UAE outlet touts 150k Syrian ‘parallel army’; Damascus denies
Emirati media promotes a 150,000-fighter “parallel army” under Anas al-Sheikh; Damascus dismisses it as fiction
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US hits pause on Syria reset after Shaara courts Moscow
Trump team halts Syria delisting, eyes Sharaa-Putin pivot; 41% tariffs keep sanctions bite
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Syria culture minister sparks fury with Alawite slur
The undated footage — apparently recorded before President Bashar al-Assad was ousted in December 2024 — circulated widely on social media this week
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US lifts terror label of HTS
Syria’s HTS has been delisted as a foreign terrorist group by the US following the collapse of Assad’s rule.
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Israel recovers personal items of 1960s spy executed by Syria
Cohen, a Mossad agent, infiltrated Syria’s political and military circles in the 1960s by posing as a Syrian businessman returning from South America
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Israel strikes two Syrian cities in latest military action
The strikes are part of Israel’s ongoing military operations aimed at Syria, which it views as a rising threat following the takeover by Islamist factions
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Sectarian clashes near Syrian capital leave over a dozen dead
The clashes, which erupted overnight, involved gunmen from the nearby Sunni-majority town of Maliha and other Sunni areas
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US: Syria has no recognized government, UN mission downgraded
A US State Department spokesperson confirmed that the change is part of an “administrative procedure” aligning with current US policy
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Syrian and Lebanese forces clash along border, tensions escalate
The clashes occurred in the mountainous region, which has seen heightened friction in recent months
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Syrian Kurdish group rejects Islamist-led constitution
In Geneva, the United Nations’ special envoy for Syria, Geir Pedersen, called on the new authorities in Damascus to form an inclusive transitional government
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