooperation leads to destruction of Captagon factory

Lebanese army discovered a factory in the eastern Bekaa Valley with large amounts of the addictive stimulant inside.

The Independent UK

Mistrust and fear: The complex story behind strained Syria-Lebanon relations

Relations between Beirut and Damascus remain tense — as they have been for decades past, a time during which Syria failed to treat its smaller neighbor as a sovereign nation

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The National (Scotland)

'Home Office urged us to return to Syria – despite my kids facing death threats'

THE Home Office tried to talk a Syrian family into returning to their home country despite death threats levelled against the mother and children…

Euronews

Turkey to provide weapons and support to Syria under new defence pact, officials say

Syria's interim government has faced mounting challenges in restoring order after nearly 14 years of civil war following the ouster of former President Bashar al-Assad by Islamist-led rebel forces in December.

The Independent UK

Turkey to provide weapons and support to Syria under new defense agreement

Turkey will provide weapons, military equipment, and logistical support to Syria as part of a defense agreement

Al Jazeera

War crimes likely committed by both sides in Syria coastal violence: UN

The clashes in March included murder, torture and other ‘inhumane acts’ that UN investigators say amount to war crimes.

The Independent UK

U.N.: Syrian factions committed 'widespread and systematic' attacks on civilians in coastal violence

A U.N.-backed commission has found widespread and systematic violence against civilians in Syria's coastal region

Al Jazeera

Turkiye slams Israel, Kurdish-led SDF for destabilising a recovering Syria

Turkish FM hosts Syrian counterpart in Ankara; defence ministers sign military cooperation memorandum of understanding.

Euronews

Israel and Kurdish fighters should stop destabilising Syria, Turkish FM Hakan Fidan says

Since Islamist-led insurgents ousted former President Bashar al-Assad in a rebel offensive in December, the interim government in Damascus has struggled to maintain stability and heal the wounds of the nearly 14-year civil war.

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