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Fears rise among Syrian Christians

Protests in Syria over Christmas tree burning

Protests have broken out in Syria over the burning of a Christmas tree, prompting calls for the new Islamist authorities to take steps to protect minorities. A video posted on social media showed the tree on fire in the main square of Suqaylabiyah, a Christian-majority town in central Syria.

CBC.ca · 1h

Syrian Christians call for greater protections after Christmas tree burned

Scores of Syrian Christians protested in the capital Damascus on Tuesday, demanding greater protections for their religious minority after a Christmas tree was set on fire in the city of Hama a day earlier.

Daily Wrap on MSN · 5h

Fears rise among Syrian Christians after Christmas tree burning incident

The burning of a Christmas tree by armed men in the Syrian city of Hama has caused concern among Christians. Many of them fear they may become targets of Islamic factions after the fall of the Assad regime.

scmp.com · 7h

Hundreds protest in Syria after burning of Christmas tree sparks outrage among Christians

Protesters were demanding Christian rights and condemning injustice amid growing Islamist influence post-Assad, after Islamist fighters burned a Christmas tree.

Syria dissolves rebel factions

The Washington Post on MSN · 5h

Live Briefing: Syria’s new leaders dissolve rebel factions, merge them under Defense Ministry

Sham (HTS), the Islamist rebel group that led the assault that ultimately toppled Bashar al-Assad’s regime, has reached an agreement with other rebel leaders in its coalition to dissolve their factions and merge them under the Defense Ministry,

The Financial Times · 3h

Syria dissolves rebel factions as al-Sharaa consolidates power

The new administration’s commander-in-chief Ahmed al-Sharaa — former head of Islamist rebel group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, who previously used his nom de guerre Abu Mohammed al-Jolani — announced the agreement on Tuesday after meeting the heads of groups including the Turkish-backed Syrian National Army and factions in the north-east and south of Syria.

Reuters on MSN · 3h

Syrian ex-rebel factions agree to merge under defence ministry

Syria's de facto leader Ahmed al-Sharaa reached an agreement on Tuesday with former rebel faction chiefs to dissolve all groups and consolidate them under the defence ministry, according to a statement from the new administration.

Syria, Russia

Reuters on MSN · 3h

Russian cargo ship sinks in Mediterranean after explosion, Russian Foreign Ministry says

A Russian cargo ship called Ursa Major sank in the Mediterranean Sea overnight after an explosion ripped through its engine room and two of its crew are still missing, the Russian Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday.

Business Insider on MSN · 4h

A Russian cargo ship that may have been part of an evacuation run to Syria sank

A Russian-flagged cargo vessel has sunk in the Mediterranean Sea after an explosion in its engine room, Russia's foreign ministry said on Tuesday. Fourteen crew members were rescued, but two were missing,

Yahoo · 11h

Russian ship possibly heading to Syria for base evacuation sinks off Spanish coast

The Russian cargo ship Ursa Major has sunk in the Mediterranean Sea between the Spanish city of Águilas and Algeria's Oran after an onboard explosion. Source: Spanish media outlet La Verdad, as reported by European Pravda Details: The Spanish maritime rescue service transported 14 crew members to the port of Cartagena,

Syria's Tangled Alliances and Rivalries: A Visual Guide

Assad, old alliances have crumbled, and global powers are figuring out their relationships with Syria’s new de facto leaders.

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Number of US troops in Syria has steadily increased over time, Pentagon now says

The number of US troops in Syria has regularly surged higher than the Pentagon has publicly disclosed since at least 2020, ...

Turkey aiming for maritime agreement with Syria, transport minister says

Turkey is aiming to strike a maritime demarcation agreement with Syria after a permanent government is formed in Damascus, ...

Ukraine-Russia latest: Moscow cargo ship with Syria ties sinks as North Korean troop casualties ‘exceed 3,000’

Zelensky warns of greater military cooperation between Moscow and Pyongyang, including sending more troops and military ...

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UN investigative team says Syria’s new authorities ‘very receptive’ to probe of Assad war crimes

The U.N. organization assisting in investigating the most serious crimes in Syria says the country’s new authorities were ...

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Biden admin lifts $10M bounty on the head of leader of Islamist group now in charge in Syria

The Biden administration has lifted a $10 million bounty on the head of Ahmed al-Sharaa, leader of the group that overthrew ...

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Putin Dealt Double Blow in Africa After Syria Retreat

Two African states are frustrating Moscow's efforts to establish a stronger military presence in the continent following the ...

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Syria’s Rebel Leaders Have Control of the Country. Now What?

The new Islamist-led government promises moderation, but officials aren’t committing to such issues as women’s rights or free ...

Turkey Plans to Start Maritime Agreement Negotiations With Syria

Turkey is planning to start negotiations with Syria to delineate maritime boundaries in the Mediterranean Sea, Transportation ...

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Syria authorities say armed groups have agreed to disband

Syria's new leaders announced Tuesday that they had reached an agreement with the country's rebel groups on their dissolution ...

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