All news on the topic: Syria

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Grain stealing quotas: The Russian scheme to export Ukraine’s crops and the hidden ties to Putin’s Palace
Agricultural products from the occupied territories can be exported at a reduced price with the permission of the Russian administration.
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Exploring the finances of the ISIS, Hamas, and Hezbollah terrorist empires
In May, a Russian programmer was sentenced to more than 5 years in prison in the Netherlands for creating the crypto mixer Tornado Cash.
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"Cyprus confidential": Machine for printing Syrian currency
The Syrian regime prints banknotes primarily to address the urgent need for cash liquidity, resulting in consistent budget deficits.
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“Dubai Unlocked”: Ten individuals within Assad’s inner circle have hidden $50 million in Dubai real estate
The “Dubai Unlocked” investigative reports reveal that US sanctions have not prevented prominent figures connected to the Syrian regime from acquiring and investing in the small emirate, raising questions about the perks enjoyed by regime insiders there.
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A French court finds three Syrian officials guilty of crimes against humanity
Members of Assad regime sentenced in absentia to life imprisonment on Friday after landmark trial in Paris
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Syrian opposition supports US bill targeting Captagon trafficking
A U.S.-based Syrian opposition organization welcomed on Thursday a bill U.S. President Joe Biden signed a day earlier in order to combat the production and trafficking of a potent drug...
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British army ’ready to lead Dunkirk-style evacuation’ of UK nationals living in Middle East
RAF jets were already being used to shoot down Iranian drones on Saturday night, after Tehran announced it had launched an attack on Israel in what threatens to become a major regional escalation
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Missiles strike Israel in an attempt to overwhelm the Iron Dome defense system ahead of an anticipated Iranian attack, reportedly coming soon
A barrage of missiles hit Israel on Friday evening as one commentator chillingly warned that the attack may be an attempt to deplete the country’s ’Iron Dome’ defense system as Iran prepares for a retaliatory attack
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Israeli airstrike on Iran consulate in Syria kills six reportedly including IRGC commander
Mohammad Reza Zahedi of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps reportedly among dead in Damascus attack
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Moment Israel kills Iran-backed Hezbollah commander in pinpoint drone blitz on car after ‘he plotted civilian attacks’
Spine-chilling footage shows the terror boss’s final moments alive before his car is engulfed in a monstrous fireball
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‘I just want to go home’ says Brit ISIS bride trapped in ‘ticking timebomb’ Syria camp with Shamima Begum
The Brit ISIS brides are said to be spreading extremism to their children but still want to return to the UK
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Islamic State attack kills at least 18 Syrian truffle hunters in desert strike
Islamic State militants attacked a desert area in Syria near the town of Kobajeb in the eastern province of Deir el-Zour, killing 18 truffle hunters. Around 50 people are missing
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'If Shamima Begum was white, she'd be home by now'
As the Court of Appeal rules she should be stripped of her citizenship, Fleet Street Fox asks what the heck we're playing at
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Iranian-backed official on deescalation after US drone strikes in Syria and Iraq
The US hit more than 85 targets using more than 125 guided missiles at sites in Iraq and Syria used by Iranian-backed militias and the Iranian Revolutionary Guard
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US vows 'this is the start of our response' after Iraq and Syria revenge strikes
President Joe Biden issued his first statement since launching an operation to strike Iranian targets within Syria and Iraq, warning other enemies that America 'will respond'
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ISIS bride claims to know where terror group hid £20million in gold in desert
The mother-of-one, who has not been identified for her own safety, was previously married to at least two high-ranking terrorists in the Islamic State and has claims to hold information
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Moment Russian fighter jet fires explosive flares at US drone as war fears mount
The Russian fighter jet launched the flares at an unmanned MQ-9 Reaper drone over Syria - the sixth reported incident this month as fears of escalation between the USA and Russia mount
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Russian fighter jet damages US Reaper drone with flares over Syria
A Russian fighter jet damaged an American MQ-9 Reaper drone flying over Syria on July 23 when it fired flares at it, knocking out one of its propellers, according to an Air Force official
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Syrian doctor's cluster bombs warning with patient's 'eyes shredded to pieces'
Doctor Muhammad Walid Tamer was treating patients at a hospital in Syria when it came under attack from cluster bombs - he has warned Biden about the risks of sending them to Ukraine
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Russian fighter jets 'harass' US drones over Syria in dramaticnewly released vid
The near misses between US Air Force drones and Russian jet fights is just the latest incident in a long line over eastern Syria where 900 troops are still based
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Knifeman who stabbed kids in playground was member of Assad militia
The 32-year-old knifeman served in warmonger Bashar al-Assad's military from June 2011 to December 2012, which is why his asylum application in Sweden was refused
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ISIS terrorist leader killed in spy operation as devastating air strike hits
Abu Hussein al-Qurayshi, who is said to have taken over ISIS when the previous leader was killed in October 2022, was 'neutralised' by Turkey on Saturday, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said
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Ancient desert civilisation who refused to write in bid to save hidden secrets
The Nabataens, who were skilled merchants and traders, could read and write but, unlike other ancient civilisations such as Egyptians, they only left a few scraps of written testimonies
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ISIS supporter posted photos of herself with severed heads impaled on spikes
The court said on two occasions Fatosh Ibrahim "published photographs of severed heads impaled on the fence" that were placed there by so-called Islamic State militants in Raqqa
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Inside warmonger's $1billionn palace as war rages and earthquake hits country
While no one knows exactly where warmonger Bashar al-Assad, his British wife Asma al-Assad and their three children live, they have multiple palaces throughout country and a net worth of a few million