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Syrian rescuers and war monitors say an explosion at an ammunition depot in the country's north killed at least seven people and wounded scores
"Trust must exist first and foremost," Syrian Democratic Council representative to the U.S. Sinam Mohamad told Newsweek.
After 3-way talks in Paris, sides agree to promote regional stability by ensuring Syria neither poses nor faces threats from neighboring states - Anadolu Ajansı
A Reuters investigation has found the new president's brother, Hazem al-Sharaa, along with a sanctioned Australian are in charge of untangling corruption. But to do so, they're making deals with businessmen many Syrians associate with years of ill-gotten gains.
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A video purporting to show the execution-style murder of American Hosam Saraya raises new questions about the Trump-endorsed new Syrian leader.
The Druze live in pockets across the Middle East, and Israeli members of the community want Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to do more to help their kin in Syria.
The U.S. State Department has called for an immediate investigation into the recent death of a U.S. citizen in Syria, and there have been direct discussions with the Syrian government about the issue,
Turkish officials say Syria’s interim government has requested Turkey’s help to boost its defense capabilities.
Even if it does not, the incident seems a grim turning-point in Syria’s transition. It has reinforced fears that the state is incapable of protecting minority groups. It may also have ripple effects in neighbouring Lebanon, where the government sworn in earlier this year is trying to disarm Hizbullah, a Shia militia.
A senior official in northeast Syria’s (Rojava) administration on Friday warned that recent violence in Suwayda has exposed the dangers of the existing military structure in the country and this “complicates” plans for Kurdish-led forces to integrate into the national army.