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US held ‘very productive’ first meeting with Syria's new ruler al-Sharaa

Senior U.S. diplomats visiting Damascus on Friday met with Syria's de-facto new ruler Ahmed al-Sharaa and held a "good" and "very productive" meeting with him about Syria's political transition and decided to remove a bounty on his head. In their first in-person meeting with the leaders of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham since the former al Qaeda affiliate overthrew Syria's long-time President …

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1 week, 1 day ago

Syria’s new rulers must not repeat the past mistakes of Lebanon and Iraq

Al Jazeera

In these first days of what is being hailed as a “new era” in Syria, the authorities now controlling Damascus are sending mixed signals. The path they eventually choose to follow will determine whether the mistakes and miscalculations that devastated not only al-Assad’s Syria but also Iraq and Lebanon will be repeated here in this “new era”. This appointment, made …

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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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1 week, 5 days ago

Analysis: Assad exhibited little of the tackiness of Iraq’s Saddam. But his rule was just as brutal

CNN

CNN — Slender shoulders, a limp handshake and soft-spoken lisp. In response to questions about Syria’s lack of press freedoms and system of one-party rule, he engaged in classic “whataboutism.” He exhibited absolutely no responsibility nor remorse about Syrian human rights violations, instead deflecting and highlighting examples of US abuses in Iraq. Meanwhile Syria’s closest allies were also Iran - …

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1 week, 5 days ago

Analysis: Assad exhibited little of the tackiness of Iraq’s Saddam. But his rule was just as brutal

CNN

CNN — Slender shoulders, a limp handshake and soft-spoken lisp. In response to questions about Syria’s lack of press freedoms and system of one-party rule, he engaged in classic “whataboutism.” He exhibited absolutely no responsibility nor remorse about Syrian human rights violations, instead deflecting and highlighting examples of US abuses in Iraq. Meanwhile Syria’s closest allies were also Iran - …

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Syria's endless struggle: Can refugees ever go home?

India Today

The civil war has left Syria devastated. By 2025, the UN predicts that 7.2 million people will be forced to flee their homes but remain inside Syria. Another 6.2 million Syrians are expected to live as refugees in nearby countries like Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, and T¼rkiye. DISPLACEMENT HOTSPOTS From Aleppo’s shattered streets to Deir Ezzor’s arid plains, the human …

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2 weeks ago

Where do six million Syrian refugees live today?

Al Jazeera

In 2024, about half of Syria’s registered refugees live in Turkiye, followed by Lebanon, Germany, Jordan and Iraq. As of 2024, the United Nations reports, at least 7.4 million Syrians remain internally displaced, with approximately 4.9 million seeking refuge in neighbouring countries. The neighbouring countries with the most registered Syrian refugees include Turkiye, Lebanon, Jordan and Iraq. About half of …

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2 weeks ago

Fall of Assad regime historic opportunity for people of Syria: Biden

Deccan Chronicle

The fall of the Assad regime that brutalised, tortured and killed thousands of innocent Syrians over the past half a century is a historic opportunity for the people of the country, outgoing US President Joe Biden said on Sunday.Biden spoke at the White House hours after rebel groups took over the country following more than a dozen years of violent …

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2 weeks, 1 day ago

Opinion | Assad’s Syria Was Brutal. Will What Comes Next Be Better?

New York Times

It is hard not to rejoice while watching images of ecstatic Syrians toppling statues from the regime of the deposed dictator Bashar al-Assad and hearing the shouts of joy of prisoners, many of whom may have been tortured and starved, released from his dungeons. Mr. al-Assad’s Syria was brutal for the regime’s opponents, and 13 years of civil war and …

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1 year, 3 months ago

Iraq steps up repatriations from Islamic State camp in Syria, hoping to reduce militant threats

Associated Press

BAGHDAD — Iraq is stepping up repatriation of its citizens from a camp in northeastern Syria housing tens of thousands of people, mostly wives and children of Islamic State fighters but also supporters of the militant group. After U.S.-backed and Kurdish-led fighters defeated the Islamic State group in Syria in March 2019 — ending its self-proclaimed Islamic “caliphate” that had …

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1 year, 4 months ago

Fire breaks out at north Syria camp housing families linked to Islamic State group fighters

Associated Press

QAMISHLI, Syria — A fire broke out Wednesday in a sprawling camp in northeast Syria housing tens of thousands of mostly women and children linked to the Islamic State group causing material damage but no casualties, the camp’s director said. The Al-Hol Camp holds about 51,000 people, the vast majority of them women and children, including the wives, widows and …

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1 year, 4 months ago

Aid group official warns that impasse at the UN on border crossing puts 4.1 million Syrians at risk

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. David Miliband’s comments came more than two weeks after …

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1 year, 4 months ago

Aid group official warns that impasse at the UN on border crossing puts 4.1 million Syrians at risk

Associated Press

BEIRUT — An impasse at the United Nations over a border crossing with Syria’s last rebel-held enclave is putting 4.1 million Syrian there in danger, the president of the International Rescue Committee warned this week. David Miliband’s comments came more than two weeks after the U.N. Security Council failed to renew the mandate for the Bab al-Hawa border crossing between …

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1 year, 10 months ago

Live Updates I Aid, rescues in quake-hit Turkey, Syria

Associated Press

Rescuers pulled more survivors from beneath collapsed buildings Thursday, but hopes were fading of finding many more people alive after the catastrophic earthquake that hit Turkey and Syria. Guterres spoke to reporters at U.N. headquarters Thursday, hours after a U.N. aid convoy crossed from Turkey into Syria’s rebel-held northwest for the first time since Monday’s 7.8 magnitude quake. ___ U.N. …

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1 year, 11 months ago

UN extends critical aid from Turkey to Syria’s rebel north

Associated Press

UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. Security Council voted unanimously Monday to keep a key border crossing from Turkey to Syria’s rebel-held northwest open for critical aid deliveries for another six months. U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said after the vote that cross-border aid remains “an indispensable lifeline for 4.1 million people in northwest Syria.” The vote, the U.N. chief stressed, “comes …

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3 years, 5 months ago

UN draft resolution calls for Syrian aid through 2 crossings

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. The draft resolution circulated by Norway and Ireland and …

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3 years, 8 months ago

Blinken at UN calls for opening of border crossings for Syria aid

Al Jazeera

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken pleads for more access for UN aid to population of strife-torn Syria US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has urged the United Nations Security Council to reopen border crossings into Syria blocked by Russia, saying world powers should be ashamed by their inaction. And shame on us if we don’t.” United Nations relief supplies …

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US held ‘very productive’ first meeting with Syria's new ruler al-Sharaa

Syria’s new rulers must not repeat the past mistakes of Lebanon and Iraq

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

Analysis: Assad exhibited little of the tackiness of Iraq’s Saddam. But his rule was just as brutal

Analysis: Assad exhibited little of the tackiness of Iraq’s Saddam. But his rule was just as brutal

Syria's endless struggle: Can refugees ever go home?

Where do six million Syrian refugees live today?

Fall of Assad regime historic opportunity for people of Syria: Biden

Opinion | Assad’s Syria Was Brutal. Will What Comes Next Be Better?

Iraq steps up repatriations from Islamic State camp in Syria, hoping to reduce militant threats

Fire breaks out at north Syria camp housing families linked to Islamic State group fighters

Aid group official warns that impasse at the UN on border crossing puts 4.1 million Syrians at risk

Aid group official warns that impasse at the UN on border crossing puts 4.1 million Syrians at risk

Live Updates I Aid, rescues in quake-hit Turkey, Syria

UN extends critical aid from Turkey to Syria’s rebel north

UN draft resolution calls for Syrian aid through 2 crossings

Blinken at UN calls for opening of border crossings for Syria aid