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Regime Forces Ramp up Attacks in Syria’s North

Syrian regime forces and Iranian militias are heavily shelling de-escalation zones in the countryside of Aleppo, Idlib and Hama in northwest Syria. In the Aleppo countryside, Damascus and its allied Iranian proxies struck civilian homes in Kafr Taal and al-Bab. At least two children and two disabled individuals were killed…

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Activists Condemn SDF’s Arrest of 16 Journalists in Syria's Raqqa

The Syrian Network for Human Rights (SNHR) said on Sunday that the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) detained at least 16 journalists in Raqqa on July 30. This came as activists revealed that the Kurdish-led SDF forces have arrested media figures as part of a security campaign in Syria’s northeastern province.…

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‘Syria’s Food Basket’ Struck by Dire Wheat Shortages

The Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria, also known as Rojava, has acknowledged a wheat grain shortage that could affect next year’s production. Wheat received from Rojava areas amounted to about 388,000 tons for flour, while the quantities of raw seeds amounted to about 75,000 tons, the head of…

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Turkey Sends New Military Reinforcements to Aleppo

Turkey on Sunday pushed new military reinforcements to areas falling under its control and regions run by forces loyal to it in the Syrian province of Aleppo. The new military convoy of Turkish forces entered Syria via Bab Al-Salamah border crossing between Azaz city in northern Aleppo and Turkey. The…

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Syria's Last Traditional Boat-makers Keep Ancient Craft Afloat

Khaled Bahlawan hammers nails into a traditional wooden boat he built by hand, toiling under the scorching sun on Syria's Mediterranean coast to preserve a disappearing ancient skill. "We are the last family that makes wooden ships and boats in Syria," said the 39-year-old on the shores of Arwad island,…

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Director of Industrial City in Aleppo Calls on Syrian Investors to Return

Hazem Ajjan, director of the industrial city in Sheikh Najjar in northern Syria, called Saturday on Syrian expatriates to invest in the industrial city in Aleppo. He stressed that all the encouraging factors for production have improved, especially the availability of a 24-hour electricity supply. Speaking at the Expatriates Forum…

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Germany Angers Turkey by Rejecting its Operation in N. Syria

German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock on Friday urged Turkey to respect human rights during a testy visit at which she sparred openly with counterpart Mevlut Cavusoglu. The former German Green party co-leader also rejected Turkey's territorial claims to Greek islands in the Aegean and urged Ankara not to stage a…

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Lebanon Seizes Ship Carrying 'Stolen' Ukrainian Grain

A Lebanese prosecutor ordered the seizure Saturday of a Syrian-flagged ship that docked at a northern port with a cargo of Ukrainian grain Kyiv's embassy in Beirut said was "illegal". Prosecutor Ghassan Oueidat instructed police to investigate the Laodicea, which docked in Tripoli earlier this week, a judicial official said.…

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US Congress Takes Action Against Syria’s Captagon

The House Foreign Affairs Committee has approved a draft resolution that lays out a US strategy to disrupt and dismantle narcotics production and trafficking and affiliated networks linked to the Assad regime in Syria. The draft, submitted by bipartisan lawmakers, says the Captagon trade linked to the Assad regime is…

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The inspirational Syrian restaurant in Urmston with bargain prices and a big heart

'If I increase my prices, people cannot afford to come anymore'

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Lebanon doubts Ukraine claim of stolen grain on Syrian ship

Lebanon appears to be rejecting claims by the Ukrainian Embassy that a Syrian ship docked in one of its ports is carrying grain from Ukraine stolen by Russia

The Independent UK

Six bodies found in southern Syrian town after clashes -reports

The bodies of six men captured during fighting in Sweida in southern Syria were found in the city centre on Friday, a war monitor and a local media outlet reported, raising to 23 the death toll from a rare outbreak of violence in the area.

Reuters

UN Body Says Violence Against Syrians in Lebanon on the Rise

Discrimination and violence against Syrian refugees in Lebanon has soared in recent weeks as the country grapples with high food prices and shortages, the UN refugee agency told the Associated Press on Friday. “We have seen tensions between Lebanese and Syrians at bakeries across the country,” United Nations High Commissioner…

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First UN Aid Convoy Enters Syria Since Extension of Cross-border Mechanism

The first UN aid convoy entered Syria through the Bab al-Hawa border crossing with Turkey after extending the cross-border aid mechanism for six months. An official at the Bab al-Hawa crossing, Mazen Allouch, said that 14 trucks loaded with relief, including 300 tons of medical aid and tools, entered the…

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New Book Explores Egyptian-Ottoman Campaign on Hejaz, Nejd

In his new book, Researcher Dr. Ismail al-Salamat, explores the campaign of Turkish commander Ahmed Tusun Pasha known as ‘Tusun Pasha’ (second son of Muhammad Ali of Egypt) in the Arabian Peninsula, mainly Hejaz and Nejd in 1811 AD. Few researches studied this campaign despite its significance in the political…

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Four Syrian Kurds Killed in Turkish Strike in Northern Syria

A Turkish drone strike in northern Syria killed four Syrian Kurdish fighters on Thursday, the second such attack in recent days, a Kurdish official and a war monitor said. The Kurdish Asayish security forces said that "a drone attacked our forces" in the Ain Issa area in Raqa province, killing…

The Conversation

Western countries are shipping refugees to poorer nations in exchange for cash

The U.K. government was due to begin its first deportation flight to remove asylum-seekers to the East African country of Rwanda on June 14, 2022, exactly two months after signing the U.K.-Rwanda agreement. The asylum-seekers were from several war-torn and politically unstable countries, including Syria, Sudan and Iran.

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No Syrian ‘Mercenaries’ in Russia’s War on Ukraine ‘So Far’

The Syrian “mercenaries” who Russia recruited and transferred to Ukraine have not yet participated in any of its military operations there, a London-based war monitor reported. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) said the number of mercenaries is estimated at 2,000 and none has been killed in Russia’s war…

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Syria, Russia Hold Joint Military Drills

The Syrian regime forces, in coordination with the Russian forces operating in Syria, carried out a “night parachute jump in several stages with full field equipment.” Syria’s official news agency SANA said that the training was carried out “in cooperation with Russian trainers and air cover,” as part of the…

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Mapping the largest Syrian refugee camp in the world

Home to more than 80,000 Syrians who fled the war, Jordan’s Zaatari refugee camp marks 10 years since opening.

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Rising anti-refugee sentiment leads to debate in Turkey

Amid economic crisis and election mood, tensions between Turks and refugees increase as Ankara slowly shifts policies.

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Gantz Says Russia Fired at Israeli Jets over Syria in May

Defense Minister Benny Gantz has revealed that Russian forces opened fire on Israeli warplanes in May using advanced S-300 anti-aircraft missiles, at the end of an Israeli attack on targets in Syria. The incident was first reported by Channel 13 news a week after the strike on May 13, in…

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10 Killed in South Syria Clashes

Gunmen supporting Syria's government and others opposed to Damascus clashed in the southern Syrian province of Sweida Tuesday, killing at least 10 people, a war monitor said. Six loyalists and four people against the regime lost their lives after the fighting erupted in two villages in the Druze-majority province, the…

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Shamima Begum says she ‘wants to be as British as possible’ in fresh plea to return to UK

The former Jihadi bride said she could be 'used an an example' to children

Reuters

Israel says Russians fired at its jets over Syria in May in "one-off"

Israel said on Tuesday that its military jets came under Russian anti-aircraft fire over Syria in May but they missed their target, describing the confrontation as a "one-off incident".

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