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Blinken says US has made 'direct contact' with Syria's victorious HTS


Saturday, 14 December, 2024 , 16:50 AFP — The United States has made "direct contact" with Syria's victorious Hayat Tahrir al-Sham rebels despite designating the group as terrorists, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Saturday, as he sought international unity on a peaceful transition.

Syria war monitor says IS kills 6 shepherds


Saturday, 14 December, 2024 , 14:04 AFP — A war monitor said Islamic State group jihadists killed six shepherds on Saturday in an area of the Syrian Desert notorious for extremist attacks.

The horror of Saydnaya jail, symbol of Assad excesses


Friday, 13 December, 2024 , 19:43 AFP — Saydnaya prison north of the Syrian capital Damascus has become a notorious symbol of the inhumane abuses of the Assad clan, especially since the country's civil war erupted in 2011.

On Syria tour, Blinken pledges to work with Iraq against IS jihadists


Friday, 13 December, 2024 , 15:19 AFP — US Secretary of State Antony Blinken promised Friday to work with Iraq to ensure no resurgence of the Islamic State group after Bashar al-Assad's overthrow in neighbouring Syria.

On Syria tour, Blinken pledges to work with Iraq against IS jihadists


Friday, 13 December, 2024 , 14:31 AFP — US Secretary of State Antony Blinken promised Friday to work with Iraq to ensure no resurgence of the Islamic State group after Bashar al-Assad's overthrow in neighbouring Syria.

Blinken pledges to work with Iraq against IS on Syria crisis tour


Friday, 13 December, 2024 , 14:21 AFP — US Secretary of State Antony Blinken promised Friday to work with Iraq to ensure no resurgence of the Islamic State group after Bashar al-Assad's overthrow in neighbouring Syria.

Blinken meets Iraq PM in unannounced stop on Syria crisis tour: AFP


Friday, 13 December, 2024 , 14:03 AFP — US Secretary of State Antony Blinken met Iraq's prime minister on Friday in an unannounced visit as he seeks to coordinate a regional approach to Syria following the overthrow of Bashar al-Assad.

'Imperative' to work against IS in Syria, Blinken tells Turkey


Friday, 13 December, 2024 , 10:29 AFP — US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Friday told Turkey it was "imperative" to work against a resurgence of the Islamic State (IS) group in Syria following the fall of Bashar al-Assad.

'Imperative' to work against IS in Syria, Blinken tells Turkey


Friday, 13 December, 2024 , 09:49 AFP — US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Friday told Turkey it was "imperative" to work against a resurgence of the Islamic State (IS) group in Syria following the fall of Bashar al-Assad.

Syria Kurds warm up to new leaders but fear for hard-won gains


Friday, 13 December, 2024 , 09:44 AFP — Kurdish authorities have made overtures to Islamist-led rebels who seized power in Syria last week, but the long-oppressed community fears it could lose hard-won gains it made during the war, including limited self-rule.