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US forces have carried out strikes against ISIS in Syria after military personnel were killed in Palmyra. AFP; Reuters; Centcom

US forces killed or captured 25 ISIS members in Syria in December

Centcom launched operations in response to killing of two US soldiers and an interpreter in Palmyra

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Syria arrests 21 people allegedly linked to Assad regime in Latakia

Today's cartoonShadi's take on the end of Syria's Assad-era banknotes

Syria imposes curfew in Latakia after sectarian violence

Syria has an opportunity to empty its 'ISIS camps' for good

No faces, no places: Syria unveils new banknotes to replace Assad-era currency

Security deployments in Syria's coastal region aimed at 'restoring calm'



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Syrian security forces display about 12 million Captagon pills at their headquarters in Damascus on October 21, 2025. AFP

Jordanian strikes target drug traffickers and factories in Syria, state media says

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ISIS leader for Damascus arrested in operation supported by US-led coalition

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Five ISIS fighters killed in US strikes on Syria in response to Palmyra attacks

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