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Syria's Kurds call for a democratic state that protects their ethnic rights
Representatives of Kurdish groups in Syria called Saturday for a democratic state that gives the country’s Kurds their ethnic ...
New Syrian foreign minister attends UN Security Council in first US appearance since Assad's fall
Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shibani has attended a U_N_ Security Council briefing, raising his country’s new flag at the ...
Al-Monitor on MSN4h
Syria's Kurds demand 'democratic decentralised' Syria
Syria's Kurdish parties on Saturday adopted a joint political vision calling for a "decentralised democratic" state in Syria with guarantees for Kurdish rights. Their statement came at the end of a ...
The National on MSN2d
Syrian forces on alert as two commanders loyal to Assad seized in coastal region
The Syrian Defence Ministry has placed its forces in a state of heightened readiness as the hunt for remnants of the Assad ...
Syria's foreign minister to appear at UN Security Council in first US visit since al-Assad's fall
Shibani is set to raise his country's new flag at the UN headquarters in New York when he attends a Security Council briefing ...
The Kyiv Independent on MSN2d
Syrian leader signals continued military ties with Russia, despite rejected Assad extradition
Syrian authorities requested Russia to extradite ousted dictator Bashar al-Assad, but were turned down, Syrian President ...
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How Assad Lost Syria in Just 12 Days
Assad's regime collapsed in just 12 days, ending over five decades of authoritarian rule in Syria. A swift and coordinated ...
The New Voice of Ukraine on MSN3d
Russia refuses to extradite fugitive dictator Bashar al-Assad to Syria’s new government
It is the first official confirmation that Russian authorities have denied the request from Damascus. Assad and his family ...
‘I thought I’d died.’ How land mines are continuing to claim lives in post-Assad Syria
Since the fall of Bashar Assad’s government in December 2024, the number of land mine-related incidents has surged, ...
The National on MSN2d
Britain lifts Assad-era sanctions in boost for Syria
Syria’s new government will receive a significant economic boost on Friday when Britain lifts a tranche of sanctions ...
AP PHOTOS: Land mines still claim lives in post-Assad Syria
Land mines and other unexploded remnants of war continue to pose a deadly threat across Syria, causing widespread casualties ...
Operation Assad: the air mission to smuggle the Syrian despot's valuables
By Feras Dalatey, Joanna Plucinska, Reade Levinson, Maha El Dahan DAMASCUS/LONDON/DUBAI (Reuters) -As his enemies closed in ...