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Turkey's intelligence chief has held multiple meetings with his Syrian counterpart in Damascus in the last few weeks, a sign of Russian efforts to foster a thaw between states on opposite sides of the Syrian war, four sources said. [L8N30M1RX]

Reuters

Exclusive-With a Russian nudge, Turkey and Syria step up contacts

Turkey's intelligence chief has held multiple meetings with his Syrian counterpart in Damascus over the last few weeks, a sign of Russian efforts to encourage a thaw between states on opposite sides of Syria's war, four sources said.

Reuters

Declassified report shows US predictions of IS group threat

A newly declassified U.S. intelligence report predicted in 2020 that the Islamic State group was likely to regain much of its former strength and global influence, particularly if American and Western forces reduced their role in countering the extremist movement

The Independent UK

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New batch of Syrian prison photos opens 'old wounds'

It had been nearly a decade since Mahmoud al-Khalaf laid eyes on his father, but he immediately recognised the bruised and battered face in the graphic photograph circulating online.

Reuters

‘Part of the same land’: Lebanese and Syrians join forces to fight wildfires

Volunteer firefighting service is bringing refugees and local people together to save Akkar province’s ancient woodlands

The Guardian - UK

Rights Court Condemns France over Syria Repatriation Refusals

The European Court of Human Rights condemned France Wednesday over its refusal to repatriate two women detained in Syria, where they had travelled with their partners to territory controlled by ISIS. French authorities should promptly re-examine the request by the women's parents to let them return home, the court said.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Syrian Ex-prisoners Haunted by Horrors of 'Salt Rooms'

When a Syrian prison guard tossed him into a dimly-lit room, the inmate Abdo was surprised to find himself standing ankle-deep in what appeared to be salt. On that day in the winter of 2017, the terrified young man had already been locked up for two years in war-torn Syria's…

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US Announces over $750 Million in New Aid to Syrian People

The United States announced Wednesday that it will provide more than $750 million in additional humanitarian funding for the Syrian people. US Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield told the UN Security Council the new donation is in addition to the over $800 million in added US humanitarian aid for Syria that she…

Asharq Al-Awsat

France must rethink case of IS-linked women refused re-entry, rules ECHR

Families argued detention in Syria exposed the two women and their children to inhumane treatment

The Guardian - UK

Syria could return ‘to larger-scale fighting’, UN warns

UN report finds ‘grave violations of fundamental human rights and humanitarian law’ have increased across the country.

Al Jazeera

France ordered to re-examine repatriation requests of jihadist families in Syria

The European Court of Human Rights on Wednesday ruled that France had failed to properly examine the repatriation requests of two families of jihadists in Syria – and must do so as soon as possible.

Radio France Internationale

The six countries not invited to Queen's funeral - including Russia and Syria

Most countries from around the world have been invited to send their head of state to pay their respects.

Daily Record

UN: Israeli hit on Damascus airport stopped aid deliveries

The commission of the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Syria says an Israeli airstrike on the airport of the Syrian capital Damascus in June that forced it to close for two weeks led to the suspension of humanitarian activities during that period

The Independent UK

UK inviting North Korea to send envoy to Queen Elizabeth's funeral - source

Britain is inviting a representative from North Korea to attend Queen Elizabeth's funeral on Monday, but Afghanistan, Syria and Venezuela will not be given an invite, a foreign office source said on Wednesday.

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Daily Mirror

Three more countries NOT invited to Queen's funeral - and some will just send ambassadors

A total of six countries have not made the invitation list for Queen Elizabeth II's funeral on Monday, including Afghanistan, Syria and Venezuela, as inside sources confirmed North Korea and Iran will be invited at ambassadorial level

Reuters

Israeli strike on Damascus airport in June halted aid for nearly two weeks - U.N.

An Israeli strike that damaged the Damascus International Airport in June made it impossible for the United Nations to fly in aid deliveries to needy Syrians for around two weeks, the U.N.'s Syria commission said on Wednesday.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Syria May ‘Return to Larger-scale Fighting,’ UN Warns in New Report

Syria's bloody conflict is at risk of further escalation after several frontlines across the country flared up in recent months, the United Nations warned on Wednesday in a new report. "Syria cannot afford a return to larger-scale fighting, but that is where it may be heading," said Paulo Sérgio Pinheiro,…

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Syria may 'return to larger-scale fighting,' U.N. warns in new report

Syria's bloody conflict is at risk of further escalation after several frontlines across the country flared up in recent months, the United Nations warned on Wednesday in a new report.

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France 24

Refugees fear deportation as Lebanese authorities plan forced return of Syrians

Lebanon is drawing up a controversial plan to deport thousands of Syrian refugees every month. The country is in the midst of an economic meltdown and its government says it can no longer host more than 1 million Syrians. NGOs, though, say forced deportations are illegal and that Syria is…

France 24

European Court of Human Rights condemns France over Syria repatriation refusals

The European Court of Human Rights condemned France Wednesday over its refusal to repatriate two of its female citizens from Syria, where they are being held after joining their Islamist partners in the country.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Gantz Presents Documents of Iranian Weapons Factories in Syria, Lebanon, Yemen

Security sources in Tel Aviv revealed that Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz carried with him to the United Nations headquarters in New York many documents on Iranian activity in the Middle East. Among the most prominent of these documents is a file containing photos and reports showing that Iran is…

Reuters

France told to re-examine repatriation requests of wives of IS combatants

The European Court of Human Rights on Wednesday ruled that France must re-examine repatriation requests from two French women who travelled to Syria with their partners to join Islamic State, and the children they gave birth to there.

Radio France Internationale

Bataclan bomber's widow and child repatriated to France

The wife of a terrorist who helped to murder dozens of people at Paris’s Bataclan concert hall in 2015 has been repatriated from Syria to France along with her three children.

Asharq Al-Awsat

US Sells Home of Couple Illegally Working with Syria Company

Homeland Security is diverting nearly $650,000 to a victims’ compensation fund from the sale of a suburban Boston home that belonged to a couple authorities say illegally did business with a Syrian electronics company, federal prosecutors said Tuesday.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Syria Cholera Outbreak Is a Threat to the Region, UN Warns

The outbreak of cholera in Syria presents a serious threat to people in the war-torn country and the region, a UN official said Tuesday, adding that urgent action is needed to prevent further cases and deaths. The statement by the UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Syria, Imran Riza, came…

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