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Syria Mosque Explosion Kills Eight In Homs During Prayers

Syria Mosque Explosion Kills Eight In Homs During Prayers

December 26, 2025 11:28 am

At least eight people were killed and 18 others wounded after an explosion tore through a mosque in the central Syrian city of Homs during Friday prayers, Syrian health officials said.

The blast struck the Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib Mosque in the Wadi al-Dhahab neighborhood, an area largely inhabited by members of the Alawite community. Emergency responders rushed the injured to nearby hospitals as security forces sealed off the area and began an investigation.

The attack is the latest in a series of sectarian incidents that have unsettled Syria following the collapse of the Assad government last year.

Syria’s …

American Journalist Detained In Syria After Criticizing US Role

American Journalist Detained In Syria After Criticizing US Role

December 23, 2025 10:28 am

Syrian security forces have detained Bilal Abdul Kareem, a prominent American Islamist journalist who has openly criticized Syria’s new leadership and its emerging cooperation with the United States, according to two people familiar with the matter.

Abdul Kareem was taken into custody on Monday in the town of Al Bab in northern Aleppo province, the sources said. Syrian authorities have not publicly explained the reason for his detention.

The arrest comes amid tighter controls by Syria’s new government over foreign Islamist figures, particularly those who oppose its diplomatic and security outreach to Western countries.

Abdul Kareem, a former stand up …

U.S. Strikes ISIS In Syria After Deadly Attack On Troops

U.S. Strikes ISIS In Syria After Deadly Attack On Troops

December 20, 2025 6:31 am

The United States has carried out a large-scale military operation against Islamic State (ISIS) targets in Syria, launching what officials described as a “massive strike” in response to a deadly ambush that killed two American soldiers and a U.S. civilian interpreter.

U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) said the operation, carried out late Friday, hit more than 70 ISIS-linked targets across central Syria using fighter jets, attack helicopters, and artillery, with support from aircraft based in Jordan.

The assault came days after a December 13 attack in Palmyra, where an ISIS gunman opened fire on U.S. personnel. Two American service members and …

BBC/Syrian President Al-sharaa Criticizes Israel Military Actions

Syrian President Al-sharaa Criticizes Israel Military Actions

December 6, 2025 12:46 pm

Syria’s President Ahmed al-Sharaa has accused Israel of heightening regional tensions and fabricating external threats to distract from the “horrifying massacres” in Gaza, during an interview with CNN’s Christiane Amanpour at the Doha Forum on Saturday.

Al-Sharaa claimed Israeli leaders frequently “export crises to other countries” under the guise of security, arguing that the state has used the October 7 attacks as justification for wider military actions. “Israel has become a country that is in a fight against ghosts,” he said.

Since the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime in December 2024, Israeli air and ground operations in Syria have intensified, …

Germany Broaden Deportations Of Afghanistan, Syria Nationals

Germany Broaden Deportations Of Afghanistan, Syria Nationals

December 2, 2025 6:13 am

Berlin weighs expanded expulsions of Afghan and Syrian offenders, sparking criticism from migrant rights groups demanding transparency and legal safeguards

Germany is preparing to expand deportations of criminal offenders to Afghanistan and Syria, a shift that has sparked strong reactions from migrant rights advocates and political analysts. According to reports in German media, Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt is pushing for a more assertive approach that includes the use of both chartered and scheduled commercial flights.

The Interior Ministry has argued that the move is aimed at strengthening internal security and ensuring that offenders who have committed serious crimes face removal

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Ahmed al-Sharaa Washington Visit Marks Historic U.S.–Syria Reset

Ahmed Al-Sharaa Washington Visit Marks Historic U.S.–Syria Reset

November 9, 2025 2:05 am

Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa arrived in Washington on Saturday for his first official visit to the United States, just two days after Washington formally removed him from its list of Specially Designated Global Terrorists, a move signaling a historic thaw in relations between the former foes.

The trip marks the highest-level contact between Damascus and Washington in nearly two decades. Al-Sharaa, a former Islamist militant whose forces ousted longtime ruler Bashar al-Assad last year, is scheduled to meet U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House on Monday.

Analysts say the visit reflects Washington’s cautious embrace of Syria’s new leadership …

UN Lifts Sanctions On Syria’s President Ahmed Al-Sharaa

UN Lifts Sanctions On Syria’s President Ahmed Al-Sharaa

November 7, 2025 3:24 am

The United Nations Security Council voted on Thursday to lift long-standing sanctions on Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa and Interior Minister Anas Khattab, paving the way for a major diplomatic thaw between Damascus and Washington.

The U.S.-drafted resolution passed with 14 votes in favor and one abstention from China, marking a decisive shift after more than a decade of punitive measures tied to Syria’s civil war.

The resolution comes days before President Ahmed al-Sharaa is set to meet U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House on Monday, the first such meeting between the two countries’ leaders since Syria’s political transition …

Defying Damascus, Sweida’s Druze Fight A Struggle To Survive

Defying Damascus, Sweida’s Druze Fight A Struggle To Survive

September 13, 2025 6:41 am

In the heart of southern Syria, the Druze community of Sweida has found itself at the center of a deadly confrontation with the Damascus government, driven by demands for self-determination and survival.

“The people of Sweida feel betrayed and abandoned by the majority of Syrians at the worst time in our history,” one resident told reporters anonymously, citing fear for his family’s safety. He called on Syrians to reject sectarianism and to resist the government’s grip, insisting that the Druze will never accept extremist figures or groups like Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS).

The violence that swept through Sweida in mid-July …

UN Says Syria ‘Deeply Fragile’ As Humanitarian Needs Rise

UN Says Syria ‘Deeply Fragile’ As Humanitarian Needs Rise

August 21, 2025 4:36 pm

The United Nations warned Thursday that Syria remains “deeply fragile” despite a recent period of relative calm, urging the Security Council to step up efforts toward peace, accountability, and humanitarian support.

“As we meet, Syrians in Damascus and elsewhere, inside and outside Syria, are marking the somber anniversary of the Ghouta chemical weapons attack of 2013,” UN Special Envoy for Syria Geir Pedersen told the Council. “It is a painful reminder of the suffering endured by Syrian civilians, and of the grave abuses and violations of international law that must never be repeated.”

Pedersen emphasized renewed diplomacy and respect for …

13 Reported Dead In Two Days Of Syria Rebel Clashes

13 Reported Dead In Two Days Of Syria Rebel Clashes

October 12, 2022 9:26 pm

Fresh reports reaching the desk of Africa Daily News, New York has revealed that up to thirteen people who are mostly fighters have been found to have been murdered in the two days of ongoing clashes between some of the rival factions competing for power in northwest Syria, a war monitor said Wednesday.

The terrible fighting between the two pro-Turkish Syrian rebel groups began in the town of Al-Bab in northern Aleppo province before spreading to other areas and drawing in other factions, the British-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said.

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Russia Lashes Out At Continued Israeli Strikes On Syria

Russia Lashes Out At Continued Israeli Strikes On Syria

September 5, 2022 5:45 am

Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova has announced that Moscow condemns in strong terms as unacceptable the ongoing Israeli attacks on Syria that could result in a significant military escalation.

‘We consider similar irresponsible moves by Israel to be absolutely inadmissible. We resolutely condemn them,’ Zakharova emphasised.

The Russian diplomat also claimed that the Israeli strikes are a flagrant violation of Syrian sovereignty and fundamental principles of international law.

‘We believe that such a vicious practice in no way contributes to reducing security risks for Israel itself. On the contrary, destabilising acts of force may provoke retaliatory moves and lead …

Landmine Explosion Kills Eleven In Syria

Landmine Explosion Kills Eleven In Syria

June 12, 2022 3:07 am

No fewer than eleven people were killed and dozens left wounded when their pick-up truck ran over a landmine near Syria’s southern city of Daraa, a war monitor disclosed on Sunday.

‘Eleven people, including five children under 16 and three women, were killed and around 34 people were injured’ in the explosion, said the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, adding that some were in critical condition.

Most of the victims were labourers harvesting wheat, Syria’s official SANA news agency disclosed.

The latest toll brings to 124 the total number of people killed by explosive remnants since the beginning of 2022, …

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