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Syria ‘exhausted from war’: HTS leader

IFP Media Wire -
The leader of the armed group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) has stated that Syria will not face another war, telling Sky News that its citizens are already “exhausted” by years of conflict.
Middle East

US says not seriously considering delisting HTS terror designation

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The United States is not seriously discussing delisting Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) from its designation as a terrorist organization, a Joe Biden administration official has stated. HTS was one of the rebel groups that led the offensive against the Bashar Assad government in Syria in recent weeks.
Foreign Policy

Iran Leader: US, Israel orchestrated events in Syria

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The Leader of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has asserted that the primary architects behind the recent developments in Syria that led to the toppling of Bashar al-Assad’s government are the US and Israel.
Middle East

Authorities say dozens of patients at Gaza hospital at risk of starving to death

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Dozens of wounded patients at the Indonesian Hospital in the Gaza Strip are at risk of dying due to lack of food and water, Palestinian health authorities have cautioned.
Middle East

Syrian civil defense group urges Putin to pressure Assad to reveal locations of secret prisons

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The Syrian Civil Defense, known as the White Helmets, has called on Russia to pressure former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to reveal the locations of secret prisons in the Arab country.
Middle East

Israel says carried out about 480 strikes in Syria in two days

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Israel is pressing ahead with its onslaught against Syria, targeting multiple positions across the Arab nation.
Middle East

Rebels name Mohammed al-Bashir as caretaker PM of Syria

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Fighters in Syria who toppled President Bashar al-Assad, have appointed Mohammed al-Bashir as the country’s caretaker prime minister.
Middle East

Israeli tanks reach outskirts of Damascus in wake of gov’t fall

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Israeli tanks have crossed the buffer zone along the border with Syria and were spotted about 20 kilometers from the capital Damascus, according to reports.
Middle East

Several Arab states condemn Israel’s seizure of buffer zone in Syria’s Golan Heights

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Several Arab countries have strongly condemned Israel’s seizure of a demilitarized buffer zone in Syria's Golan Heights following the fall of the Bashar al-Assad government.
Middle East

Syrian rebels to name senior Assad gov’t officials wanted for torture

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A list of senior officials within the government of deposed President Bashar Assad wanted for torture will soon be announced, Syria’s rebels have announced.
Middle East

Israel’s presence in Syria buffer zone violates 1974 deal: UN

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The United Nations Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF) told Israel that its presence in the Syrian buffer zone would violate the 1974 Agreement on Disengagement with Syria, the UN Secretary General’s spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric has stated.
Middle East

Germany, France set condition for interaction with Syria’s new government

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Germany and France have expressed readiness to work with Syria's new government while emphasizing that respect for fundamental human rights and the protection of minorities would be essential for interaction.
Middle East

Rescuers continue search amid rumours of hidden prisoners in Syria’s Sednaya

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Following the fall of former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, endeavours continue to free what many believe to be the remaining prisoners from the notorious Sednaya prison.
Middle East

Israeli attacks southern Lebanon despite cease-fire, casualties reported

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A civilian was killed and four soldiers were injured in an Israeli air attack in southern Lebanon, in the latest violation of a cease-fire deal between the two sides, the army in Beirut announced.
Middle East

Iran in direct contact with militant groups within Syria’s new leadership: Reuters

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Tehran has opened a direct line of communication with rebels within Syria's new leadership after its key ally Bashar al-Assad's ouster, a senior Iranian official told Reuters on Monday, in a bid to "prevent a hostile trajectory" between the two countries.
Middle East

Britain considering removing HTS from terror list

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The United Kingdom is considering removing Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) from its list of designated terrorist organisations following the rebel group's victory in Syria.
Middle East

Int’l artistic event in Iran condemns Israel’s ‘savagery’ against children in Gaza, Lebanon

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The Iranian capital Tehran has hosted an international artistic event held in support of children in the Gaza Strip and Lebanon, who have been hit by more than a year of Israeli attacks, denouncing the Zionist regime’s “sheer savagery” towards minors.
Middle East

Russia confirms Putin personally approved Assad’s asylum following Syrian gov’t fall

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Russian President Vladimir Putin has personally approved Bashar Assad’s asylum in Moscow, the Kremlin confirmed on Monday. The revelation follows reports that the deposed Syrian president and his family arrived in Russia after the fall of Damascus to armed opposition forces.
Middle East

Kurds say Turkish drone attack killed several in Syria

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At least a dozen people, including children, have lost their lives after a Turkish unmanned aerial vehicle struck a Kurdish-populated village in Syria’s province of Raqqah.
Middle East

Militants informed Turkey about plan to oust Assad: Report

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The Ankara government was aware of the militants’ plan to launch a major offensive against Bashar al-Assad’s government, according to a report released following the fall of the Syrian president.
Middle East

One million displaced Gazans face extreme winter cold: UN

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Nearly one million displaced Palestinians in war-torn Gaza are at risk of extreme cold and rain this winter, the UN agency for Palestine refugees (UNRWA) warned on Sunday.
Middle East

Israeli soldiers occupy more territory in Syria: Report

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Defence Minister Israel Katz says that Israeli soldiers are seizing “additional points” in the buffer zone in the Golan Heights, according to Ynet News.
Middle East

US says launched airstrikes against Daesh camps in Syria following Assad fall

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The United States has conducted air attacks against Daesh camps in Syria, US Central Command (CENTCOM) has announced in a statement.
Middle East

US officials discussed merits of removing $10m bounty on militant group HTS head: Report

IFP Media Wire -
US officials have discussed the merits of removing a $10m bounty on Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) leader Abu Mohammad al-Jolani, whose rebel group swept into Damascus and toppled the government of President Bashar al-Assad on Sunday, a senior Arab official briefed by Washington told Middle East Eye.
Middle East

Biden calls Assad fall ‘fundamental act of justice’

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US President Joe Biden has called the recent collapse of the government in Syria “a fundamental act of justice” in remarks at the White House.
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