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Syria govt forces take control of Aleppo's Kurdish neighbourhoods
AFP, Published on 11/01/2026
» ALEPPO (SYRIA) - Syria's government was in full control of Aleppo on Sunday after taking over the city's Kurdish neighbourhoods and evacuating fighters there to Kurdish autonomous areas following days of deadly clashes.
Syrian leader seeks to ‘redefine’ relations with Russia
AFP, Published on 15/10/2025
» MOSCOW - Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa said Wednesday he wanted to “redefine” relations with Moscow as Russian President Vladimir Putin hosted him in Moscow, their first meeting since key Kremlin ally Bashar al-Assad was ousted last year.
48 killed in 'most violent' Syria unrest since Assad ouster: monitor
AFP, Published on 07/03/2025
» DAMASCUS - Fierce fighting between Syrian security forces and gunmen loyal to deposed ruler Bashar al-Assad killed 48 people on Thursday, a war monitor said.
'Like a dream': AFP photographer's return to Syria
AFP, Published on 25/12/2024
» DOUMA (SYRIA) - AFP photographer Sameer al-Doumy never dreamed he would be able to return to the hometown in Syria that he escaped through a tunnel seven years ago after it was besieged by Bashar al-Assad's forces.
Defeat of Syria's Assad stirs a mother's bitterness
AFP, Published on 20/12/2024
» TARTUS (SYRIA) - In the villages above the Syrian port city of Tartus they once hailed the sons who died fighting in Bashar al-Assad's service as martyrs.
Syria attack on military academy kills 100 as Turkey hits Kurdish-held northeast
AFP, Published on 06/10/2023
» BEIRUT - An attack Thursday on a Syrian military academy killed more than 100 people, a war monitor said, with state media blaming "terrorist organisations" for the drone strike in government-held Homs.
Syria to Libya to the EU: how people-smugglers operate
AFP, Published on 16/08/2023
» BEIRUT: For desperate Syrians, a WhatsApp message saying "I want to go to Europe" can be all they need to start a treacherous journey to Libya and then across the Mediterranean.
Syrians abandon babies at mosques, under trees as war grinds on
AFP, Published on 25/05/2023
» HAZANO (SYRIA) - One cold winter night, Syrian Ibrahim Othman went out to pray and came home cradling a baby girl, abandoned at the doorstep of the village mosque just hours after she was born.
Arab League re-admits Syria after 11-year absence
AFP, Published on 07/05/2023
» CAIRO - The Arab League on Sunday welcomed back Syria's government, ending a more than decade-long suspension and securing President Bashar al-Assad's return to the Arab fold after years of isolation.
Syrian refugees flock to border to flee Turkey wreckage
AFP, Published on 17/02/2023
» CILVEGOZU, Turkey: Syrian refugees living in Turkey sought to get back to their war-torn country on Friday after swathes of their adopted home were destroyed by last week's earthquake.