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Israeli strike kills multiple journalists in Gaza, including prominent Al Jazeera reporters, network says

Egypt Independent 11 Aug 2025
Jerusalem — ... Mohammed Qreiqeh, another Al Jazeera journalist in Gaza, and photojournalists Ibrahim Al Thaher and Mohamed Nofal were also killed in the strike, the network said ... Mohammad Abu Salmiya ... Ebrahim Hajjaj/Reuters ... “I reaffirm ... ....
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Is there a road forward for Suwayda’s Druze and Damascus?

Syria Direct 25 Jul 2025
MARSEILLE/PARIS—In early March, Suwayda city’s al-Karama (Dignity) Square was filled with optimism as demonstrators chanted in support of Syrian unity ... “We’ve reached the point of no return,” she added ... But “their actions were not their words.”.
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Damascus begins Suwayda withdrawal after days of bloodshed

Syria Direct 16 Jul 2025
The withdrawal came after “the completion of the army’s pursuit of outlaw groups,” the official Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) said ... Ceasefire agreement? ... Some factions have realigned in light of the latest violence in Suwayda ... ....
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With the fires contained, what is the future of Latakia’s forests?

Syria Direct 15 Jul 2025
PARIS — Working among the ashes, Syrian Civil Defense teams continued cooling and monitoring operations in the Latakia countryside on Tuesday, nearly two weeks after catastrophic wildfires broke out in the coastal region ... ‘Unmanaged forests’ ... ....
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Daraa security forces plagued by vendettas, abuse and controversial recruits

Syria Direct 02 Jul 2025
Troubling incidents included killings and the abuse of corpses, as well as the involvement of security personnel in blood feuds and personal vendettas—some involving other members of local security forces ... Blood feuds within general security ... ....
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Turkey in Syria: Temporary necessity turned permanent presence?

Syria Direct 27 Jun 2025
PARIS — In the new Syria, Ahmad al-Hayes’s star is rising ... He, too, was promoted first, to the rank of a major general in the Syrian army. The list goes on ... Most are under international sanctions ... (Web/Syria Direct) ... Turkish observation posts ... ....
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‘Zero season’: Syrian farmers face worst drought in decades

Syria Direct 18 Jun 2025
DARAA/HASAKAH/PARIS — “I won’t plant a single dunam next year—it’s a losing business,” farmer Farhad Ahmad Sinjar said. For the past two years, he has watched his land produce less and less, parched by lack of rain ... Northeastern Syria. Enormous losses.
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Damascus and the AANES: Complex negotiations at a pivotal moment

Syria Direct 30 May 2025
A new date for the negotiations has not been set, a journalist close to the AANES delegation told Syria Direct ... one representing the AANES, and a Kurdish unity delegation focused on Kurdish issues ... However, many obstacles remain ... Read more ... Read more.
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University students latest pressure point in Damascus-Suwayda tensions

Syria Direct 20 May 2025
SUWAYDA/PARIS — On the morning of May 15, Ghiath (a pseudonym) boarded a bus in Suwayda city to head back to Latakia University, where he is a student. Then the armed men arrived ... The men said the bus “would not move” until the students disembarked.
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