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218 killed in Syria in fighting between pro-Turk and Kurdish forces: war monitor


Tuesday, 10 December, 2024 , 22:05 AFP

Assad exit puts US at perilous crossroads in Syria


Tuesday, 10 December, 2024 , 21:08 AFP For more than a decade, the United States has sought to keep out of Syria's political debacle, seeing no viable partner. Islamist rebels' toppling of strongman Bashar al-Assad has forced a change of tune -- and a debate over just what US interests are.

Israel assuming 'worst-case scenario' with Syria bombing: analysts


Tuesday, 10 December, 2024 , 17:37 AFP Israel's bombing of Syrian military assets and its entry into the UN-patrolled buffer zone on the Golan Heights show it fears the worst from the end of the Assad clan's rule, analysts told AFP.

Syria monitor says Islamic State group kills 54 fleeing soldiers


Tuesday, 10 December, 2024 , 16:27 AFP A Syria war monitor said Tuesday that Islamic State group jihadists in central Homs province killed 54 soldiers who were fleeing as Islamist-led rebels pressed a major offensive on government-controlled areas.

Turkey will never let 'Syria be divided again': Erdogan


Tuesday, 10 December, 2024 , 15:11 AFP Syria must never be divided again, and Turkey will act against anyone seeking to compromise its territory, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday.

UK keeping 'close eye' on jihadists' possible return from Syria


Tuesday, 10 December, 2024 , 14:06 AFP The UK government said Tuesday it was "keeping a very, very close eye" on the potential return of British jihadists from Syria, in the fallout of the ousting of president Bashar al-Assad.

What's next for Syria after Assad's fall?


Tuesday, 10 December, 2024 , 12:24 AFP The fall of Assad has put Syria at a crossroads, after nearly 14 years of civil war sparked by his deadly crackdown on democracy protests.

UK police charge six over links to banned Kurdish group PKK


Tuesday, 10 December, 2024 , 10:34 AFP UK police on Tuesday said they had charged six people with being members of a "proscribed terrorist group" following an investigation into suspected activity linked to the banned Kurdistan Workers' Party.

Syria power vacuum marks opportunity for IS jihadists


Tuesday, 10 December, 2024 , 03:52 AFP What remains of the Islamic State (IS) group in Syria could gain new life after Bashar al-Assad's fall, potentially claiming territory and freeing its fighters in the Kurdish-controlled northeast.

Syria rebel leader discusses 'transfer of power' after Assad's fall


Tuesday, 10 December, 2024 , 03:04 AFP Syria's Islamist rebel leader on Monday began discussions on transferring power, a day after his opposition alliance dramatically unseated president Bashar al-Assad following decades of brutal rule.