Syria

Syria’s New Leader Says All Weapons to Come Under ‘State Control’

Syria's new leader Ahmed al-Sharaa said weapons in the country, including those held by Kurdish-led forces, would come under state control.

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American Strike Killed Islamic State Group Leader in Syria: US Military

American forces killed an Islamic State group leader and another of the group's members in a strike in Syria.

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Pentagon Says US Doubled Troops in Syria Earlier This Year

The US doubled the number of troops it has in Syria as part of operations against the Islamic State group to around 2,000 earlier this year, the Pentagon said.

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Syria Ex-Rebel Military Chief Says to Dissolve Armed Wing

The military chief of Syria's victorious Islamist group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham said it would be "the first" to dissolve its armed wing and integrate into the armed forces.

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Syria Ambush Kills Four in Assad Fiefdom: Monitor

An ambush on Saturday killed at least four fighters from a faction in the rebel alliance that overthrew Syria's president, a war monitor said.

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Israel Orders Troops to ‘Prepare to Remain’ in Syria Buffer Zone Through Winter

Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz has ordered the military to "prepare to remain" throughout the winter in the UN-patrolled buffer zone that is supposed to separate Israeli and Syrian forces on the Golan Heights.

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‘Imperative’ to Work Against IS in Syria, Blinken Tells Turkey

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Friday told Turkey it was "imperative" to work against a resurgence of the Islamic State (IS) group in Syria following the fall of Bashar al-Assad.

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Kurdish-Led Force Announces US-Brokered Truce in Syria’s Manbij

The Kurdish-led force controlling northeast Syria said Wednesday it had reached a US-brokered ceasefire with Turkish-backed fighters in Manbij, after Islamist-led rebels toppled Bashar al-Assad's government.

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Russia’s Military Bases in Syria Under Threat

The rebel offensive that ousted Moscow ally Bashar al-Assad has left Russia's military bases in Syria under threat.

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Israel Says Struck ‘Chemical Weapons’ in Syria

Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar said Monday that his country had struck "chemical weapons" in neighboring Syria, where rebel forces ousted president Bashar al-Assad over the weekend.

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