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Syrian government forces and Druze fighters exchange prisoners from summer clashes

Syrian government forces and Druze fighters in the southern Sweida province have exchanged prisoners from last summer's clashes in a step toward a political deal

The Independent UK

Trump administration asks the Supreme Court to allow an end to legal protections for Syrian migrants

The Trump administration wants the Supreme Court to allow the government to end legal protections for migrants from Syria for now

The Independent UK

Yusuf was trafficked into Islamic State territory as a boy – now the Australian faces a ‘vague and chaotic’ situation

While Yusuf is believed to be trapped in Iraq’s opaque prison system, hundreds of kilometres away, his mother remains in a Syrian detention camp with other Australian families

The Guardian - AU

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Morning Mail: hopes and dreams of Australian children in Syria, Tim Wilson’s ‘terrible’ bet, more Epstein fallout

Australian children tell us about their hopes of liberty, Bluey and escaping tents; shadow treasurer’s investment bets against success of economy

The Guardian - AU

‘I just want to be free’: Australian children held in Syrian camp reveal their hopes and dreams

Exclusive: As debate rages over their return, children of Australian women with Islamic State links dream of ice-cream, Bluey and not living in a tent

The Guardian - AU

Afternoon Update: Australians in Syrian camp would accept children returning separately; remains found in Baghsarian search; and a viral Ikea monkey

Some in detention camp say they have asked for children to be ‘saved’ while others say they are uncomfortable with being separated from children

The Guardian - AU

Australian women held in Syrian camp say they would accept children returning home separately

Exclusive: Some of the 11 mothers detained in Kurdish-controlled al-Roj camp say they want Australian government to repatriate children at any cost

The Guardian - AU

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The 23 Australian children stuck in Syria are not responsible for their parents. They need our government’s support to return

If the circumstances of those from Roj camp become even more perilous, the Albanese government may be forced to intervene

The Guardian - AU

Australian families in convoy from Syrian camp warned they would be attacked unless they turned around

Exclusive: Government forces issued threat because Australian government failed to coordinate with them, official says

The Guardian - AU

US military moves forces and equipment out of northeast Syria base

U.S. forces are pulling out of a key base in northeastern Syria as part of an apparent larger drawdown

The Independent UK

Syrian TV dramas are a Ramadan staple. Assad’s fall could change that

Syria's TV dramas are returning to Ramadan screens after years of war

The Independent UK

A notorious camp in Syria tied to alleged IS families is emptied as final convoy departs

Officials say Syria has emptied the al-Hol camp, long known for holding women and children with alleged links to the Islamic State group

The Independent UK

Prison flagged for those who help 'ISIS bride' cohort

Aid groups have hit out at plans by the coalition to jail people found to have helped a cohort of women and children linked to the Islamic State to return home.

AAP

‘A global hero’: Jesse Jackson’s legacy of activism around the world

From opposing apartheid in South Africa to supporting Palestinian rights, the US civil rights leader left his mark across the globe

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Tony Burke says Australia has few options to block return of 34 women and children from Syrian camp

One woman is subject to temporary exclusion order over security concerns, but home affairs minister says group is ‘not consistent’ in their beliefs

The Guardian - AU

Strong winds overturn boats in Hobart – As it happened

All the day’s news as it unfolded

The Guardian - AU

Nightly raids and violent beatings: Australia urged to accept citizens trapped in Syria as conditions in Roj camp deteriorate

Aid workers say the camp where 34 women and children are being held are ‘dire’ and present more risk than if they were repatriated

The Independent UK

US makes plans to reopen embassy in Syria after 14 years

The Trump administration has informed Congress that it intends to proceed with planning for a potential re-opening of the U.S. Embassy in Damascus, Syria, which was shuttered in 2012 during the country’s civil war

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The Independent UK

A camp in Syria that held families of Islamic State members is nearly empty after repatriations

Officials say that a camp in northeastern Syria that had housed families of suspected members of the Islamic State group is now largely empty after hundreds of women and children were repatriated to their countries or transferred to other facilities in recent weeks

The Guardian - AU

Alleged Australian IS fighters transferred from Syria to Iraq where they could face death penalty

Dfat says it is aware Australians are among 5,704 detainees transferred out of Syrian prisons and into Iraqi custody

AAP

Bipartisan offer to block ISIS-linked families' return

As the Australian government ponders what to do with 34 ISIS-linked women and children trying to return, the opposition has offered a bipartisan solution.

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An Australian Citizen In A Syrian Camp Trying To Return Home Banned For Two Years

An Australian citizen in Syria has been blocked from returning home under a two-year exclusion order due to alleged ties to ISIS.

The Guardian - AU

Coles admits in court to strong-arming supplier amid ‘Down Down’ campaign – as it happened

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Euronews

Syrians work to erase al-Assad cult of personality after fall of regime

Under the previous dynastic regime, Syria went from a homeland for all to a "real estate registry" for the al-Assad family. Now, the interim government is undoing the hold the al-Assads had on Syrians for decades.

The Independent UK

Australia blocks citizen’s return from Syria due to ‘links to Islamic State’

Government has banned an Australian with alleged ties to the Islamic State group

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