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Bangladeshi Madrasa Students Dressed as ISIS Fighters at Cultural Program
2 days, 1 hour ago

Bangladeshi Madrasa Students Dressed as ISIS Fighters at Cultural Program

Deccan Chronicle  

Pune: Dr Abraham Mathai, former Vice-Chairman of Maharashtra State Minorities Commission, has expressed deep concern over alarming reports from Bangladesh at Jessore’s Jamia Islamia Madrasa that depict students dressed as ISIS militants, holding toy guns, reportedly under the guidance of a cleric. When they grow up, they will wield real guns, swords, and grenades… pic.twitter.com/YtBBp4Px0e “These shocking visuals from a …

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US strike kills ISIS group leader in Syria
2 days, 22 hours ago

US strike kills ISIS group leader in Syria

Daily Mail  

A US strike has killed an Islamic State group leader in Syria. The US strike took place on Thursday in Deir Ezzor province in eastern Syria, killing IS leader 'Abu Yusif' and another operative, the US Central Command said on social media, without providing further details on the two jihadists. American forces killed an Islamic State group leader and another …

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Turkish heroin dealer, Albanian killer and Jordanian radical cleric are among hundreds of criminals protesting their human rights to stay in Britain
3 days, 5 hours ago

Turkish heroin dealer, Albanian killer and Jordanian radical cleric are among hundreds of criminals protesting their human rights to stay in Britain

Daily Mail  

The decision to allow a Turkish heroin dealer to stay in Britain to protect his 'right to a family life' has prompted fresh scrutiny over the use of the European Convention on Human Rights by criminals seeking to dodge deportation. He was freed in 2013 and his lawyers have since used human rights laws to resist his deportation Somali-born Wahbi …

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US drops $10m reward for arrest of Syria’s new leader after Damascus talks
3 days, 15 hours ago

US drops $10m reward for arrest of Syria’s new leader after Damascus talks

Al Jazeera  

Diplomat Barbara Leaf says US received ‘positive messages’ in talks with HTS leader Ahmed al-Sharaa in Syrian capital. Leaf said the US decided to drop the reward for al-Sharaa after receiving “positive messages” during Friday’s discussions, including a promise to ensure that “terrorist” groups cannot pose a threat. “We fully support a Syrian-led and Syrian-owned political process that results in …

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US says it has 2,000 troops in Syria, not 900 as previously declared
4 days, 15 hours ago

US says it has 2,000 troops in Syria, not 900 as previously declared

Al Jazeera  

Pentagon says the additional forces have been in Syria for ‘a while’, before fall of President Bashar al-Assad, though they were not publicly disclosed. Speaking to reporters on Thursday, Pentagon spokesperson Pat Ryder said the additional US forces have been in Syria since before the ouster of former President Bashar al-Assad this month, though he did not specify a timeframe. …

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Assad's fall clears way for expanded U.S. strikes on IS jihadists
5 days, 3 hours ago

Assad's fall clears way for expanded U.S. strikes on IS jihadists

Raw Story  

Bashar al-Assad's overthrow has cleared the way for US strikes against the Islamic State group in areas previously shielded by Syrian and Russian air defenses -- but the jihadists may also try to exploit the vacuum left by his fall. On December 8 -- the day Syrian rebels took the capital Damascus -- Washington announced strikes on more than 75 …

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Amid Turkey's offensive, Iraqis & Syrian Kurds fear Islamic State's attempts to free thousands of prisoners
6 days, 2 hours ago

Amid Turkey's offensive, Iraqis & Syrian Kurds fear Islamic State's attempts to free thousands of prisoners

Firstpost  

As Kurdish forces are stretched thin in the wake of a Turkey-led offensive, Iraqi and Kurdish officials are concerned that the Islamic State may attempt to free thousands of terrorists held in Kurdish jails in Syria The Islamic State is likely to take advantage of the spiralling conflict in Syria and free thousands of its terrorists held in numerous prisoners, …

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Russian military has begun large-scale withdrawal from Syria, US and Western officials say
1 week ago

Russian military has begun large-scale withdrawal from Syria, US and Western officials say

CNN  

CNN — Russia has begun withdrawing a large amount of military equipment and troops from Syria following the ouster of former Syrian president Bashar al-Assad, according to two US officials and a western official familiar with the intelligence. US and western intelligence suggests that Russian officials have been trying to determine whether Hayat Tahrir al Sham, the main rebel group …

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Taliban’s Khalil Ur-Rahman Haqqani killed: Why it matters
1 week ago

Taliban’s Khalil Ur-Rahman Haqqani killed: Why it matters

Al Jazeera  

The most high-profile assassination in Afghanistan since 2021 has sparked questions over divisions within the Taliban. The deceased minister was a senior leader within the Haqqani Network, the Taliban’s closest ally which has jointly controlled power in Afghanistan since 2021. There are many different power bases within the Taliban-led administration, Jackson agreed, and the Haqqanis, she said, “are the most …

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Several countries slam Israeli plans to expand settlements in Syria’s Golan
1 week ago

Several countries slam Israeli plans to expand settlements in Syria’s Golan

Al Jazeera  

US military says it kills ISIL fighters as EU warns that Iran and Russia should have ‘no place’ in Syria’s future. Several countries have condemned Israel’s plan to expand settlements in Syria’s occupied Golan Heights after the ouster of former President Bashar al-Assad by opposition fighters. Multiple Middle Eastern nations and Israel’s ally Germany on Monday denounced Israel’s decision to …

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Manish Tewari | Assad exit new chapter or uncertain tomorrow?
1 week, 1 day ago

Manish Tewari | Assad exit new chapter or uncertain tomorrow?

Deccan Chronicle  

After over five decades of authoritarian rule, the Assad dynasty’s grip on Syria has collapsed in a dramatic turn of events. There is however a strategic school of thought that holds that Bashar-Al-Assad’s exit was not a collapse but a modus vivendi brokered by Iran, Russia and Turkey to ensure a transition of power to the HTS that involved Assad …

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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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Syria won't become flourishing democracy overnight, but it won't join the league of failed states either
1 week, 2 days ago

Syria won't become flourishing democracy overnight, but it won't join the league of failed states either

Firstpost  

Seeing the checks and balances of the various interest groups within and outside Syria, it can be concluded that these forces would not allow Syria to drift into the crisis in which Iraq was post-2003, and Libya drifted and never recovered after the forcible removal of Muammar Gaddafi’s rule in 2011 The fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime in Syria and …

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7 Times Tulsi Gabbard Went To Bat In Congress For Now-Deposed Syrian Dictator Bashar Assad
1 week, 2 days ago

7 Times Tulsi Gabbard Went To Bat In Congress For Now-Deposed Syrian Dictator Bashar Assad

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING The apparent sympathy that Tulsi Gabbard, a former Democratic representative and GOP President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for national intelligence director, has expressed for now-deposed Syrian President Bashar Assad continues to trail her as she tries to round up support among senators for her confirmation. Here are some of the things Gabbard had said on the floor of …

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Russia and Assad | Why did Kremlin back the Syrian autocrat and what does his fall mean
1 week, 3 days ago

Russia and Assad | Why did Kremlin back the Syrian autocrat and what does his fall mean

The Hindu  

Story so far: Ousted Syrian President Bashar al-Assad was granted asylum by Moscow on Monday, mere hours after Syrian rebels overthrew his 24-year regime. Here’s a look at Russian backing of Assad regime and what his fall means Historic ties Russia and Syria established diplomatic relations in 1944 and Moscow has backed the country’s independence from French colonial in 1946. …

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Why the Kurdish Question Remains West Asia’s Litmus Test to Embrace Diversity in the Region
1 week, 3 days ago

Why the Kurdish Question Remains West Asia’s Litmus Test to Embrace Diversity in the Region

The Hindu  

Published : Dec 13, 2024 15:50 IST - 8 MINS READ With the fall of Damascus, the spotlight has shifted to north-eastern Syria, a region bordering Iran, Türkiye, and Iraq. The Syrian conflict, far from being a binary contest between Bashar al-Assad’s regime and Arab opposition forces like the Syrian National Army, has also involved Kurdish groups seeking autonomy amid …

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Kurdish Unity Essential for Survival: We Don’t Seek Separation, But Recognition, Says Kurdish Leader
1 week, 3 days ago

Kurdish Unity Essential for Survival: We Don’t Seek Separation, But Recognition, Says Kurdish Leader

The Hindu  

Published : Dec 13, 2024 15:37 IST - 5 MINS READ Currently based in Germany, Nilüfer Koç, the spokesperson for the Foreign Policy Committee of the Kurdistan National Congress, spends most of her time in Iraq and the Kurdish-dominated north-eastern region of Syria. Koç advocates a solution that avoids redrawing borders, instead calling for decentralised governance to recognise Kurdish identity …

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Middle East latest: Blinken urges Mideast nations to support a peaceful Syrian political transition
1 week, 3 days ago

Middle East latest: Blinken urges Mideast nations to support a peaceful Syrian political transition

Hindustan Times  

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is pressing ahead with efforts to unify Middle East nations in support of a peaceful political transition in Syria. Middle East latest: Blinken urges Mideast nations to support a peaceful Syrian political transition He is meeting on Friday with Turkey's foreign minister after talks with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to try to bring Turkey …

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Top Kurdish commander warns of 'bloody civil war' in Syria as Turkey & Islamists continue attacks
1 week, 3 days ago

Top Kurdish commander warns of 'bloody civil war' in Syria as Turkey & Islamists continue attacks

Firstpost  

As Turkey has joined hands with Syrian Islamist groups, including the Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, against the Kurds, the top Kurdish general has warned that the country may be headed into another round of ‘bloody civil war’ General Mazloum Abdi, the commander of Kurdish Syrian Democratic Forces, has warned that the country may be headed into another round of a “bloody …

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Global Express | Syria stunner: How does India navigate the aftermath?
1 week, 3 days ago

Global Express | Syria stunner: How does India navigate the aftermath?

New Indian Express  

This week in Global Express with Neena Gopal, we turn our focus on a Syria that has all but imploded. As Golani has appointed an interim Prime Minister – Mohammed Al Bashir – who ran the HTS's enclave along the Syrian Turkey border – and promised an inclusive government that will not target the Druze, the Christians and the Alawites …

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Blinken makes unannounced trip to Iraq as international community grapples with Syrian regime collapse
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1 week, 3 days ago

Blinken makes unannounced trip to Iraq as international community grapples with Syrian regime collapse

CNN  

Baghdad CNN — US Secretary of State Antony Blinken made an unannounced visit to Iraq Friday to meet with Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani as the international community grapples with the implications of the Syrian government’s collapse. As the US works with its key regional partners like Iraq, there is particular focus on ensuring that “any interim government also makes …

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Crucial dam at risk as Kurds and Turkish-backed groups battle in northern Syria
1 week, 3 days ago

Crucial dam at risk as Kurds and Turkish-backed groups battle in northern Syria

CNN  

CNN — A crucial dam is at risk as fighting continues in several areas of northern Syria between Kurdish groups and Turkish-backed factions. The SDF said Friday that after three days of fighting around the dam and an important bridge across the Euphrates river, its forces had driven back “the mercenaries’ attacks.” It claimed to have killed more than 200 …

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Syria could be another Iraq as US watches from under façade of democracy
1 week, 4 days ago

Syria could be another Iraq as US watches from under façade of democracy

Firstpost  

With Russian and Iranian influence almost over in Syria, America’s biggest concern is the resurgence of Islamic State, not democracy Rebel fighters ride in a vehicle after they seized Damascus and ousted President Bashar in Syria, December 9, 2024. “It’s a moment of historic opportunity for the long-suffering people of Syria to build a better future for their proud country,” …

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Syria's never-ending conflict: Nation already faces a NEW civil war as ISIS carry out fresh massacres and Turkish-backed fighters clash with Kurds, threatening to drag in US and Israel
1 week, 4 days ago

Syria's never-ending conflict: Nation already faces a NEW civil war as ISIS carry out fresh massacres and Turkish-backed fighters clash with Kurds, threatening to drag in US and Israel

Daily Mail  

Islamist rebel group Ha'yat Tahrir al-Sham officially ended Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's longstanding regime earlier this week, naming a leader of a new transition government days after Assad fled Damascus to seek refuge in Moscow. Destroyed trucks after a Turkish airstrike near Qamishli, northeast of Syria on 11 December 2024 Israeli troops move within the buffer zone between Israel and …

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