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AP PHOTOS: Syrians returning to the town of Tel Rifaat find homes in ruins and underground tunnels
1 month ago

AP PHOTOS: Syrians returning to the town of Tel Rifaat find homes in ruins and underground tunnels

Associated Press  

TEL RIFAAT, Syria — The long anticipated return home for residents of the Syrian town of Tel Rifaat, displaced since 2014, has collided with a painful reality — scars of war, streets lined with rubble and ruins standing in place of their homes. Share Share Copy Link copied Email Facebook X Reddit LinkedIn Pinterest Flipboard Print Free Syrian Army fighters …

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Returning home to Tal Rifaat, Syrians find ruins and rubble
1 month ago

Returning home to Tal Rifaat, Syrians find ruins and rubble

Al Jazeera  

Streets strewn with rubble and piles of ruins where their homes once stood. This is what displaced residents are confronted with upon returning to their town of Tal Rifaat in northern Syria, a crucial battleground in the conflict between Syrian Kurdish fighters and Turkish armed groups. During Syria’s war, Tal Rifaat became part of the repeated cycles of fighting and …

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Kurds in the new Syria want to preserve the cultural rights they gained in years of war
1 month ago

Kurds in the new Syria want to preserve the cultural rights they gained in years of war

Associated Press  

QAMISHLI, Syria — Kurds in Syria were marginalized during five decades of Assad family rule, with many denied citizenship and wrongly described as Arabs. An autonomous authority runs day-to-day affairs of the region that many Kurds call “Rojava Kurdistan,” or “western Kurdistan.” Now Kurdish leaders are negotiating with the new authorities in Damascus on the future of their people, who …

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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
3 months 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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Why the rebel capture of Syria’s Hama, a city with a dark history, matters
3 months, 1 week ago

Why the rebel capture of Syria’s Hama, a city with a dark history, matters

New Indian Express  

BEIRUT: It was one of the darkest moments in the modern history of the Arab world. Now Islamist insurgents have captured the city, tearing down a poster of Hafez Assad’s son, President Bashar Assad, and swarming security and government offices — scenes unimaginable 40 years ago. The moment carried great symbolism in Syria’s long-running civil war, which began 13 years …

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Turkey claims to have killed Kurdish commander in Syria
3 months, 1 week ago

Turkey claims to have killed Kurdish commander in Syria

Deccan Chronicle  

Istanbul: The Turkish secret service has killed a leader of the banned Kurdistan Workers' Party in Syria, the state news agency said Monday. Ankara said Cekik was an important local leader of the Syrian Kurdish People's Defence Units, which it sees as an offshoot of the PKK, which has led a decades-long insurgency against Turkey. Syrian rebel groups supported by …

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Remembering Syria’s Tadmur Prison Massacre, 44 years on
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Remembering Syria’s Tadmur Prison Massacre, 44 years on

Al Jazeera  

On June 27, 1980, in under an hour, the Assad regime killed some 1,000 political prisoners at the infamous desert prison. My uncle was arrested and sent to Syria’s infamous Tadmur prison in 1980, just a few weeks after the most horrendous massacre in its history, in which hundreds of political prisoners were executed in a single day. The Tadmur …

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Fear among Syrian refugees over Turkey ‘voluntary return’ plan
2 years, 7 months ago

Fear among Syrian refugees over Turkey ‘voluntary return’ plan

Al Jazeera  

Erdogan said he will not expel Syrian refugees but government plan to repatriate one million has raised concerns. Istanbul, Turkey – Syrians living in Turkey have expressed fear and concern about President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s proposal to repatriate about one million of them to the northern region of Idlib, as the Turkish government continues to insist that it will carry …

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Turkish-backed Syrian forces expect military operation soon
2 years, 9 months ago

Turkish-backed Syrian forces expect military operation soon

Al Jazeera  

SNA forces say the fight against the SDF in Tal Rifaat and Manbij is a chance for some of their fighters to return home. Azaz, Syria – Turkish-backed Syrian opposition forces have said their forces are ready for battle, and expect a new Turkish military operation in Syria to start soon. Erdogan has stated that Tal Rifaat, which lies in …

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SDF will turn to Assad if Turkey attacks in Syria
2 years, 9 months ago

SDF will turn to Assad if Turkey attacks in Syria

Al Jazeera  

Reports state that Russia and Syrian government forces have bolstered their presence in northern Syria. The United States-backed Syrian Democratic Forces have said that they will turn to the Syrian government for support if Turkey decides to launch a new military operation against them in northern Syria. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has repeatedly said over the past few weeks …

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EXPLAINER: What is behind Turkey’s Syria incursion threats?
2 years, 9 months ago

EXPLAINER: What is behind Turkey’s Syria incursion threats?

Associated Press  

BEIRUT — In northern Syria, residents are bracing for a new fight. With the world’s attention focused on the war in Ukraine, Turkey’s leader says he’s planning a major military operation to push back Syrian Kurdish fighters and create a long sought-after buffer zone in the border area. Analysts say Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is taking advantage of the …

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EXPLAINER: What is behind Turkey's Syria incursion threats?
2 years, 9 months ago

EXPLAINER: What is behind Turkey's Syria incursion threats?

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. With the world’s attention focused on the war in …

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Erdogan says Turkey to rid Syria's Tal Rifaat, Manbij of terrorists
2 years, 9 months ago

Erdogan says Turkey to rid Syria's Tal Rifaat, Manbij of terrorists

The Hindu  

President Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday that Turkey will rid northern Syria's Tal Rifaat and Manbij areas of terrorists, confirming the targets of the new incursion for the first time and saying it will continue into other regions. His comments, in a speech to lawmakers from his ruling AK Party, came a week after he pledged a new military incursion …

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Turkey says Syria military operation to target Tal Rifaat, Manbij
2 years, 9 months ago

Turkey says Syria military operation to target Tal Rifaat, Manbij

Al Jazeera  

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says military operation will target two cities controlled by the SDF in northern Syria. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said Turkey will target Kurdish armed groups in two northern Syrian cities in an upcoming military operation. Ankara considers the YPG a “terrorist” group and says it is linked to domestic armed fighters belonging to the Kurdistan …

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In new Syrian operation, Turkey faces a Gordian knot
3 years, 4 months ago

In new Syrian operation, Turkey faces a Gordian knot

Al Jazeera  

Any Turkish action in areas under Kurdish forces’ control would likely draw a reaction from Russia, the US, or both, analysts say. Any Turkish action in the area, Ozkizilcik says, would likely draw a reaction from Russia, the United States, or both, who have a military presence in the areas Ankara would like to take from Kurdish forces. Turkish and …

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Syria’s Assad allows exiled uncle to return to avoid prison
3 years, 5 months ago

Syria’s Assad allows exiled uncle to return to avoid prison

Associated Press  

BEIRUT — President Bashar Assad allowed his exiled uncle back into Syria to avoid serving a four-year prison term in France, where he had spent more than 30 years, a Syrian pro-government newspaper reported late Friday. Al-Watan, a pro-Syrian government newspaper, reported the return of the elder Assad, who fled Syria in 1984 after he led a failed coup attempt …

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France sentences Syrian leader’s uncle to four years in prison
4 years, 8 months ago

France sentences Syrian leader’s uncle to four years in prison

Al Jazeera  

Paris court finds Rifaat al-Assad guilty of acquiring French property using funds diverted from the Syrian state. A Paris court has sentenced the 82-year-old uncle of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to four years in prison and ordered the confiscation of all his property in France as well as one of his London properties. Wednesday’s ruling came in a trial that …

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Deadly airstrikes hit hospitals, school in Syria, dozens killed
9 years ago

Deadly airstrikes hit hospitals, school in Syria, dozens killed

India TV News  

BEIRUT: Airstrikes blamed on Russia hit at least two hospitals and a school in northern Syria on Monday, killing and wounding dozens of civilians and further dimming hopes for a temporary truce, as government troops backed by Russian warplanes pressed a major offensive north of Aleppo. "The destruction of the hospital leaves the local population of around 40,000 people without …

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The Assads: An iron-fisted dynasty
12 years, 2 months ago

The Assads: An iron-fisted dynasty

Al Jazeera  

For four decades, the Assad family has ruled Syria, and while the popularity of the family among some sections in the country is undeniable, its run in power has not been without turmoil. However, Hafez al-Assad’s legacy cannot be discussed without mention of the 1982 Hama massacre, in which the Muslim Brotherhood party was targeted for a spate of assassinations …

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Next, Syria
13 years, 3 months ago

Next, Syria

The Hindu  

The U.S. sees Syria as a prime candidate for regime change after Libya and extends liberal support to the ongoing efforts to topple the Bashar al-Assad government. The Syrian government has said that the violent armed groups, mainly concentrated in Homs, have killed 1,100 security personnel since the trouble started in March. The Obama administration said that the Ambassador's return …

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