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Suicide Bombing in Eastern Syria Kills Police Officer, Daesh Suspected ———————————— A suicide attack at a security checkpoint in Syria’s eastern Deir Ezzor province on Friday killed one police officer, Arab News reported citing state media, which blamed the assault…

Syrian Government Push to Recruit Kurds and Minorities in Afrin Met with Hope and Skepticism ———————————— The Syrian government has launched a new recruitment drive to bring Kurds and religious minorities into its General Security forces in Afrin, a region…

UK Teen Sentenced to 10 Years for Attempted Arson Attack on Mosque in Scotland ————————————- A 17-year-old British teenager has been sentenced to ten years in prison after being found guilty of attempting to set fire to a mosque in…

Forced Migration of Syrian Alawites: Silent Religious Cleansing in Northern Hama —————————— Reports from Syria’s Hama province indicate that Alawite communities in the al-Ghab Plain are facing systematic forced migration, raising fears of a targeted campaign of sectarian cleansing, Shia…

Syrian Forces Foil Daesh Suicide Attack in Deir ez-Zor’s Al-Mayadin ———————————– Syrian security forces thwarted a suicide attack by Daesh militants in the city of Al-Mayadin, Deir ez-Zor province, the state-run Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) reported on Thursday. According…

Afghanistan’s Media Silenced Under Four Years of Taliban Rule, Press Freedom on Brink of Collapse ———————————————– Four years into the Taliban’s return to power in Afghanistan, the country’s media landscape faces an unprecedented crisis, with press freedom described as being…

Shopkeepers and vendors in Kabul city are increasingly worried about the declining purchasing power of the public and the shrinking job market. According to multiple vendors, the combination of widespread unemployment, unstable incomes, capital flight, soaring prices, blocked foreign aid,…

Syria Delays Parliamentary Election in Sweida Due to Security Concerns ——————————- Syria has announced that its first parliamentary election under the new Islamist administration will be delayed in the southern province of Sweida and two other provinces because of security…

Deadly Herat Bus Crash Sparks Criticism and Calls for Safe Refugee Returns ……………. A deadly bus crash in Afghanistan’s Herat province that killed more than 70 Afghan deportees from Iran, including 17 children, has triggered strong criticism and renewed concerns…

45 Pakistani Taliban Fighters Killed in Bajaur and South Waziristan ……………. At least 45 fighters from the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) were killed in two separate incidents in northwestern Pakistan, according to local officials. Security sources reported that more than 30…