Articles for Group Syria

Syria's ousted leader Assad says he wanted to keep fighting but Russian allies evacuated him
1 week ago

Syria's ousted leader Assad says he wanted to keep fighting but Russian allies evacuated him

Associated Press  

DAMASCUS — Ousted Syrian leader Bashar Assad said Monday he wanted to stay in the country after rebels captured the capital, but the Russian military evacuated him from their base in western Syria after it came under attack. AP AUDIO: Syria’s ousted leader Assad says he wanted to keep fighting but Russian allies evacuated him AP correspondent Karen Chammas reports …

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Top diplomats from U.S., Arab League and Turkey discuss Syria’s transition
1 week, 1 day ago

Top diplomats from U.S., Arab League and Turkey discuss Syria’s transition

The Hindu  

Top diplomats from the United States, the Arab League and Turkey met in Jordan on Saturday to discuss how to assist Syria ’s transition after the fall of Bashar Assad's government a week ago. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said American officials have been in direct contact with the Syrian insurgent group that led the overthrow of Assad’s government, …

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Understanding America’s role in Syria
1 week, 2 days ago

Understanding America’s role in Syria

Firstpost  

Following Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s fall by a rebel-led coup last Sunday, the political situation in the country has taken a new turn. However, a response from the global superpower United States has largely remained uncertain US involvement in Syria dates back to at least 2011, when the Arab Spring, a pro-democracy Middle East protest movement, broke out and spread …

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US urges Syrian rebel group to form inclusive government
1 week, 5 days ago

US urges Syrian rebel group to form inclusive government

Firstpost  

The communications with Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, a group formerly allied with al Qaeda and designated a terrorist organization by the United States, are being conducted in coordination with Washington’s Middle East allies, including Turkey Top rebel commander Abu Mohammed al-Golani speaks to a crowd at Ummayad Mosque in Damascus, after Syrian rebels announced that they have ousted President Bashar al-Assad, …

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'They will not be able to achieve...': Hezbollah chief Naim Qassem slams rebel offensive in Syria
2 weeks, 4 days ago

'They will not be able to achieve...': Hezbollah chief Naim Qassem slams rebel offensive in Syria

Firstpost  

“They will not be able to achieve their goals despite what they have done in past days, and we as Hezbollah will be by Syria’s side in thwarting the goals of this aggression as much as we can,” said Hezbollah chief Naim Qassem Lebanon's Hezbollah leader Sheikh Naim Qassem delivers an address from an unknown location, on Friday, in this …

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Why Turkey may benefit from Syria’s deadly new offensive
2 weeks, 6 days ago

Why Turkey may benefit from Syria’s deadly new offensive

Firstpost  

Syria’s long civil war has reclaimed global attention after insurgents seized most of Aleppo and dozens of nearby towns and villages. Experts think that Turkey, which influences the large coalition of rebel fighters that are occupying the country’s second-largest city, may benefit greatly from the current Syrian crisis. Turkey’s role in the new rebel offensive Turkey has a “complex and …

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Sentencing postponed for Minnesota man who regrets joining Islamic State group
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Sentencing postponed for Minnesota man who regrets joining Islamic State group

Associated Press  

MINNEAPOLIS — A Minnesota man who once fought for the Islamic State group in Syria but now expresses remorse for joining a “death cult” and has been cooperating with federal authorities will have to wait to learn how much prison time he faces after his sentencing hearing set for Wednesday was canceled. “I joined a death cult, and it was …

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At least 6 Kurdish fighters are killed in a drone attack on a Syrian base housing US troops
10 months, 2 weeks ago

At least 6 Kurdish fighters are killed in a drone attack on a Syrian base housing US troops

Associated Press  

BEIRUT — A drone attack on a base housing U.S. troops in eastern Syria killed six allied Kurdish fighters late Sunday, in the first significant attack in Syria or Iraq since the U.S. launched retaliatory strikes over the weekend against Iran-backed militias that have been targeting its forces in the region. The U.S. military launched dozens of retaliatory strikes targeting …

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How can India qualify for the round of 16 of AFC Asian Cup 2023?
11 months ago

How can India qualify for the round of 16 of AFC Asian Cup 2023?

The Hindu  

India’s campaign at the AFC Asian Cup 2023 is all but over after consecutive defeats, to Australia and Uzbekistan, at the Ahmad bin Ali Stadium over the last week. Voting lines now open for Sportstar ACES Awards 2024 Of the 24 teams participating in this edition of the tournament, the top two teams from each group and the four best …

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Clashes between US-allied Arab and Kurdish fighters in east Syria kill 3 and raise tensions
1 year, 3 months ago

Clashes between US-allied Arab and Kurdish fighters in east Syria kill 3 and raise tensions

Associated Press  

BEIRUT — Clashes broke out Monday between two U.S.-backed groups in eastern Syria, leaving three gunmen dead and raising tensions in the region where hundreds of American troops are deployed, opposition activists said. The clashes raise concerns of more divisions between U.S.-backed Kurdish and Arab fighters in eastern Syria that borders Iraq and where the Islamic State group once enjoyed …

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The downed Russian jet carried Wagner’s hierarchy, from Prigozhin’s No. 2 to his bodyguards
1 year, 3 months ago

The downed Russian jet carried Wagner’s hierarchy, from Prigozhin’s No. 2 to his bodyguards

Associated Press  

The passenger manifest of the plane that went down in Russia is essentially a who’s who of Wagner mercenaries, including its second-in-command, who baptized the group with his nom de guerre, as well as the logistics chief, a fighter wounded by U.S. airstrikes in Syria and at least one possible bodyguard. And, of course, Yevgeny Prigozhin himself, Wagner’s leader and …

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Syria brought Wagner Group fighters to heel as mutiny unfolded in Russia
1 year, 5 months ago

Syria brought Wagner Group fighters to heel as mutiny unfolded in Russia

Firstpost  

senior Syrian military and intelligence officials privately voiced concern as they watched events unfolding that the mutiny could disrupt the Russian military presence they had relied on for so long, according to a senior Syrian Republican Guard officer and a Syrian source briefed on developments As Wagner mercenaries advanced on Moscow in an attempted mutiny in late June, authorities in …

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AFC Asian Cup: India drawn with heavyweights Australia, Syria in tough Group B
1 year, 7 months ago

AFC Asian Cup: India drawn with heavyweights Australia, Syria in tough Group B

Firstpost  

India, who have had a successful qualifying campaign for the continental showpiece, were in pot 4 in the draw that was conducted in Doha. India will be in Group B in the tournament proper Doha: The Indian men’s football team on Thursday drew a tough group as it was clubbed with heavyweights Australia, Syria and Uzbekistan in the 2024 AFC …

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Turkey border guards shooting, torturing Syrians fleeing war at home: Rights group
1 year, 7 months ago

Turkey border guards shooting, torturing Syrians fleeing war at home: Rights group

Firstpost  

Human Rights Watch on Thursday accused Turkish border guards of shooting, torturing and using excessive force against Syrians trying to flee their war-ravaged country into neighbouring Turkey. The rights group urged Ankara to investigate border guards, hold those responsible for “grave human rights violations, including unlawful killings” to account, and end “longstanding impunity for these abuses”. “Turkish border guards are …

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Russia protests over ‘provocative actions’ by US forces in Syria
1 year, 8 months ago

Russia protests over ‘provocative actions’ by US forces in Syria

Al Jazeera  

Russian rear Admiral Oleg Gurinov said the protest was made to the US-led coalition in Syria over actions by US troops. Russian forces in Syria have protested over what Moscow described as “provocative actions” by United States forces also deployed in the country, Russia’s state news agency TASS has reported. TASS cited a senior Russian military official on Friday saying …

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IS attacks on Syria truffle hunters are deadliest in a year
1 year, 10 months ago

IS attacks on Syria truffle hunters are deadliest in a year

The Hindu  

The Islamic State group has carried out its deadliest attacks in more than a year, killing dozens of civilians and security officers in the deserts of central Syria, even as people of northern Syria have been digging out of the wreckage from the region’s devastating earthquake. Six days later, on Friday, they attacked a group of truffle hunters outside the …

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Australian charged over travel to IS territory freed on bail
1 year, 11 months ago

Australian charged over travel to IS territory freed on bail

Associated Press  

SYDNEY — An Australian woman charged with willingly entering part of Syria that was under control of the Islamic State group was freed on bail Friday as a debate raged about the risk to the community. “Mariam has always said that she would comply with any government orders,” Moustafa Khier told the Guardian, adding that law enforcement agencies had categorized …

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Islamic State group announces death of leader
2 years ago

Islamic State group announces death of leader

Deccan Chronicle  

BEIRUT: The Islamic State jihadist group said Wednesday that its leader Abu Hasan al-Hashimi al-Qurashi has been killed in battle and announced a replacement. Speaking in an audio message, the spokesman identified the group's new leader as Abu al-Hussein al-Husseini al-Qurashi. It was defeated in Iraq in 2017 and in Syria two years later, but sleeper cells of the Sunni …

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Militant Hamas group back in Damascus after years of tension
2 years, 2 months ago

Militant Hamas group back in Damascus after years of tension

Associated Press  

DAMASCUS, Syria — Two senior officials from the Palestinian militant Hamas group visited Syria’s capital Wednesday in the first such visit since the faction was forced to leave the war-torn country a decade ago over backing armed opposition fighters. Assad’s political gain is Hamas’ moral loss.” On Wednesday, Khalil al-Hayeh, a senior figure in Hamas’ political branch, and top Hamas …

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EXPLAINER: Will Russia bring Syrian fighters to Ukraine?
2 years, 9 months ago

EXPLAINER: Will Russia bring Syrian fighters to Ukraine?

Associated Press  

BEIRUT — With Russia’s war on Ukraine now in its third week, Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday approved bringing in volunteer fighters from the Middle East, particularly Syria. Russia’s military is deeply entrenched in the Mideast country, where its intervention — starting in 2015 — helped Syrian President Bashar Assad gain the upper hand in the ongoing, 11-year civil …

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EU slaps sanctions on Russian mercenary group Wagner
3 years ago

EU slaps sanctions on Russian mercenary group Wagner

Al Jazeera  

EU accuses the group of human rights abuses and carrying out clandestine operations on the Kremlin’s behalf. The EU accused the Wagner Group, whose members are mostly former service personnel, of human rights abuses and said they carried out clandestine operations on the Kremlin’s behalf. “The Wagner Group is responsible for serious human rights abuses in Ukraine, Syria, Libya, the …

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Hezbollah: Iranian tanker bringing fuel to Lebanon in Syria
3 years, 3 months ago

Hezbollah: Iranian tanker bringing fuel to Lebanon in Syria

Associated Press  

BEIRUT — The leader of the militant Hezbollah group said Monday the first tanker carrying Iranian fuel to Lebanon has arrived in a Syrian port and the diesel will be shipped to Lebanon by tanker trucks later this week. The arrival of the tanker comes nearly a month after Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah said the group will start bringing fuel from …

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Aid group: Syrians could be displaced for years to come
3 years, 9 months ago

Aid group: Syrians could be displaced for years to come

Associated Press  

BEIRUT — Hundreds of thousands of Syrians face continued displacement each coming year that the conflict continues and economic conditions deteriorate, the Norwegian Refugee Council said Monday. The Syrian conflict, which marks 10 years later this month, has resulted in the largest displacement crisis since World War II, with an estimated 2.4 million people displaced in and outside Syria every …

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Syria group files for int’l probe of Greece migrant abuse
3 years, 10 months ago

Syria group files for int’l probe of Greece migrant abuse

Associated Press  

BEIRUT — A Washington-based Syrian rights group filed a case with the International Criminal Court on Thursday, calling for an investigation into alleged crimes against humanity by Greece for its mistreatment of refugees. The Syria Justice and Accountability Center said witness testimony and video evidence back its claims of mistreatment and abuse of refugees at Greece’s borders and inside overcrowded …

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