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Syria president calls for unity after reports of mass killings

Syrian president Ahmed al-Sharaa called for national unity and peace on Sunday, after hundreds of civilians were reportedly killed along the country’s Mediterranean coast in the worst violence since the overthrow of Bashar al-Assad.

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Syria authorities expand fight against Assad loyalists

Syria’s new authorities launched a sweeping security operation on Friday after clashes with fighters loyal to former president Bashar al-Assad, the biggest challenge to their rule so far, left at least 71 people dead.

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New Syria leader holds talks with Jordan king

Syria’s interim president Ahmed al-Sharaa met Jordan’s King Abdullah II in Amman on Wednesday on his third foreign visit since ousting Bashar al-Assad...

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Syria leader tells thousands joining new army

Syrian interim president Ahmed al-Sharaa said in an interview released Monday that ‘thousands’ of people were joining the country’s new army following the overthrow of Bashar al-Assad and the dissolution of his military...

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Sharaa named Syria’s interim president

Syria’s new authorities announced Wednesday that Ahmed al-Sharaa, who took the helm after Bashar al-Assad’s ouster last month, has been appointed interim president and tasked with forming a transitional legislature, state media reported.

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Syria’s rulers urge Russia to fix past mistakes

Syria’s new leadership on Wednesday urged Moscow to ‘address past mistakes’ during talks with visiting Russian officials — the first since former president Bashar al-Assad, a Kremlin ally, was toppled last month...

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35 people summarily executed in 3 days: Syria

Fighters affiliated with Syria’s new Islamist leaders have carried out 35 summary executions over 72 hours, mostly of Assad-era officers, a war monitor said on Sunday.

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4 killed in Turkish attack: Syria’s Kurds

Syria’s semi-autonomous Kurdish administration accused Turkey of killing four civilians in the Manbij area, where clashes have raged for weeks over control of a strategic dam.

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Saudi Arabia urges Syria sanctions relief

Saudi Arabia on Sunday called for the lifting of sanctions on Syria after meetings with top diplomats from the Middle East and Europe that focused on the war-ravaged country’s future.

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Syria foils IS plot to bomb Shiite shrine

Syrian authorities foiled an attempt by Islamic State group jihadists to blow up a revered Shiite shrine in a Damascus suburb, a source within Syria’s intelligence agency told state news agency SANA Saturday.

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Damascus flights to resume Tuesday

Syria said on Saturday the country’s main airport in Damascus would resume international flights starting next week after such commercial trips were halted following last month’s ouster of president Bashar al-Assad.

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Syria launches security sweep in Homs city

Syrian security forces are conducting a security sweep in the city of Homs, state media reported on Thursday, with a monitor saying targets include protest organisers from the Alawite minority of the former president...

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More than half of Syrian children out of school

About half of school-age children in Syria are missing out on education after nearly 14 years of civil war, Save the Children said on Monday, calling for ‘immediate action’.

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300 arrested in Syria crackdown on Assad loyalists

Syria’s new authorities have arrested nearly 300 people, including informants, pro-regime fighters and former soldiers, in a crackdown on loyalists to ousted former president Bashar al-Assad, a monitor said on Sunday.

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Syria authorities launch operation in Assad stronghold

Syria’s new authorities launched an operation in a stronghold of ousted president Bashar al-Assad on Thursday, with a war monitor saying three gunmen affiliated with the former government were killed.