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Suspected ISIS attack hits Asayish checkpoint in eastern Syria
North Press Agency
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September 12, 2025
DEIR EZ-ZOR, Syria (North Press) – One member of the Internal Security Forces (Asayish) was killed and another injured on Friday after an armed attack targeted an Asayish checkpoint in a town in eastern Deir ez-Zor countryside. A security source...
President says Syria in talks with Israel on security deal
The New Arab
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September 12, 2025
Syrian President Ahmad Al-Sharaa attends the signing ceremony of a strategic agreement to develop Tartus Port in Damascus, Syria, on July 13, 2025. (Photo by Rami Alsayed/NurPhoto via Getty Images) President Ahmed al-Sharaa said Friday that Syria...
Israel strikes IRGC in Lebanon, reports Qods Force arrests in Syria
Long War Journal
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September 12, 2025
A leadership chart of the IRGC-QF’s Unit 840 published by the IDF. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) eliminated Wissam Saeed Jubai on September 11 in Ain Baal, a village in the Tyre district of southern Lebanon. The IDF’s Persian-language account...
MACP told to settle royalties with viral song’s Syrian composer
Free Malaysia Today
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September 13, 2025
Abdulkarim Al Ali is the co-composer of Casablanca, a Malay-Arabic fusion song which went viral on TikTok after it was released in 2022. (File pic) PETALING JAYA: A copyright tribunal has ordered Malaysia’s official music rights licensing body to...
Chinese envoy stresses counter-terrorism dimension in addressing Syrian chemical weapons issue
Xinhua News Agency
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UNITED NATIONS, Sept. 12 (Xinhua) -- A Chinese envoy on Friday stressed the need to take into full account the counter-terrorism dimension in addressing the issue of chemical weapons in Syria. The spate of large-scale violent incidents in Syria...
Second phase of anti-begging campaign expands in Aleppo, northern Syria
Enab Baladi
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September 12, 2025
The anti-begging campaign in Aleppo, northern Syria, has expanded to cover new neighborhoods, after its first phase targeted several main squares and streets. Aleppo Governorate announced on its Facebook page on September 8 that the second phase...
Dual strategy in Syria: How Israel is cementing its Syrian foothold
LBCI (Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation International)
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Report by Amal Shehadeh, English adaptation by Yasmine Jaroudi Israel is pursuing a dual-track approach in Syria, combining political talks with military operations as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu prepares to address the United Nations...
Syria Says it Busted Hezbollah-linked Cell Despite its Denial
Asharq Al-Awsat
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September 12, 2025
Support for the Lebanese army was the focus of discussions between top Lebanese officials and French envoy Jean-Yves Le Drian. The envoy arrived in Lebanon on Thursday and met with President Joseph Aoun, Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri and Prime...
Dr. Abdul Baqi Kolo The PKK and its arms dismantled the Kurdish community in Kurdistan Syria and caused disasters
ARK News
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Dr. Abdul Baqi Kolo The PKK and its arms dismantled the Kurdish community in Kurdistan Syria and caused disasters Dr. Abdul Baqi Kolo The PKK and its arms dismantled the Kurdish community in Kurdistan Syria and caused disasters 340
Israel foils Iranian-backed cells in Syria, eliminates Hezbollah-linked commander
The Tribune (Chandigarh)
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September 12, 2025
Tel Aviv [Israel], September 12 (ANI/TPS): Israeli forces have detained several suspects in southern Syria in recent months who were allegedly operating in terror cells run by Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), the Israel Defence...
Al-Hasaka... The Women's Organization of the Kurdistan Democratic Party - Syria holds a celebration for children
ARK News
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Al-Hasaka... The Women's Organization of the Kurdistan Democratic Party - Syria holds a celebration for children ARK News… The Women's Organization of the Kurdistan Democratic Party - Syria, in Hasakah city, held a celebration for children on the...
Al-Sharaa meets US CENTCOM commander, envoy Barrack in Damascus
Al Mayadeen
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September 12, 2025
Syria's interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa hosted senior US officials in Damascus for talks on political and military cooperation, a rare engagement that comes amid Russian and Saudi moves to expand influence in the country's transition. Syria's...
U.S. Central Command: Leaders Meet in DamascusOn Sept. 12, U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) Commander Adm. Brad Cooper and U.S. Ambassador and Special Envoy for Syria Thomas Barrack met with Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa at the Presidential Palace in…
CGTN
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BREAKING NEWS U.S. Central Command: Leaders Meet in DamascusOn Sept. 12, U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) Commander Adm. Brad Cooper and U.S. Ambassador and Special Envoy for Syria Thomas Barrack met with Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa at the...
Escalation of revenge killings in Syria targeting women & children
Yemen News Agency SABA
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Damascus – Saba: Syria continues to witness revenge-style killings carried out by unidentified armed groups in various parts of the country, targeting civilians, including women and children. According to documentation by the Syrian Observatory...
Saudi Arabia Offers Syria 1.65 Million Barrels of Crude for Recovery Effort
Breitbart
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September 12, 2025
Saudi Arabian state media reported on Thursday that the Saudi government will provide 1.65 million barrels of crude oil to the government in Damascus to assist with the postwar reconstruction of Syria. The Saudi Press Agency (SPA) said the oil...
U.S. and Syrian leaders discuss countering ISIS
United Press International (UPI)
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Sept. 12 (UPI) -- Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa hosted two U.S. diplomats at the presidential palace in Damascus on Friday to address ISIS threats and stabilizing Syria and the Middle East. The Syrian president, U.S. special envoy Thomas...
The Media Line: Syrian President Hosts CENTCOM Chief in Damascus as US and Syria Explore Security Cooperation
Regional Media News - Iowa
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September 12, 2025
Syrian President Hosts CENTCOM Chief in Damascus as US and Syria Explore Security Cooperation By Rizik Alabi/The Media Line [Damascus] Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa hosted Admiral Brad Cooper, commander of United States Central Command...
Syria seizes rockets in raid on Hezbollah cell
The National News
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Syria has arrested members of Hezbollah in a raid against the militant group that supported the former regime of Bashar Al Assad in Damascus. Rocket launchers and ammunition were seized from a suspected Hezbollah cell in the Damascus suburbs. The...
Israel says it detained Iranian Quds Force operatives in Syria
The New Arab
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September 12, 2025
Israel has carried out regular incursions into Syrian territory since December 2024 [Getty] The Israeli army claimed on Friday that it had detained people affiliated with the Iranian Revolutionary Guards’ Quds Force over the past weeks and months...
Syria gets $7.9m payout from drought parametric policy
Reinsurance News
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September 11, 2025
A parametric insurance policy has been triggered to provide relief to nearly 120,000 people in Syria after one of the country’s worst droughts in half a century, through an initiative funded by Humanity Insured as part of a wider public–private...