Syria said Friday that authorities had seized some three million pills of the illicit stimulant captagon after clashes with a drug trafficking network near the Lebanese border. Authorities observed the …
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Syrian Interior Minister Anas Khattab said Wednesday that authorities had seized all production facilities of illicit stimulant captagon, which became Syria’s largest export under ousted ruler Bashar al-Assad. In an …
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Failure to help Syria “get back on its feet” will result in a fresh wave of outward migration, the head of the International Committee of the Red Cross warned Monday, …
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Syria security forces, allies killed 1,068 civilians: new monitor toll
by Alex Johnsonby Alex JohnsonA Syrian war monitor said Monday that the death toll from days of violence in the Alawite heartland on the Mediterranean coast had surpassed 1,000. The Syrian Observatory for Human …
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Syria announces end to ‘military operation’ after mass killings
by Alex Johnsonby Alex JohnsonSyria’s new authorities announced on Monday the end of an operation against loyalists of deposed president Bashar al-Assad, after nearly 1,000 civilians were killed in the worst violence since his …
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Syria’s new leader Ahmed al-Sharaa congratulates US President Donald Trump on his inauguration, saying the American would “bring peace to the Middle East.” “We are confident that he is the …
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Syria’s new authorities announced Tuesday that they had reached an agreement with the country’s rebel groups on their dissolution and integration into the regular defence forces. Photos published by the …
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Violating Syria’s territorial integrity is ‘red line’ for Turkey: Erdogan
by Alex Johnsonby Alex JohnsonAnyone who violates the territorial integrity of Syria would be crossing a red line for Turkey, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan warned Monday. “The territorial integrity of Syria must be protected …
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Strikes on Syrian chemical weapons sites risk contaminating and destroying valuable evidence, the head of the international watchdog warned on Thursday, admitting that the group did not yet know whether …
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New Syria leaders vow to search for abducted US journalist Tice
by Alex Johnsonby Alex JohnsonSyria’s new leadership said Thursday it was searching for abducted US journalist Austin Tice and had secured the release of another American it said had been held by the ousted …