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Syria’s defence ministry opens applications for Assad-era troops
Syria’s defence ministry has opened applications for Assad-era soldiers to enlist in the army, reaching across former enemy ...
The World from PRX on MSN2h
US and Syrian officials visit each other’s countries as Damascus finds footing on global stage
The World’s Host Carolyn Beeler speaks with Rep. Marlin Stutzman (R-IN) about his recent trip to Syria, the first visit by US ...
Al-Monitor3h
Assad's tycoon cousin, Rami Makhlouf, forms militia on Syria's Alawite coast: What we know
Assad, said on social media he is working with former commander Suhail al-Hassan following the massacres of Alawites on the ...
The National on MSN3h
Al Shara's feud with Kurds dims Syria's hopes of stability
A feud between Syria's President Ahmad Al Shara and the country's Kurds over the shape of the new order in Damascus has ...
Khaleej Times on MSN10d
Fall of Bashar Al Assad: How did he escape Syria?
Assad, who ruled over Syria with an iron fist for 24 years, used a private jet to spirit away cash, valuables and ...
Binkov's Battlegrounds on MSN4d
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 ...
FDD's Long War Journal3h
Pro-Iranian Iraqi politicians, militia leaders object to Syrian president visiting Iraq
Pro-Iranian militia leaders and politicians in Iraq have objected to a possible visit by Syria’s new transitional President ...
Netanyahu says Israeli planes intercepted Iranian ones sent to rescue embattled Syrian leader Assad
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says warplanes last year intercepted Iranian aircraft headed toward Syria in a bid to rescue the country’s embattled president at the time, Bashar Assad.
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 ...
‘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 MSN4d
Britain lifts Assad-era sanctions in boost for Syria and Ahmad Al Shara
Syria’s new government will receive a significant economic boost on Friday when Britain lifts a tranche of sanctions ...
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 ...