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Syria and the stakes for regional powers | Syria’s War
As Syria’s new leadership takes shape, competing media narratives in Iran and Turkiye illuminate the region’s shifting geopolitical dynamics. Contributors:Dina…
Read More »Kurds fear resurgence of Islamic State group in Syria
BBC/Matthew Goddard The BBC was granted rare access to the largest prison for IS detainees – Al Sina – which…
Read More »Israel’s Netanyahu eyes Iran after triumphs over Hamas, Hezbollah, Syria By Reuters
By Samia Nakhoul DUBAI (Reuters) – 2025 will be a year of reckoning for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and…
Read More »US says it has 2,000 troops in Syria, not 900 as previously declared | Syria’s War News
Pentagon says the additional forces have been in Syria for ‘a while’, before fall of President Bashar al-Assad, though they…
Read More »Who funds HTS rebels now in control of Syria? : NPR
Islamist rebels of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) light a fire to keep warm as they guard the abandoned Iranian Embassy…
Read More »Syria rebel leader dismisses controversy over photo with woman
Syria’s rebel leader, Ahmed al-Sharaa, has dismissed the online controversy over videos showing him gesturing to a young woman to…
Read More »How the Assads used the civil war to turn Syria into a narco state : NPR
A building where Captagon was being made before the Assad regime fell. Claire Harbage/NPR hide caption toggle caption Claire Harbage/NPR…
Read More »Turkish FM denies Trump claim of ‘unfriendly takeover’ by Turkiye in Syria | Syria’s War News
Turkiye’s Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan has denied a claim by incoming United States President Donald Trump that the toppling of…
Read More »Syria not a threat to world, HTS leader Ahmed al-Sharaa tells BBC
The de facto leader of Syria, Ahmed al-Sharaa, has said the country is exhausted by war and is not a…
Read More »Turkey likely to play major role in shaping post-Assad Syria : NPR
People hold a banner featuring Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan as members of the Syrian community and supporters gather in…
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