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Three men were arrested and a 'highly professional' car bomb discovered in Damascus. Photo: Syrian Ministry of Interior

Syria foils ISIS car bomb plot with help of Turkish spies

Fears of revival for terrorist group growing in wake of US and Kurdish troops' withdrawal from north-east Syria

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ExclusiveSyria sends elite troops to border with Lebanon as war spreads

AnalysisCan a Venezuela scenario develop in Iran with Khamenei eliminated?

Syria's central bank launches reform review with top US consultant to rebuild global trust

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

Syrian Ramadan series on Assad-era prisons ignites backlash

Woman and child killed in Israeli strikes on Lebanon's Baalbek



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A Syrian soldier was killed in an attack on an army compound near Al Mayadin, east of Deir Ezzor. EPA

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Syrian internal security forces stand guard along the fence of Al-Hol camp in the desert region of Syria's Hasakeh province on January 21, 2026. Syria's army entered the vast Al-Hol camp that houses relatives of suspected Islamic State jihadists after Kurdish forces withdrew from the site, said an AFP journalist at the scene. The camp in a desert region of Hasakeh province holds around 24,000 people, including some 6,200 women and children from around 40 nationalities. (Photo by OMAR HAJ KADOUR / AFP)
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ISIS claims responsibility for killing Syrian police officer in Deir Ezzor

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

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Even if the government does not seek a sectarian conflict, its lack of transparency may help manifest one

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Convoy of Australian prisoners turned back to Syrian ISIS camp

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Trump 'engaged' with Al Shara to halt fighting with SDF

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Syria's Al Shibani claims 'no violence' against minorities despite killings

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US military says strikes hit 30 ISIS targets in Syria as detainees are transferred to Iraq

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