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Syrian Authorities Announce Closure of Notorious Desert Camp

This is Beirut, 07/06 15:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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A notorious desert refugee camp in Syria has closed after the last remaining families returned to their areas of origin, Syrian authorities said on Saturday. The Rukban camp in Syria's desert was established in 2014, at the height of Syria's civil war, in a de-confliction zone controlled by the US-led coalition fighting the Islamic State group, ...

Syria Says Seized All Captagon Factories

This is Beirut, 04/06 21:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Syria Captagon Bashar al-Assad

Syrian Interior Minister Anas Khattab said Wednesday that authorities had seized all production facilities of illicit stimulant captagon, which became Syria's largest export under ousted ruler Bashar al-Assad. In an interview with state television, Khattab said that "we were able to stop the production of this drug and seize all the materials and ...

Germany Arrests Syrian Accused of Crimes Under Assad

This is Beirut, 27/05 19:25 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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An alleged former Syrian prison guard has been arrested in Germany on suspicion of committing crimes against humanity under former president Bashar al-Assad, prosecutors said Tuesday. The man, identified only as Fahad A., is accused of "acts of killing, torture and deprivation of liberty" while he worked in a Damascus facility run by Syrian ...

Over 8 Million Syrians Were Wanted by Assad Intelligence and Security Services

This is Beirut, 24/05 17:18 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Syria's interior ministry spokesman Noureddine al-Baba said Saturday that around a third of the population had been wanted by the intelligence and security services of longtime ruler Bashar al-Assad, who was ousted in December. Baba told a press conference in Damascus that "the number of people wanted by the former regime for political ...

Syrians Commemorate Uprising Anniversary for First time since Assad's Fall

This is Beirut, 15/03 18:12 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Syrians gathered on Saturday to commemorate the 14th anniversary of their uprising in public demonstrations in Damascus for the first time since president Bashar al-Assad was toppled. The demonstration in Damascus's Umayyad Square is the first in the capital after years of repression under Assad, during which the square was the sole preserve of ...

Syria Forces Beef Up Security Amid Reports of Mass Killings of Alawites

This is Beirut, 08/03 18:20 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

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Syrian security forces deployed heavily in the Alawite heartland on the Mediterranean coast on Saturday, after a war monitor reported that government and allied forces killed at least 745 civilians from the religious minority in recent days. Residents of the region continued to report killings of civilians after deadly clashes broke out on ...

UN: Over 300,000 Returned to Syria Since Assad's Fall

This is Beirut, 07/03 22:28 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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More than 300,000 refugees have returned to Syria since president Bashar al-Assad was overthrown, while nearly a million more people displaced inside the country have returned to their homes, the United Nations said on Friday. Since Assad was toppled by Islamist-led rebels on December 8, "we've now crossed the 300,000 returns" mark, ...

Over 70 Killed in Syria Clashes Between Govt forces, Assad Loyalists

This is Beirut, 07/03 12:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

Syria Bashar al-Assad Human Rights clashes

More than 70 people were killed and dozens more wounded in Syria in fighting between government security forces and militants loyal to deposed ruler Bashar al-Assad, a war monitor said Friday. "More than 70 killed and dozens wounded and captured in bloody clashes and ambushes on the Syrian coast between members of the Ministry of Defense and ...

Latakia: Assad Loyalists Kill More Than 70 Security Forces in Most Violent Attack Since Ouster

This is Beirut, 06/03 20:45 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

Latakia Syria Bashar al-Assad

More than 70 people were killed and dozens more wounded in Syria in fighting between government security forces and militants loyal to deposed ruler Bashar al-Assad, a war monitor said Friday. "More than 70 killed and dozens wounded and captured in bloody clashes and ambushes on the Syrian coast between members of the Ministry of Defense and ...

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