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Iraq's Civil Defense is sending 20 specialized firefighting teams to Syria to help combat unprecedented wildfires raging in the Latakia governorate since July 3.
It's not unthinkable that whoever the constituency is for YPG or SDF has distanced themselves from PKK. So, I don't think it's a derivative. It's another organization,' Tom Barrack tells Anadolu - Ana
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The National on MSNIraq sends firefighters and water tankers to battle Syria forest firesIraq is sending firefighters, water tankers and other equipment to help battle forest blazes in coastal Syria, as a multinational effort to extinguish the flames enters a ninth day. Already crews from Turkey,
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A U.S. envoy says that Syria’s central government and the Kurds remain at odds over plans on merging their forces after the latest round of talks
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France 24 on MSNSyria after Assad: Journey through a war-ravaged nation in transitionSeven months after the fall of Syria's former president Bashar al-Assad, FRANCE 24’s Wassim Nasr gained access to sites across the war-ravaged nation, some of which have long been inaccessible to journalists.
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The Christian Post on MSNChristians 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 Syria s Islamist-led authorities under President Ahmad al Sharaa are
President Trump eases most sanctions against Syria in a move to reclaim regional leverage, counter Iranian influence, and support allies while seeking to create a more peaceful region.
Since the church bombing, some Christians have been afraid to meet for church. A group of Kurdish Christians who are currently living in Aleppo have paused their church services, according to Majeed Kurdi, a US-based Iraqi Kurdish pastor working with Freedom Seekers International to provide aid to that group.
Last month's deadly church bombing outside Syria's capital is raising fears among the country's minority Christians.
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WASHINGTON — President Trump gave his final sign-off Monday to lifting longstanding US sanctions on Syria after pledging to do so last month during a trip to Saudi Arabia – in spite of the fact that the country’s new president, Ahmed al-Sharaa, is a former leader of al Qaeda.
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The National on MSNWhy Gulf states are rushing to shape Syria’s post-sanctions transitionArab Gulf states are moving quickly to entrench themselves in Syria’s post-Assad future, launching a surge of diplomatic, financial and infrastructure support. The aim is to stabilise the war-ravaged country but also reshape the regional balance of power.