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US envoy Tom Barrack addresses the UN Security Council during a meeting on Syria. EPA

Deraa marks 15 years since uprising against Syria's Assad regime

US envoy Tom Barrack praises protesters who 'opened door to new chapter', during UN Security Council meeting

AnalysisSyria stays out of Iran war but keeps eye on later gains

Syria unveils 'historic' plan to eliminate Assad-era chemical weapons

Suspected drug dealer kills three Jordanian security personnel

Lebanon returns 130 prisoners to Syria under deal to mend ties

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Syria reopens key eastern road as tension with SDF eases and displaced return

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UN Security Council removes Al Nusra Front and Hayat Tahrir from sanctions list

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Security personnel and officials gather at the scene of an exchange of prisoners between Syrian authorities and Druze fighters, in Sweida city. AFP

Syria swaps troops for Druze prisoners in deal brokered by Al Shara's brother

Chief of staff managed talks on behalf of government in Damascus

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Syria names presidential envoy to oversee SDF integration deal

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A fighter from ISIS under its black banner. The group claims it has renewed its campaign of violence in Syria. Getty Images

ISIS declares war on Syrian President Al Shara's government

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Trump says he 'essentially put' Syrian President Ahmad Al Shara in office

Syria’s Al Hol camp is closing – but its detainees' fate remains precarious

ISIS claims responsibility for killing Syrian police officer in Deir Ezzor

Syria's President Al Shara pardons kidnappers and drug users in amnesty

Iraqi and Syrian forces seize more than 400,000 Captagon pills

Syria's protectionist move to support local lorry drivers raises cost of business for neighbours

Syrian President Ahmad Al Shara came to power in late 2024 after leading a rebel offensive. EPA

Syria's President Al Shara pardons kidnappers and drug users in amnesty

Reprieve comes amid delays in reforming Bashar Al Assad's legal regime

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