63 h. ago Syria joins a donor conference for the first time in a crucial phase for its new leaders

The European Union is hosting a donor conference to support a peaceful transition in Syria following the ouster of President Bashar Assad

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4 d. ago Thousands of Syrians take to streets to mark civil war's 14th anniversary and celebrate ousting Assad

Crowds waved flags and chanted in rallies in cities including Damascus and Aleppo to celebrate the victory of rebels in toppling the former president.

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4 d. ago Syrians mark 14th anniversary of civil war uprising by celebrating the ouster of Bashar Assad

Thousands of Syrians have poured into the streets and public squares to mark 14 years since the country’s civil war began, the first without Bashar Assad in power

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9 d. ago How did deadly Syria clashes start and who is responsible for civilian killings?

More than 1,000 people are believed to have died so far in fighting between security services and Assad loyalistsClashes between Syrian security services and fighters loyal to the ousted Assad regime erupted on Wednesday, kicking off five days of still-ongoing fighting which has killed more than 1,000 people, including 745 civilians, according to a war monitor.The clashes, some of the deadliest in the country since the beginning of its civil war in 2011, were the biggest challenge Syria’s new authorities faced since taking power in December. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago 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 AssadSyria’s defence ministry has announced it has completed military operations to fight remnants of former ousted president Bashar al-Assad’s forces.China on Monday called for all warring parties in Syria to “immediately stop” violence. AFP reports foreign ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said “China follows closely the situation in Syria and is concerned about the large number of casualties caused by these armed clashes.” Continue reading...

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1 week ago Syria’s new Islamist leader vows action after his soldiers massacre civilians

Ahmed al-Sharaa’s forces kill hundreds of civilians from minority Alawite community following ambush by insurgents loyal to ousted president Bashar al-Assad

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1 week ago 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 days

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1 week ago 2 days of clashes and revenge killings in Syria leave more than 600 people dead

A Syrian war monitor says the death toll from two days of clashes between security forces and loyalists to ousted Syrian President Bashar Assad and revenge killings that followed has risen to more than 600

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1 week ago Syrian security forces execute 125 civilians in battle against Assad loyalists

Fighting in Latakia is marked escalation by Bashar al-Assad loyalists against Syria’s new Islamist-led governmentAbout 125 civilians have been executed by government security forces in north-west Syria during a rolling two-day battle with loyalists to the ousted Assad regime, a Syrian war monitor reported on Friday.The Syrian Network for Human Rights (SNHR), a human rights monitor considered independent and credible, documented “large-scale field executions of men and young adults, without any clear distinction between civilians and combatants”, in north-west Syria. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Death toll rises as Syrian security forces struggle to quell Assad loyalist attacks

Battle in Latakia is marked escalation by Bashar al-Assad loyalists against Syria’s new Islamist-led governmentSyrian security forces have battled Assad regime loyalists on Syria’s coast for a second day, as the country’s new government struggled to contain the biggest rebellion to its rule since it took power in December.Fighters loyal to the ousted Assad government ambushed Syrian security forces in a coordinated attack on Thursday afternoon in the countryside of Latakia province, a former stronghold of the deposed leader where many of Syria’s minority Alawite Islamic sect live. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago A moment that changed me: I took my husband for granted – until I met three single women at a party

After 14 years of marriage, our relationship was comfortable, but slightly complacent. A sudden glimpse into the world of dating apps gave me a new appreciation for what I haveWe weren’t unhappily married. To most people, I suspect we just seemed normal. My husband and I had been together for 17 years and had recently celebrated our 14th wedding anniversary. We were plodding along just fine: comfortable, slightly complacent, grunting at each other from behind our phones, eating dinner in front of the telly, focusing on childcare, keeping on keeping on – like most of our married friends. When our mortgage payments doubled, paying for a babysitter to go on nights out alone seemed an unnecessary expense.On New Year’s Eve, we went to a party at the home of another couple – parents of a child in our son’s class: a bring-kids-along, more-the-merrier thing. I ended up chatting to three women I had never met. They didn’t have children at the school and, it turned ou...

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