Friday, 6 December, 2024 , 12:49 AFP — Rebel forces pressing a lightning offensive in Syria aim to overthrow President Bashar al-Assad's rule, their Islamist leader said in an interview published on Friday.

Friday, 6 December, 2024 , 12:40 AFP — The commander of a Kurdish-led force in Syria said Friday he was open to talks with Turkey and Islamist-led rebels, whose offensive had created a "new political and military reality".

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Friday, 6 December, 2024 , 12:08 AFP — Syrian troops and their Iran-backed allies "suddenly" pulled out of eastern Deir Ezzor city and its surroundings Friday, a war monitor said, as a rebel offensive dealt the government a series of stunning blows.

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Thursday, 5 December, 2024 , 19:03 AFP — After Islamist-led rebels in Syria seized two major cities in a lightning offensive over the past week, AFP looks back at the country's almost 14-year-long civil war.

Wednesday, 4 December, 2024 , 22:00 AFP — The French navy rescued 85 migrants trying to cross the Channel from France to England on Wednesday, maritime authorities said, the latest in a deadly series of dangerous crossings.

Wednesday, 4 December, 2024 , 19:25 AFP — German police carried out sweeping pre-dawn raids Wednesday targeting an alleged Iraqi-Kurdish criminal network accused of smuggling migrants by boat from France to Britain.

Wednesday, 4 December, 2024 , 17:03 AFP — Turkey said Wednesday it expects many of the three million Syrian refugees currently on its soil to speed up their returns if rebels hold the city of Aleppo, which last week they prised from Damascus' control.