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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken called Wednesday on Syria’s triumphant HTS militants to follow through on promises of inclusion, saying it can learn a lesson from the isolation of Afghanistan’s Taliban. The Islamist movement rooted in Al-Qaeda and supported by Turkiye has promised to protect minorities since
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Russian President Vladimir Putin said Thursday that the fall of ex-Syrian leader Bashar Assad was not a “defeat” for Russia, claiming Moscow had achieved its goals in the country. Assad fled to Moscow earlier this month after a shock militant advance ended half a century of rule by the Assad
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Iraq has begun the process of returning Syrian soldiers to their home country, according to state media reports on Wednesday. Lt. Gen. Qais Al-Muhammadawi, deputy commander of joint operations, emphasized the robust security measures in place along Iraq’s borders with Syria. “Our borders are fortified and completely secure,” he
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The leaders of Turkiye and Iran were in Egypt on Thursday for a summit of eight Muslim-majority countries, meeting for the first time since the ouster of Syria’s president Bashar Assad. Turkiye historically backed the opposition to Assad, while Iran supported his rule. The gathering of the D-8 Organization
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The Israeli army said sirens sounded across central Israel as it intercepted a missile fired from Yemen on Thursday. The Israeli Air Force “intercepted one missile that was launched from Yemen before it crossed into Israeli territory,” said a statement from the army, adding that there could be “falling debris
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A Sudanese military drone attack in the Khartoum area killed 15 civilians, pro-democracy lawyers said on Monday, 20 months into a war which has left the country in a crisis whose gravity the world does not understand, according to a UN official. “The deadly attack resulted in the death of
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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Tuesday that Israeli forces will stay in a buffer zone on the Syrian border, and specifically on the summit of Mount Hermon, “until another arrangement is found that will ensure Israel’s security.” Netanyahu made the comments from the mountain’s summit — the highest
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The military chief of Syria’s victorious Islamist group Hayat Tahrir Al-Sham said on Tuesday it would be “the first” to dissolve its armed wing and integrate into the armed forces. “In any state, all military units must be integrated into this institution,” Murhaf Abu Qasra, known by his nom
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NATO has taken over coordination of Western military aid to Ukraine from the US as planned, a source said on Tuesday, in a move widely seen as aiming to safeguard the support mechanism against NATO skeptic US President-elect Donald Trump. The step, coming after a delay of several months, gives
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Cyclone Chido claimed at least 34 lives after sweeping across Mozambique, the National Institute of Risk and Disaster Management announced Tuesday. The cyclone first hit the country on Sunday at the Cabo Delgado province, where 28 people were killed, the center said, releasing its latest information as of Monday evening.
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Hamas said talks in Qatar on Tuesday aimed at a truce and hostage-prisoner exchange in Gaza were “serious and positive,” a day after an Israeli delegation arrived in Doha to meet with mediators. “Hamas affirms that, in light of the serious and positive discussions taking place today in Doha under
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The United Nations said Tuesday it expects around one million people to return to Syria in the first half of 2025, following the collapse of president Bashar Assad’s rule. “We have forecasted that we hope to see somewhere in the order of one million Syrians returning between January and
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South Korea’s impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol did not commit insurrection but will cooperate with the investigation into his martial law declaration, his defense team said Tuesday, Yonhap news agency reported. “While we do not consider the insurrection charges to be legally valid, we will comply with the investigation,
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The AUKUS nuclear-powered submarine partnership with Australia will benefit the United States and is the kind of “burden sharing” deal that President-elect Donald Trump has talked about, US national security adviser Jake Sullivan said. In an interview with Australia’s Lowy Institute think tank published on Tuesday, Sullivan said he
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Russia is boosting its ballistic arsenal with new strategic missile systems, plans maximum-range launches and may increase testing in response to growing external threats, a senior Russian military commander said on Monday. In a clear warning that Russia will respond if it deems its security is threatened, Sergei Karakayev, the
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Bashar Assad on Monday said he fled Syria only after Damascus had fallen and denounced the country’s new leaders as “terrorists,” in his first remarks since militants seized the capital and unseated him. An opposition alliance launched a lightning offensive from its northwest Syria bastion on November 27, swiftly