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Berlin urges Israel, Turkey not to jeopardise Syria transition


Wednesday, 11 December, 2024 , 17:06 AFP Germany's foreign minister on Wednesday urged Israel and Turkey not to jeopardise a peaceful transition in Syria after the ousting of president Bashar al-Assad in an Islamist-led rebel offensive.

Syrians bring back independence flag with Assad's ouster


Wednesday, 11 December, 2024 , 15:48 AFP With the fall of president Bashar al-Assad, the independence-era flag adopted by activists and rebels during the 2011 revolt has replaced the official flag on streets, institutions and homes in Syria and beyond.

Dutchwoman gets 10 years for enslaving Yazidi


Wednesday, 11 December, 2024 , 15:34 AFP A Dutch court Wednesday sentenced a woman to 10 years prison for keeping a woman from the Yazidi minority as a slave after joining the Islamic State group in Syria.

Berlin urges Israel, Turkey not to jeopardise Syria transition


Wednesday, 11 December, 2024 , 13:36 AFP Germany's foreign minister on Wednesday urged Israel and Turkey not to jeopardise a peaceful transition in Syria after the ousting of president Bashar al-Assad in an Islamist-led rebel offensive.

Khamenei says Assad's fall will not weaken Iran


Wednesday, 11 December, 2024 , 11:42 AFP Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said Wednesday that the weakening of the anti-Israel "resistance" after the ouster of Bashar al-Assad in Syria would not diminish Tehran's power.

Khamenei says Assad's fall will not weaken Iran


Wednesday, 11 December, 2024 , 10:24 AFP Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said Wednesday the weakening of the anti-Israel "resistance" after the ouster of Bashar al-Assad in Syria would not diminish Tehran's power.

New Syria PM calls for Syrians abroad to return


Wednesday, 11 December, 2024 , 09:50 AFP Syria's new transitional prime minister has called for Syrians who have sought refuge abroad to return to their homeland following the ouster of longtime president Bashar al-Assad.

Kurdish-led force announces US-brokered truce in Syria's Manbij


Wednesday, 11 December, 2024 , 09:38 AFP The Kurdish-led force controlling northeast Syria said Wednesday it had reached a US-brokered ceasefire with Turkish-backed fighters in Manbij, after Islamist-led rebels toppled Bashar al-Assad's government.

Blinken to visit Turkey on Friday to discuss Syria: official source


Wednesday, 11 December, 2024 , 08:56 AFP US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will visit Turkey on Friday to discuss the developments in Syria after the toppling of strongman Bashar al-Assad, a Turkish official source said Wednesday.

Syria Kurdish-led force announces US-brokered truce with Turkish-backed fighters in Manbij


Wednesday, 11 December, 2024 , 08:52 AFP The chief of the Kurdish-led force controlling swathes of Syria's northeast announced a US-brokered ceasefire on Wednesday in the Arab-majority Manbij area, where clashes with Turkish-backed fighters killed 218 combatants.