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Exclusive: UN report sees no active Syrian state links to Al Qaeda
United Nations sanctions monitors have seen no "active ties" this year between Al Qaeda and the Islamist group leading ...
The Print on MSN2d
US revokes ‘terror’ label for Syria President-led HTS. What it means for diplomatic landscape in West Asia
Ahmed al-Sharaa led HTS, considered a jihadist group for years. Now, he has replaced Assad as Syria’s new president. And he ...
The Christian Post on MSN3d
US revokes terror label for Syria’s HTS after it toppled Assad; Christian group decries 'injustice'
The United States government has revoked its designation of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham as a foreign terrorist organization, seven ...
Syria 2025 Is Iraq All Over Again | Opinion
The Trump administration's May 2025 announcement in Riyadh, and subsequent executive order in June, lifting all sanctions on ...
Christianity Today18h
Fears of a Christian Exodus after Syria’s Deadly Church Bombing
Since the church bombing, some Christians have been afraid to meet for church. A group of Kurdish Christians who are ...
The Christian Post on MSN1d
Christians face 'increasingly perilous existence' in Syria; church bombing serves as 'brutal reminder'
The bombing at the Mar Elias Church in Damascus, Syria, last month that killed over two dozen people is an indication that ...
After Decades as Enemies, Syria and Israel Now Share a Common Foe
The longtime enemies have opened contacts, reflecting a power shift across a Middle East in which they have newfound common ...
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Who funds HTS rebels now in control of Syria? : NPR
Idlib is the province of northwest Syria that's home to up to 5 million people, where HTS has run a de facto quasi-state since 2017, called the Syrian Salvation Government (SSG). Taxation in ...
Syria faces major hurdles in integrating US-backed SDF militia into national unity
The US under Trump aims for a stable, unified Syria, with Barrack tasked to achieve this, including bringing the SDF into Damascus.