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Secret Syrian nuclear reactor on brink of creating atomic bomb materials when Israel destroyed it, UN admits

Israel carried out an airstrike on the facility in 2007 but did not formally acknowledge responsibility until 2018

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IAEA Director General Rafael during a Board of Governors' Meeting at the agency's headquarters in Vienna, Austria, on September 07, 2026 (Getty Images)

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Israel and Syria hold talks to calm tensions after airbase strike

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Netanyahu warns Turkey against deploying troops in southern Syria after airbase strike

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(Illustrative) A military helicopter flies above a Syrian flag during the Syria Summer Family Festival in Damascus on August 9, 2026 (Getty Images)

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Israeli attack on airbase could have sparked ‘military confrontation’ with Syria and Turkey, says US envoy

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US brokers deal for atomic agency to remove ‘dirty bomb’ material from secret site in Syria

By JC Reporter

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Syrian security pact could pave way for peace deal with Israel, says al-Sharaa

By Melanie Swan

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Ed Miliband arrives at Downing Street for Keir Starmer's final cabinet meeting on July 15, 2026 (Photo by Carl Court/Getty Images)

By Stephen Pollard

He enabled Corbyn, gave Assad butchery the green light – and now catastrophic Ed Miliband is our foreign secretary

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Russian security services foil synagogue arson terror plot

A Russian national was arrested after allegedly planning to flee to Syria and join a terror group after the attack

By Jacob Jaffa

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June 30, 2026 11:52

The FSB Information Security Center building at Lubyanka Square in Moscow (Getty Images)

Syria has stopped Iranian weapons reaching Hezbollah, claims Ahmed al-Sharaa

Syrian president told London event that his country would not join Iran war unless attacked first

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April 1, 2026 11:50

LONDON, ENGLAND - MARCH 31: Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa, speaks during "The Future of Syria" event at Chatham House on March 31, 2026 in London, England. Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa makes his first visit to the UK. The trip is expected to trigger a new UK export finance scheme to encourage British investment in Syria which is supported by the Syrian Investment Authority's recent legal reforms and the lifting of major sanctions. The visit is also being seen as a vital step toward fully restoring diplomatic ties and reopening the British Embassy in Damascus and the Syrian Embassy in London. (Photo by Alishia Abodunde/Getty Images)

Syrian president Ahmed al-Sharaa visits London for bilateral talks

The former jihadist was pictured shaking Keir Starmer’s hand outside 10 Downing Street

By Jane Prinsley

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March 31, 2026 12:19

Keir Starmer is pictured welcoming Syria's President Ahmed al-Sharaa to 10 Downing Street (Photo: Getty)

Damascus synagogue reopened by rabbi who wants to revive Jewish community in Syria

‘It’s safe for Jews here’ is the extraordinary claim that would have been unthinkable until recently

By Jotam Confino

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February 6, 2026 19:06

Synagogue lies hidden away off this side street in Old City of Damascus (Jotam Confino)

US to transfer up to 7,000 ISIS detainees from Syria to Iraq

US Central Command say they are hoping to ‘ensure the terrorists remain in secure detention facilities’

By JC Reporter

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January 23, 2026 09:31

A UH-60 Black Hawk flies during a mission in the US Central Command area of operations within designated areas of Iraq and Syria (Picture: Maj. Karl R. Cain II/U.S. Army)

By Jonathan Spyer

The West stays silent as its Kurdish allies face attacks by Syria’s ‘reformed’ Islamist government

Without pressure, we may see the wholesale destruction of the forces and the authority that paid the highest price to defeat ISIS. It is also likely to result in the freeing of thousands of jailed jihadis

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January 21, 2026 17:31

Kurds fleeing a government advance arrive in the Kurdish Syrian city of Qamishli on January 19, 2026. (Image: Getty)

1500 Isis fighters escape prison camps as Syrian forces push north

Army officials and Kurdish leaders have each accused the other of orchestrating the release of terrorists as Damascus seeks to ‘unify’ the nation

By Jacob Jaffa

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January 20, 2026 11:38

Syrian forces take Raqqa after new ceasefire with Kurdish militias

President al-Sharaa recently signed a declaration guaranteeing the embattled minority equal rights as part of an integration plan

By Jacob Jaffa

2 min read

January 19, 2026 11:58

Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa announces a presidential proclamation extending full legal equality to the Kurdish minority, reinstating the citizenship of stateless Syrian Kurds and enshrining Kurdish as a national language (X/RagipSoylu)

Syria announces ceasefire in Aleppo after clashes with Kurdish forces see thousands flee

Attempts by security forces to incorporate disparate militias into the state turned bloody, with Israel raising the alarm about ‘grave and dangerous’ attacks on ethnic minorities

By Jacob Jaffa

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January 9, 2026 10:25

Residents carry their belongings as they flee Aleppo's Ashrafieh Kurdish neighbourhood on January 7, 2026 (Getty Images)

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Secret Syrian nuclear reactor on brink of creating atomic bomb materials when Israel destroyed it, UN admits

Israel and Syria hold talks to calm tensions after airbase strike

Netanyahu warns Turkey against deploying troops in southern Syria after airbase strike

Israeli attack on airbase could have sparked ‘military confrontation’ with Syria and Turkey, says US envoy

US brokers deal for atomic agency to remove ‘dirty bomb’ material from secret site in Syria

Syrian security pact could pave way for peace deal with Israel, says al-Sharaa

He enabled Corbyn, gave Assad butchery the green light – and now catastrophic Ed Miliband is our foreign secretary

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