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The global community must do more to rid Afrin of terrorists

It's been nearly three years since a new governance and security infrastructure was put in place in Afrin, Syria - but the menace of terror still haunts its people.

Car bomb kills over dozen in Syria's Al bab

There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the car bombing, but there has been a string of attacks by YPG/PKK terror group in Al Bab since its capture by Turkish troops from Daesh terrorists in 2017.

Syria's Assad sacks PM over worsening economy

Syrian regime leader Bashar al Assad removed his prime minister of four years, as the country grapples with a stinging economic crisis and renewed protests. He is replaced by Water Resources Minister Hussein Arnous for an interim period.

Several cities in Syria move to adopt Turkish lira

The interim government and local councils announced the decision amid the Syrian Pound’s freefall as economic conditions worsened.

First Russian strikes since March truce hit Syria as regime widens control

Air strikes hit area where boundaries of Hama, Idlib, and Latakia provinces meet, triggering a fresh wave of displacement, Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says.

Lessons from the assassinations of Soleimani and a Hezbollah commander

New claims surrounding the death of a prominent Hezbollah commander shed light on the shifting ground realities in Syria and the region.

Israeli air strikes on eastern Syria kill 14 fighters – report

The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the late Monday strikes in eastern Deir Ezzor province targeted positions of Iranian and Iran-backed fighters. There was no immediate comment from Israel.

Turkey, Russia conduct 6th joint patrol in Idlib, Syria

The patrol along the M-4 highway included "land and air elements", the Turkish Defence Ministry tweeted.

War-torn countries in the Middle East can't afford to battle coronavirus

With millions suffering from years of war and severely degraded medical facilities, countries at war cannot pay the price of a new frontline.

Syria's brutal war enters 10th year

When Syrians took to the streets on March 15, 2011, they could scarcely have imagined their anti-regime protests would turn into a complex war entangling rebels, terrorists and outside forces.

The Bosnian-born Ottoman commander who stopped Napoleon

Napoleon Bonaparte's ambition to establish an empire in the East was crushed in 1799 at the Siege of Acre by Ahmed Jazzar Pasha.

Syrian refugees at Greek border: 'We will wait here until the border opens'

Some hoping to reunite with their relatives, some dreaming of well-paying jobs, each Syrian refugee TRT World spoke with at the Turkish-Greek border has a reason to take refuge in Europe.