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The first family detained by IS in Syria have arrived in Sydney.
More than three years after being held in Islamic State-run facilities in Syria, four Australian women and thirteen children were repatriated to Sydney.
The families returned home for a covert operation and will likely be questioned by police about their whereabouts and actions overseas...
France has returned to Syria with 40 children and 15 mothers
On Thursday, France said that it had launched a fresh operation to repatriate French people from camps in northeastern Syria that are managed by the Kurdish minority.
The foreign ministry stated in a statement that the women will be transferred to the judicial authorities and that the c...
Syria is accused of violating the Chemical Weapons Convention at the United Nations
On the 25th anniversary of the Chemical Weapons Convention's implementation, the United States accused Syria of violating the treaty and blocking inspectors.
"Since joining the convention, the Assad dictatorship has used chemical weapons against its people on at least eight occ...
The Ukraine conflict allows the UAE to pull Syria's Assad in from the cold
Since its military participation in the Syrian civil war in September 2015, one of Russia's main foreign policy objectives has been to persuade Gulf Arab monarchs to recognise the survival of Syrian President Bashar al-government Assad and its "legitimacy."
A slew of recen...
US and Russia secretly Join Hands to Reduce the Syrian Debates at the UN Council
American magazine Foreign Policy stated that the diplomats of Russia and US have secretly set in motion their plan with the common agenda to reduce discussions held in the UN Security Council regarding Bashar al Assad, the Syrian regime leader, and his hold on the chemical weapons and the transit...
UAE Demands Scrapping Chemical Weapons of Syria at UN Debut
On Wednesday, the UAE diplomat, Mohamed Abushahab, took part in the country’s first public appearance at the UN Security Council as its new member. The deputy ambassador of the United Arab Emirates to the United Nations said demanded wholesale scrapping of the stockpiles of chemical weapons...
500,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine donated to Syria by China
China has donated 500,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccines to Syria. The war-torn country has the lowest immunization rate, according to the UN and it is leading to an increase in number of cases. The latest shipment from China has delivered around two million vaccines to Syria last week.
Turkey blames US and Russia for attacks by Syria
Turkey bore the responsibility for a series of deadly attacks on its border with Syria on the United States and Russia. The US embassy expressed their condolences to the officers and their families affected in the attacks from Syria.
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Oil spill from Syrian refinery and spreads across the Mediterranean Sea and could soon reach Cyprus Island
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- Oil spill from the largest refinery of Syria
- It has spread across the Mediterranean Sea and can reach Cyprus Island soon
In the coastal city of Baniyas, there has been a leakage in a tank filled with 15000 tons of fuel at ...
NINE PEOPLE ARRESTED AFTER US-BACKED SYRIAN FORCES RAIDED CAMP OF IS FAMILIES
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• Around 5,000 fighters participating in the operation and on Sunday total nine people were taken in the custody, which included an Iraqi IS member working in the recruitment process
• The US officials have also said that the camp is rapidly becoming a bre...
US SANCTIONS AGAINST SYRIAN UNDERMINE REGIONAL RAPPROCHEMENT EFFORTS: UAE MINISTER
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• US sanctions against the government of Syrian President Bashar Assad undermine regional rapprochement efforts that are likely to help settle the Syrian conflict said UAE minister
• The UAE foreign minister pushed for collaborative action against Syria an...
THROUGH AIRSTRIKES IN SYRIA, PRESIDENT BIDEN PROTECTED US PERSONNEL: WHITE HOUSE
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• The White House said that via these airstrikes in Syria, President Biden protected US personnel and facilities, and deterred the risk of additional attacks
The United States launched airstrikes in Syria near the Iraqi border which is used by militia groups ba...
JACINDA ARDERN LASHED AT SCOTT MORRISON FOR STRIPPING AUSTRALIAN CITIZENSHIP OF LADY LINKED TO SYRIAN ISIS CAMP
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- Jacinda Ardern has blamed Scott Morrison for sending out Australia's issues by dropping the citizenship of a lady who supposedly joined the Islamic State in Syria
The New Zealand PM and her Australian partner talked about t...
SYRIAN TURKMENS ESTABLISH CULTURAL AND POLITICAL ORGANIZATION IN TURKEY
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- The community of the Syrian Turkmans in Turkey has established a cultural and political organization known as Bayirbucak Turkmen Front
- The chairman of the organization said that, there is an considerable presence of Syrian Turkmen in the a...
DEFENCE MINISTRY OF RUSSIA REGISTERED 29 CEASEFIRE VIOLATIONS IN SYRIA
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- Russia has registered 29 ceasefire violations in the country of Syria for the past 24 hours
- The Russian side of the Russian-Turkish commission is monitoring the registered ceasefire violations in Syria
On Saturday, the in...
UN & QATAR HAVE JOINED HANDS TO FIGHT TERRORISM; UN CLAIMS SYRIAN CRISIS AS WORST AFTER SECOND WORLD WAR
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- The United Nations and Qatar have collaborated to open a counter-terrorism office in Doha for a UN counterterrorism program
The UNOCT Program Office on Parliamentary Engagement will fill in as a center point for examination, informat...
FRANCE ACCUSED TURKEY OF SENDING SYRIAN MERCENARIES TO FIGHT IN THE NAGORNO-KARABAKH CONFLICT
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- The government of France has accused Turkey of sending the Syrian mercenaries to fight in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict
- France said that, it was working with Russia to reach a ceasefire between the Armenian and Azerbaijan forces
U.S. TO WITHDRAW 2,200 TROOPS FROM IRAQ THIS MONTH
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• This decision comes at a time when the U.S. President Trump is taking efforts to make the case that he has fulfilled his promise of getting the United States out of endless wars
• Marine General. McKenzie said the U.S. has decided to reduce its troop pre...
10 CHILDREN OF ISIL FIGHTERS FROM SYRIA BROUGHT BACK TO FRANCE
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- The French government could bring 10 of its minor children back to their country.
- The children were of the ISIL fighters from a refugee camp in Syria.
- Paris has repatriated a total of 28 children from war-torn Syria. ...
TURKISH DRONE SHOOTS DOWN TWO WARPLANES, KILL 19 SYRIAN SOLDIERS AMID ESCALATING TENSIONS
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• On Sunday, a war monitor reported Turkish drone strikes in Syria’s Idlib province killed 19 regime soldiers amid soaring tensions between Damascus and Ankara.
• The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the soldiers died on a m...