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UN Extends Peacekeeping Mission In Golan Heights As Tensions Rises Between Israel, Syria

UN Extends Peacekeeping Mission In Golan Heights As Tensions Rises Between Israel, Syria

21 Dec 2024

United Nations Security Council extended its peacekeeping mission along the Syrian-Israeli border on Friday, voicing concern over increasing military activities that may threaten the fragile ceasefire between Syria and Israel. The mission has been in place since the 1973 Arab-Israeli War and will continue for another six months, with the...

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UN Migration Chief Warns Large-Scale Refugee Returns Could Overwhelm Syria

UN Migration Chief Warns Large-Scale Refugee Returns Could Overwhelm Syria

20 Dec 2024

The head of the U.N. migration agency warned on Friday that large-scale returns of refugees to Syria could overwhelm the country and potentially ignite further conflict in the wake of President Bashar al-Assad's toppling. Amy Pope, director-general of the International Organization for Migration (IOM), expressed her concerns during a press...

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UN Human Rights Office to Dispatch Team to Syria for First Time in Years

UN Human Rights Office to Dispatch Team to Syria for First Time in Years

20 Dec 2024

The U.N. human rights office is set to send a small team of human rights officers to Syria next week for the first time in years following the overthrow of President Bashar al-Assad, according to U.N. spokesperson ThameUN Human Rights Office to Dispatch Team to Syria for First Time in...

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Syrians Say ‘No’ To Religious Rule, Stand Up For Women’s Rights

Syrians Say ‘No’ To Religious Rule, Stand Up For Women’s Rights

20 Dec 2024

On Thursday, a historic demonstration took place in Damascus's Ummayad Square, with hundreds of Syrians gathered to demand a secular, democratic state that includes women in public life. The protest, the first of its kind since Islamist-led rebels ousted President Bashar al-Assad, marked a significant call for freedom, equality, and...

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Pentagon Reveals Higher US Troop Presence In Syria Amid Ongoing Mission Against ISIS

Pentagon Reveals Higher US Troop Presence In Syria Amid Ongoing Mission Against ISIS

20 Dec 2024

The Pentagon announced Thursday that the US now has 2,000 troops stationed in Syria, more than double the previously stated figure of 900. The additional personnel are described as temporary forces assigned to support efforts against ISIS militants in the region. Pentagon spokesperson Major General Pat Ryder confirmed the updated...

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Putin Dismisses Ukraine, Syria Setbacks, Claims Russia Is “Stronger Than Ever” Amid Ukraine War

Putin Dismisses Ukraine, Syria Setbacks, Claims Russia Is “Stronger Than Ever” Amid Ukraine War

20 Dec 2024

Russian President Vladimir Putin insisted that the ongoing war in Ukraine has made Russia "much stronger" and denied the fall of his key ally, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, has hurt Moscow's global standing. Speaking during a marathon year-end press conference, Putin sought to project confidence at home and abroad. Still,...

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21 Turkish-Backed Fighters Killed In Syria As Clashes Erupt Near Manbij

21 Turkish-Backed Fighters Killed In Syria As Clashes Erupt Near Manbij

19 Dec 2024

In northern Syria fights erupted near the Tishreen Dam on Wednesday, killing at least 21 Turkish-backed fighters, according to a war monitor, despite a recent extension of a fragile ceasefire brokered by the United States. According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, pro-Turkey factions attacked a Kurdish-held position near...

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Syria Mass Graves: Over 100,000 Tortured To Death Uncovered Across The Country

Syria Mass Graves: Over 100,000 Tortured To Death Uncovered Across The Country

18 Dec 2024

An international war crimes prosecutor described a state-operated "machinery of death" under former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, citing evidence from mass grave sites that indicates over 100,000 people were tortured and killed since 2013. Stephen Rapp, ex-US ambassador for war crimes, addressed the journalists following the visit to two mass...

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Khamenei Slams US And Israel, Declares Iran’s Resistance Unshaken Despite Setbacks

Khamenei Slams US And Israel, Declares Iran’s Resistance Unshaken Despite Setbacks

17 Dec 2024

Speaking in a message to the Tuesday session of the Islamic Jurisprudence Assembly of students at Azahari university in Tehran, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said the US and Israel were "completely wrong" to believe that a Tehran-backed axis of resistance had been defeated after President Bashar al-Assad was removed from Syria....

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Shirtless Photos of Bashar al-Assad Go Viral Amid Rebel Takeover of His Mansions

Shirtless Photos of Bashar al-Assad Go Viral Amid Rebel Takeover of His Mansions

16 Dec 2024

Several photos of ousted Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, including some depicting him semi-naked, have gone viral following a recent rebel takeover of his luxurious mansions in Damascus and Aleppo. Assad, who ruled Syria for 25 years, fled to Russia as rebels captured multiple cities, including the capital, just a week...

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