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Swedish Jihadist appeals life sentence for 2015 Jordanian pilot killing

Stockholm, August 21, 2025 – Swedish jihadist Osama Krayem has filed an appeal against his life sentence handed down in July for his involvement in the 2015 execution of Jordanian pilot Muath al-Kasasbeh, who was burned alive in a cage by ISIS in Syria. The Stockholm court was the first, and so......

Car bomb explosion reported in Damascus with no casualties

A car bomb detonated on Saturday evening in the Syrian capital, Damascus, but caused no injuries or fatalities, according to state media reports. The official news agency SANA said that “an explosion was heard in the Mazzé district,” an upscale neighborhood that hosts several embassies......

Foreign fighters petition for Syrian citizenship amid post-war uncertainty

A group of foreign fighters who participated in Syria’s civil war has petitioned the new Islamist-led government in Damascus to grant them Syrian citizenship, arguing that their contributions during the overthrow of Bashar al-Assad last December justify the request. The petition, submitted to......

Turkey reports over 410,000 voluntary returns of Syrians after Assad's fall

Turkey’s Directorate General of Migration announced on Thursday that 411,649 Syrians have voluntarily returned to their homeland since the fall of Bashar al-Assad's regime in December 2024. The pace of voluntary repatriation has accelerated in recent months, according to Turkish authorities.......

Deadly explosion strikes Idlib, killing at least four

A powerful explosion rocked the outskirts of the Syrian city of Idlib on Thursday, leaving at least four people dead and several others injured, according to official and local sources. The exact cause of the blast remains unknown. Residents reported hearing multiple detonations in the western outskirts......

Egypt and Turkey hold talks on regional conflicts and economic cooperation

Cairo, August 9, 2025 — Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi met with Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan on Saturday to discuss ongoing regional developments, including the situations in Libya, Syria, Sudan, and Gaza. According to a statement from the Egyptian presidency, President Al-Sisi......

Syria withdraws from Paris talks on Kurdish integration

The Syrian government announced on Saturday that it will not participate in planned talks in Paris regarding the future integration of the country’s semi-autonomous Kurdish administration into the Syrian state. Damascus insists that any future negotiations must take place in the Syrian capital. This......

Israel escalates ground operations in southern Syria amid arms trafficking crackdown

Israeli ground forces have intensified their operations in southern Syria, targeting arms trafficking networks near the annexed Golan Heights. The Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) announced on Sunday that troops had conducted a nighttime raid, marking one of their most significant ground actions since......

Clashes in southern Syria leave two dead despite ceasefire

At least two people were killed on Sunday in renewed violence in Syria’s southern province of Suwayda, a predominantly Druze region, despite a ceasefire officially in place since July 20, according to a human rights monitoring group. The UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) reported......