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Calls for unity in Syria after reports that over 1,000 people died in fighting in recent days
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9 Mar
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Updated
12 Feb
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Syria
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Syria
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Updated
19 Dec 2024
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Human rights watchdog calls on McEntee to clarify reason for pausing asylum decisions for Syrians
19 Dec 2024
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Talks
EU sending envoy to speak to new Syrian government in Damascus
16 Dec 2024
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Middle East
Israel approves plan to 'double the population' in annexed Golan Heights
16 Dec 2024
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Syria
US in 'direct contact' with new Syrian government as Turkey reopens embassy in Damascus
15 Dec 2024
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Syria
Jordan hosts international talks on Syria as celebrations continue in Damascus
Updated
14 Dec 2024
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Torture
Former Syrian official who oversaw prison charged with torture in US
13 Dec 2024
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Cautious Optimism
Syrians in Ireland 'overwhelmed with joy' at fall of Assad regime but some 'worry deeply' about future
“My uncle and his two sons were murdered because anti-government slogans were written on their house walls,” one man told us.
New Syrian PM pledges religious rights for minority groups as US urges 'inclusive' transition
The Biden administration said it will recognise and support a new Syrian government that renounces terrorism, destroys chemical weapons stocks and protects the rights of minorities and women.
12 Dec 2024
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assad driven out
Syria at a crossroads: Why we can’t let Syria become another forgotten crisis
Barry Andrews
Updated
11 Dec 2024
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Middle East
New Syria PM says he will 'not pardon' former officials involved in torturing detainees
The new interim prime minister for Syria has urged calm following a lightning offensive that toppled the government.
The new ruling party have pledged justice for the victims of Assad's iron-fisted rule
The Baath party of the deposed president announced is suspending its work and handing over assets to the new authorities.
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights war monitor says the rebels set fire to the mausoleum, located in the Latakia heartland of Assad's Alawite community.
Updated
11 Dec 2024
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Syria
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'Completely inappropriate' to pause decisions on Syrian asylum applications, says refugee council
Updated
10 Dec 2024
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your stories
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Updated
10 Dec 2024
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Some European countries suspend Syrian asylum decisions after Assad's fall
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9 Dec 2024
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Syria
Thousands break free from brutal military prisons in Syria after flight of Assad
9 Dec 2024
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Syria
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9 Dec 2024
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Israel launches over 100 strikes against targets in Syria and occupies buffer zone along border
9 Dec 2024
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Syria
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9 Dec 2024
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Bashar al-Assad
Assad in Moscow after Syrian rebels declared him overthrown with capture of Damascus
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Updated
8 Dec 2024
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Syria
Taoiseach and Tánaiste among world leaders welcoming end of Assad regime in Syria
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8 Dec 2024
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Damascus
Syria rebels have reached suburbs of Damascus, says opposition as government denies withdrawing
Updated
7 Dec 2024
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Syria
Thousands flee central Syrian city of Homs as insurgents enter two nearby towns
6 Dec 2024
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PodcastThe Explainer
What is the reality of health crises in Palestine and Sudan?
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25m
Syria
Syrian army retreats from city of Hama after insurgents break through defences
5 Dec 2024
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Syria
Rebels take control of Aleppo as UN warns of 'grave threat' to regional and international security
Updated
1 Dec 2024
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Syria
Syrian rebels deal major blow to Assad as they fan out inside Aleppo
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30 Nov 2024
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Lebanon
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