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Violence in Syria Shows Difficulty in Unifying Armed Forces
Sectarian-driven killings of civilians this month displayed the government’s weak control over both its own forces and affiliated fighters, experts said.The New York Times - 10h -
Violence in Syria Shows Difficulty in Unifying Armed Forces
Sectarian-driven killings of civilians this month displayed the government’s weak control over both its own forces and affiliated fighters, experts said.The New York Times - 10h -
What we know about recent violence in Syria
Violence erupted in Syria among the security forces in power and Bashar al-Assad's loyalists. CBS News' Elizabeth Palmer reports.CBS News - 6d -
Syria flashes signs of peril and promise in a week of violence and diplomacy
After Syria’s longtime autocratic ruler was toppled late last year, the man who led rebel groups to victory immediately faced a new challenge: unifying the country after more than a decade of civil ...ABC News - 4d -
Syria Violence Marked by Sectarian and Revenge Killings, War Monitor Says
The Syrian Network for Human Rights said armed groups and foreign fighters aligned with the government but not integrated into it were largely responsible for the sectarian violence.The New York Times - 5d -
Syrian Government Signs Breakthrough Deal With Kurdish-Led Forces
The agreement marked a major victory for Damascus in its quest to unify the country, as violent unrest continues to grip Syria’s coastal region.The New York Times - 6d -
US condemns Syria violence after hundreds killed in sectarian clashes
President Ahmed al-Sharaa calls for calm after attempted pro-Assad uprising triggers revenge killings by pro-government forcesFinancial Times - Mar. 9 -
Monday Briefing: Violence Continues in Syria
Plus, reading festivals in India.The New York Times - Mar. 9 -
Hundreds of civilians reported killed in massacres as violence in Syria spirals
International alarm is growing over fighting in western Syria, where hundreds of civilians have been reportedly killed amid intense clashes.ABC News - Mar. 8 -
U.N. report accuses Israeli forces of "genocidal acts," sexual violence
Israel has railed against a U.N. commission accusing its troops of sexual violence in Gaza as an "anti-Semitic, rotten, terrorist-supporting" body.CBS News - 4d -
Hundreds of civilians have been killed in Syria. Here's what we know.
Hundreds of civilians have been killed in Syria in the last 48 hours, marking the deadliest eruption of violence since the fall of the Assad regime in December.NBC News - Mar. 9 -
Hundreds of civilians killed in Syria as clashes erupt in former Assad strongholds
The violence that has killed hundreds across Syria reached Damascus and Aleppo on Monday, after Ahmed al-Sharaa vowed to bring those responsible to justice.NBC News - Mar. 10 -
Syria’s sectarian violence prompts reckoning for new president
Brutal retaliation by supporters of government undermine legitimacy of Ahmed al-Sharaa at home and overseasFinancial Times - Mar. 10 -
Violence signals time is short to build a united Syria
The country’s new leaders have made useful first steps but must rein in autocratic impulsesFinancial Times - 3d -
Ukraine war briefing: Zelenskyy replaces head of general staff of the armed forces
Defence minister says Ukraine ‘systematically transforming’ its military; Macron says allied security force does need Russia’s blessing. What we know on day 1,118. The Ukrainian president, ...The Guardian - 18h -
In a big step for Syria, U.S.-backed Kurdish forces will merge with government army
The Kurdish-led coalition that with U.S. troops fought Islamic State, will integrate with the Syrian government forces previously affiliated with Al Qaeda.NBC News - 6d -
Violence Sweeps Coastal Syria, Sowing Chaos: ‘We Have to Get Out of Here’
Residents described shootings outside their homes and bodies in the streets in Syria’s worst unrest since Bashar al-Assad’s ouster. More than 1,000 people have been killed since Thursday, a war ...The New York Times - Mar. 9 -
Hundreds of Civilians Killed by Government Forces in Syria, War Monitors Say
More than 1,000 people have been killed in fighting between forces of the new government and remnants of the ousted regime, according to a war monitor, which said about 700 were civilians.The New York Times - Mar. 9 -
Several civilians reportedly killed in Syrian clashes, U.S. and Russia call for U.N. meeting
U.S. and Russian diplomats have called for the United Nations Security Council to meet Monday amid escalating violence in Syria. Clashes between Syrian forces and loyalists of ousted President ...CBS News - Mar. 10 -
Syria's worst violence in months reopens wounds of the civil war
An ambush on a Syrian security patrol by gunmen loyal to ousted leader Bashar Assad escalated into clashes that a war monitor estimates have killed more than 1,000 people over four daysABC News - Mar. 9 -
Syria says operation against Assad loyalists over after deadly violence
A monitoring group says 973 civilians have been killed in revenge attacks against the Alawite sect since Thursday.BBC News - Mar. 10 -
Whole families dead in recent Syria violence, says UN
The UN human rights office has verified the killing of 111 civilians in the coastal region, but says the actual figure is far higher.BBC News - 5d -
Syria’s leader proclaims ‘new history’ after signing constitutional declaration
Five-year transition period declared along with rights for women, freedom of expression and justice for Assad victims. Syria’s leader, Ahmed al-Sharaa, has hailed the start of a “new history” for ...The Guardian - 3d -
Activists demand an end to clashes between Syrian forces and Assad loyalists
Activists gathered in central Damascus to condemn the killing of Syrian public security personnel and civilians in ongoing violence on the Syrian coast. Syrian forces have been clashing with ...NBC News - Mar. 10 -
Syrian defence ministry says military operation over and forces ‘paving way for life to return to normal’ – Middle East crisis live
Syria’s defence ministry spokesperson warns of further retribution against forces loyal to Assad. Syria ’s defence ministry has announced it has completed military operations to fight remnants of ...The Guardian - Mar. 10 -
Syrians describe terror as Alawite families killed in their homes
Witnesses said the situation stabilised when security forces arrived following the violence.BBC News - Mar. 9 -
Kurdish-led SDF agrees to integrate with Syrian government forces
The militia alliance that controls much of north-eastern Syria will merge with new state institutions, the presidency says.BBC News - 6d -
What We Know About the Clashes in Syria
Scores have been killed in fierce clashes between government forces and gunmen loyal to the Assad regime, in a serious challenge to the country’s new rulers.The New York Times - Mar. 8 -
Swedish companies join forces to steer children away from gang crime
Dozens of big businesses from Ikea to Spotify back youth job initiatives as country grapples with epidemic of violenceFinancial Times - 14h -
Syrian Kurds celebrate deal with Damascus as coastal residents remain wary after violence
In northeast Syria, revelers took to the streets after the announcement of a breakthrough deal between the central government in Damascus and local Kurdish-led authoritiesABC News - 6d -
Syria shows dangerous signs of Iraq’s post-Saddam chaos
Democracy and peace are not guaranteed when a dictator falls — sometimes, a country’s fate turns uglier and messier.The Hill - 4d -
Kurdish Fighters Called a Truce, but Turkey Kept Up Lethal Strikes
Turkey is still bombing armed Kurdish insurgents in Iraq and Syria, even after their leader urged them to lay down their arms and disband, and their group declared a cease-fire.The New York Times - 3d -
‘The streets are empty, no one dares go outside’: Syria’s Alawites terrorised by revenge killings
Hundreds of civilians murdered by militant groups, throwing doubt over new government’s ability to control the country - and US willingness to lift sanctions. When armed men entered Hayan’s house ...The Guardian - 2d -
Hundreds of Civilians in Syria Take Shelter at Russian Air Base
Footage and satellite images reviewed by The Times show civilians in the compound. Thousands have fled violent unrest in the country’s coastal region.The New York Times - 6d -
A Syrian man barely escaped a wave of sectarian killings. His brothers did not
This past weekend’s sectarian violence was possibly among the bloodiest 72 hours in the modern history of Syria after 14 years of civil war — and it threatens to open an endless cycle of vengeanceABC News - 6d -
Taiwan’s president seeks to bring back military courts
Lai Ching-te’s plans aim to strengthen armed forces against threat from China but could widen country’s partisan divideFinancial Times - 4d -
Death toll in violence on Syrian coast rises to more than 1,000, war monitor says
A war monitoring group says the death toll from two days of clashes between security forces and loyalists of ousted Syrian President Bashar Assad and revenge killings that followed has risen to ...ABC News - Mar. 8 -
More than 1,000 dead after 2 days of clashes and revenge killings in Syria
A war monitoring group said more than 1,000 were killed in revenge attacks and clashes between Syrian security forces and loyalists of ousted President Bashar Assad.CBS News - Mar. 9 -
Syria's Druze seek a place in a changing nation, navigating pressures from the government and Israel
Syria’s Druze minority is trying to navigate a new, uncertain SyriaABC News - Mar. 10 -
Musk having ‘great difficulty’ running businesses amid DOGE obligations, Tesla stock slide
Tech billionaire Elon Musk admitted he is having “great difficulty” running his various businesses as he juggles an advisory role in the Trump administration and leads the Department of Government ...The Hill - 6d