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Mourners pray during the funeral of victims of the mosque attack in Homs. AP

Calls for unity as Homs mourns victims of mosque bombing

Authorities yet to confirm responsibility as Islamist group claims attack

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

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Syria's internal security forces and military have stepped up anti-smuggling efforts but illegal traders continue to try to find ways to operate. Lizzie Porter / The National

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Syrian government and SDF agree to de-escalate after deadly Aleppo clashes

Syrian security forces escort a convoy of SDF fighters leaving the city of Aleppo, as part of an agreement with the Syrian government. EPA

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Syrian authorities said seven people were arrested during a raid on an ISIS cell in which weapons and cash were seized. Photo: Syrian Interior Ministry

Syria 'dismantles' ISIS cell in Damascus suburb

Guns, ammunition and banknotes seized in raid on ⁠'terrorist hideout' after deadly attack on US troops

Syria welcomes repeal of sweeping US sanctions

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

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UK places sanctions on Syrian military commanders

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US President Donald Trump pays tribute to two US soldiers and an interpreter killed by a gunman in Syria. Reuters

Centcom chief insists US operations in Syria critical to countering ISIS

Trump vows 'serious retaliation' for attacks that killed Americans

ISIS ambush and extremists in Syrian forces cause alarm in Washington

Trump signs bill that includes repeal of Caesar Act sanctions on Syria

Triumphant return for Syrian diplomats who took anti-Assad stand

Syria seizes bombs and drones in new anti-ISIS raid in Damascus

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Security personnel in Damascus arrested a suspected member of ISIS in a raid on what they called a 'hideout'. SANA

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