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16 Syrian soldiers killed by IS jihadists: monitor


Wednesday, 12 June, 2024 , 14:11 AFP — Sixteen Syrian soldiers, including an officer, have been killed in a minefield laid by the Islamic State group and an attack by the jihadists in the desert, a monitor said Wednesday.

Armed Syrian Kurdish women stand guard over precious wheatfields


Wednesday, 12 June, 2024 , 03:46 AFP — Holding a weapon in one hand and fixing her scarf with the other, Yasmine Youssef patrols one of northeast Syria's vast wheatfields, a vital source of income in the country's breadbasket.

Iraq's top Christian leader reinstated as head of church


Tuesday, 11 June, 2024 , 19:50 AFP — Iraq's prime minister reinstated Cardinal Louis Raphael Sako as the patriarch of the Chaldean Catholic church, paving the way for his return to Baghdad a year after a dispute with the president.

Erdogan visits opposition party headquarters first time in 18 years


Tuesday, 11 June, 2024 , 15:27 AFP — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan visited the opposition CHP party headquarters on Tuesday, the first time in 18 years, after his party's dramatic defeat in the March local elections.

Car bombing kills two pro-Iran fighters in Syria: monitor


Saturday, 8 June, 2024 , 09:34 AFP — A car bombing killed two pro-Iran fighters in the eastern Syrian city of Deir Ezzor on Saturday, a war monitor said.

Syria's Kurds delay controversial local elections


Thursday, 6 June, 2024 , 10:46 AFP — Syria's Kurdish authorities said Thursday they were delaying controversial municipal elections which prompted threats from arch-foe Turkey and concerns from their main ally the United States.

Armed Syrian Kurdish women stand guard over precious wheatfields


Thursday, 6 June, 2024 , 03:04 AFP — Holding a weapon in one hand and fixing her scarf with the other, Yasmine Youssef patrols one of northeast Syria's vast wheatfields, a vital source of income in the country's breadbasket.

Armed Syrian Kurdish women stand guard over precious wheatfields


Thursday, 6 June, 2024 , 02:44 AFP — Holding a weapon in one hand and fixing her scarf with the other, Yasmine Youssef patrols one of northeast Syria's vast wheatfields, a vital source of income in the country's breadbasket.

Turkey jails ousted pro-Kurdish mayor for nearly 20 years


Wednesday, 5 June, 2024 , 19:10 AFP — A court in Turkey Wednesday jailed a pro-Kurdish mayor for 19 and a half years for "terrorism", his lawyer said, a ruling denounced as a "coup d'etat" by his party.

Syrian attacked US embassy in Beirut 'in support of Gaza': judicial official


Wednesday, 5 June, 2024 , 18:26 AFP — A Syrian man was arrested after a shooting near the US embassy in Beirut on Wednesday and a judicial official said the assailant carried out the attack "in support of Gaza".