A war monitor said the victims, including children, were Syrians who had been displaced during the country’s war that began 12 years ago. Source link
Read More »Alabama woman who joined IS hopes to return to US from Syria camp
Hoda Muthana said she was brainwashed by online traffickers into joining IS in 2014. She says she hopes to return to the US and serve prison time if necessary. Source link
Read More »Syria says Israeli missile strike puts Damascus airport out of service
Israel has carried out hundreds of strikes on targets inside government-controlled parts of Syria in recent years. Source link
Read More »Turkish, Syrian and Russian defence officials meet in Moscow after years-long chill
The ministers discussed ‘ways to resolve the Syrian crisis, the problem of refugees, and joint efforts to combat extremist groups in Syria,’ the Russian defence ministry said. Source link
Read More »Sparring presidents Erdogan and el-Sisi meet in Qatar for first time
Turkey’s Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Egypt’s Abdel Fattah el-Sisi have been at odds since the military’s 2013 ousting in Cairo of Islamist president Mohammed Mursi, personally backed by Erdogan. Source link
Read More »Bulgaria charges five people in connection with Istanbul explosion
‘The charges are in two groups – for supporting terrorist acts in another country, namely the attack in Istanbul, and for human trafficking,’ said chief prosecutor Ivan Geshev. Source link
Read More »Russian mercenary whose sledgehammer execution was filmed ‘had defected to Ukraine’
A truck displaying the symbols “Z” in support of the Russian armed forces involved in a military conflict in Ukraine is parked outside PMC Wagner Centre, which is a project implemented by the businessman and founder of the Wagner private military group Yevgeny Prigozhin, during the official opening of the …
Read More »‘Only civilians here’, rescuers say as Russian jets kill at least nine
The opposition civil defence service said three children and a woman were among those killed in the strikes on the crowded camps. About four million live along the Turkish border, driven there by Russian-led campaigns. Source link
Read More »‘Radical entente’ in Russia’s corner could be double-edged sword for China
Russia has affiliated itself with North Korea, Iran and Syria, whose anti-US activities are aligned with Moscow’s foreign policy goals. This informal grouping pose a dilemma for China, which wants to prevent Russian defeat but also not prolong the war in Ukraine. Source link
Read More »UK marks Taliban takeover anniversary with Afghan kite-flying festival
In London, as well as other cities in the country and across the world, Afghan kite-flying, music, poetry and dance were showcased to show solidarity with the country’s people. Source link
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