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Syria’s defence ministry opens applications for Assad-era troops
Syria’s defence ministry has opened applications for Assad-era soldiers to enlist in the army, reaching across former enemy ...
New Syrian foreign minister attends UN Security Council in first US appearance since Assad's fall
Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shibani has attended a U_N_ Security Council briefing, raising his country’s new flag at the ...
Netanyahu says Israeli planes intercepted Iranian ones sent to rescue embattled Syrian leader Assad
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says warplanes last year intercepted Iranian aircraft headed toward Syria in a bid to rescue the country’s embattled president at the time, Bashar Assad.
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Pro-Iranian Iraqi politicians, militia leaders object to Syrian president visiting Iraq
Pro-Iranian militia leaders and politicians in Iraq have objected to a possible visit by Syria’s new transitional President ...
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How Assad Lost Syria in Just 12 Days
Assad's regime collapsed in just 12 days, ending over five decades of authoritarian rule in Syria. A swift and coordinated ...
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Al Shara's feud with Kurds dims Syria's hopes of stability
A feud between Syria's President Ahmad Al Shara and the country's Kurds over the shape of the new order in Damascus has ...
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US and Syrian officials visit each other’s countries as Damascus finds footing on global stage
The World’s Host Carolyn Beeler speaks with Rep. Marlin Stutzman (R-IN) about his recent trip to Syria, the first visit by US ...
‘I thought I’d died.’ How land mines are continuing to claim lives in post-Assad Syria
Since the fall of Bashar Assad’s government in December 2024, the number of land mine-related incidents has surged, ...
Syria's foreign minister to appear at UN Security Council in first US visit since al-Assad's fall
Shibani is set to raise his country's new flag at the UN headquarters in New York when he attends a Security Council briefing ...
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Russia refuses to extradite fugitive dictator Bashar al-Assad to Syria’s new government
It is the first official confirmation that Russian authorities have denied the request from Damascus. Assad and his family ...
The National on MSN4d
Britain lifts Assad-era sanctions in boost for Syria and Ahmad Al Shara
Syria’s new government will receive a significant economic boost on Friday when Britain lifts a tranche of sanctions ...
Operation Assad: the air mission to smuggle the Syrian despot's valuables
By Feras Dalatey, Joanna Plucinska, Reade Levinson, Maha El Dahan DAMASCUS/LONDON/DUBAI (Reuters) -As his enemies closed in ...