Syria reports ''mass escape'' from detention camp holding ISIS-linked
A “mass escape” took place last month from Syria''s al-Hol camp that holds families linked to the Islamic State following the withdrawal of Kurdish forces, according to Syrian TV, amid
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In 2016, Turkey launched an invasion of northern Syria in response to the creation of the Kurdish-led Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria (Rojava), while also establishing the Syrian
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Escapes from Islamic State Camps in Syria: Implications for Southeast
The region may be far away, but the emptying of camps housing foreign Islamic State fighters and their families could have local repercussions.
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Syria''s civil war is back in the spotlight after a new rebel coalition launched a surprise attack, capturing two major cities, shattering the stalemate of a war that never formally ended.
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Islamic State Escapees in Syria Create Terror Risk
Syria has just witnessed a great escape. Just weeks after a breakout from an Islamic State detention facility in the country''s northeast, more than 20,000 people from al-Hol detention camp
World Report 2026: Syria | Human Rights Watch
The years of conflict in Syria exacerbated gender inequalities, exposing women and girls to increased violence, displacement, and discriminatory laws limiting their rights.
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Syria''s president, Bashar al-Assad, could cling to power for years despite having lost overall control of his country, according to Israel''s top commander on the frontier with Syria.
Israel carries out military incursion into Syria''s Quneitra in the
The Syrian government and Druze factions carry out their first prisoner swap in Suwayda since deadly clashes in July.
Syria: Renewed clashes risk derailing fragile transition
One year into Syria''s post-Assad transition, nearly three million refugees and internally displaced people have returned home, a sign of cautious progress. But UN officials cautioned that the...
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Islamic State emerges from rubble of north-east Syria to exploit
Islamic State emerges from rubble of north-east Syria to exploit discontent with al-Sharaa
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Independent Monitoring Critical for Syria''s Transition
Syria is at a pivotal moment. After years of devastating conflict and decades of repression, the country''s transitional phase will determine whether it breaks with entrenched patterns of abuse
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The Syrian conflict is a series of ongoing disputes and clashes in Syria following the fall of the Assad regime. Numerous actors have been involved, including clashes between the newly formed Syrian
Syria: Latest news and updates | NBC News
U.S forces carried out 10 airstrikes against Islamic State targets in Syria between Feb. 3 and Thursday in retaliation for a December ambush that killed two American soldiers.
Syria transition gains ground with Kurdish deal, but violence and
Syria''s fragile political transition has gained fresh momentum with a landmark agreement between Damascus and Kurdish authorities in the northeast, but renewed violence in the south,
A brief history of Syria | Britannica
Syria is a unitary multiparty republic with one legislative house; its head of state and government is the president, who by law must be a Muslim. The legal system is based largely on Islamic law. The area
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Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said he is pleased to see steps taken in neighbouring Syria to integrate the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) into state structures, after a...
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