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Debris from Iran-Israel Exchanges of Fire Wounds Four in Syria: State Media

This is Beirut, 02/03 00:45 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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A man and his three daughters were wounded by falling missile debris in Syria on Sunday from the exchange of fire between Iran and Israel over the country's airspace, Syrian state media reported. "Four people, a father and three daughters, were wounded as a result of the fall of the missile debris resulting from the exchange of strikes ...

After Assad, Hezbollah Shrinks from Army to Shadow Cells

This is Beirut, 26/02 15:10 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Hezbollah’s footprint in Syria has undergone a significant transformation in the post-Assad landscape, shrinking from what once resembled a parallel army into what officials describe as smaller, covert cells operating with limited and deniable capabilities, according to a report published by the Jerusalem Post. For years, Hezbollah operated ...

Detainee Swap in Sweida Following Deadly Clashes

This is Beirut, 26/02 13:40 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Syria's government and Druze factions conducted an exchange of 86 detainees held since the two sides fought a deadly battle last year, the International Committee of the Red Cross said Thursday. Druze factions battled Bedouin fighters in the southern Syrian province of Sweida last July, in some of the worst internecine violence the country ...

U.S. Mediating Prisoner Exchange Talks Between Damascus and Druze

This is Beirut, 24/02 19:50 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The United States is leading negotiations between a prominent Druze leader and the Syrian government to secure an exchange of prisoners held since sectarian clashes in a Druze-majority Syrian province last year, a source with knowledge of the matter told AFP Tuesday. Thousands are estimated to have been killed when clashes erupted between Druze ...

Four Syrian Security Personnel Killed in IS Attack: State Media

This is Beirut, 23/02 18:30 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Four Syrian security personnel were killed in an Islamic State (IS) group attack in the northern city of Raqqa, which was recently taken by Damascus from Kurdish forces, state media reported on Monday. The attack, the second against security forces in as many days per Syria's interior ministry, comes after IS called on its fighters to ...

U.S. Announced Plans to Reopen Embassy in Damascus, Syria

This is Beirut, 20/02 23:05 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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U.S. officials have announced on Friday that the U.S. plans to reopen its embassy in Damascus for the first time in 14 years, according to AP News.  The Trump administration told congress that they plan to initiate a phased approach towards the resumption of embassy operations in Syria, with plans slated to begin soon. However, there is no ...

U.S. to Withdraw All Troops From Syria, Officials Announced

This is Beirut, 19/02 00:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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U.S. officials announced on Wednesday that troops stationed in Syria will be completely withdrawn over the next two months, according to the Wall Street Journal. Currently, around 1,000 U.S. personnel are in Syria and will leave through a “deliberate and conditions-based transition,” the official said. They also commented that U.S. ...

SDF Commander Says Integration With Syrian State Has Begun

This is Beirut, 18/02 11:45 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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The commander of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), Mazloum Abdi, said Tuesday that the integration of the Kurdish-led Autonomous Administration and its security forces into Syria’s state institutions has formally begun, while cautioning that the process “may take some time” due to political and operational obstacles. Speaking ...

Syrian Interior Ministry Sets February Deadline to Absorb SDF Into State Institutions

This is Beirut, 16/02 18:25 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The Syrian Ministry of the Interior announced on Monday that it would impose a deadline on the Syrian Democratic Forces for integration into the government by the end of February. Focusing on governorates in northeastern Syria, the ministry will mandate that SDF members to regularize their status as of March, with the threat of legal troubles if ...

Syrian Kurdish Authorities Release 34 Australians Related to Jihadists

This is Beirut, 16/02 13:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Thirty-four Australian relatives of suspected Islamic State jihadists had to return to Syria's Roj detention camp due to coordination issues with Damascus after Kurdish authorities released them on Monday, a Kurdish official told AFP. Camp director Hakmieh Ibrahim had earlier said the women and children from 11 families were handed over to ...

Israeli Strike Eliminates Hezbollah Member in Southern Lebanon

This is Beirut, 16/02 09:45 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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An Israeli drone strike killed a Hezbollah member on Monday morning in the southern Lebanese town of Hannin, in the Bint Jbeil district. The strike eliminated Mohammad Tahsin Hassan Qashqash after targeting two vehicles parked outside his home with multiple missiles. According to local reports, Qashqash was preparing to start a van parked in ...

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