Syria
Latest news from Syria as covered by the Guardian. News and stories about the country, people and politics
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Nusra says action was taken in retaliation for the arrest of wives of Islamist militants
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Police found traces of explosives on clothes of Mohammed Ahmed and Yusuf Sarwar, who joined Kataib al-Muhajireen
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Jamie Read reportedly felt compelled to act after jihadis killed aid volunteer from the UK
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Commentary condemns western countries for arming anti-government movements fighting against Syrian government
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Australia for the first time exercised sweeping new security powers allowing it to block citizens from travelling to overseas conflict zones such as those in Iraq and Syria
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Australians travelling to Al-Raqqa without a valid reason face up to 10 years’ jail as foreign minister says she is considering more areas
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The parents of four young Sydney men believed to have joined Islamic State (Isis) say they would never have taken their sons to the airport if they knew they were heading to Syria to fight.
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John Kerry insists international coalition’s strategy is working as Iran joins air strikes against Islamic State fighters
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Letters: Does this mean that people are being imprisoned now simply for thought crimes, for sharing an extremist ideology, rather than for what they do?
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Editorial: The UN urgently needs $60m to feed refugees. The richest nations must give it the money it needs
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Arrest is described as ‘high-value catch’ and reportedly follows information provided by western intelligence agencies
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Umm Abdu has lost her husband and a son to the war in Syria, but the pistol-wearing woman refuses to abandon her embattled city, writes Martin Chulov
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Department of Foreign Affairs is trying to confirm report that Australian was one of seven seized in army raid near Tripoli
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Brunner, who was born in 1912 and topped most-wanted lists for his role in the Holocaust, said to have died four years ago in Damascus
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Putin says EU’s opposition scuppered project but Russian leader outlines plan to pump more gas to Turkey on visit to Ankara
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State and Defense appear to differ on idea of creating buffer zone along Syria-Turkish border after reports cited possible concession to Turkey
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World Food Programme forced to suspend food voucher scheme to refugees in Jordan, Lebanon, Turkey, Iraq and Egypt
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Jordan has been widely praised for its efforts but there is hostility towards the million-plus Syrians who have fled war
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Gill Rosenberg reported to be among female fighters taken prisoner after former Israeli military pilot went to fight alongside Kurds
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Pontiff wraps up Turkey visit by addressing plight of Christians in Syria and iraq and calls for ‘constructive dialogue’ with Islam
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Warplanes hit militants’ de facto capital and nearby air base while Syrian government uses barrel bombs against rebels in south
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Activists tell the Observer of crucifixions, beheadings, air strikes, hunger and poverty under the rule of Islamic State
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Assault by Islamic State militants reportedly began with suicide attack on border between Turkey and strategic Syrian town
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Series of US military air strikes hit Isis in Iraq and Syria as Syrian minister says Turkey must tighten border controls
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Pontiff calls for greater tolerance on visit to Turkey’s President Erdoğan, who has been criticised for authoritarian policies
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Analysis of 2m online posts found those originating in Europe were more favourable to Isis than those from frontline of conflict
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From King Abdullah down, officials are blunt about strategy to target supporters of movement wreaking havoc in Iraq and Syria
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The SEA is claiming to have hacked a number of sites, but evidence points to an ad network at the heart of the attacks
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Hamza Nawaz, 24, and Mohommod Nawaz, 30, had ammunition and timetable for terror training when stopped by police
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Letters: Thanks to the efforts of the Turkish forces, 78m litres of oil was captured in 2013 before it could be smuggled
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Opposition’s concerns over security bill focus on powers to seize passports of terror suspects and temporary exclusion orders
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Almost 100 people are now believed to have died after a series of 'government' air strikes on the Islamic State (Isis) held city of Raqqa on Tuesday
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Intelligence committee chair calls Facebook a ‘safe haven for terrorists’ but rights groups warn of creeping state surveillance
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Rumours abound that Hagel was forced out because his job of winding down US military engagement was rapidly becoming one of winding it back up again
Topics
- Middle East and North Africa
- Islamic State (Isis)
- Iraq
- Refugees
- UK security and counter-terrorism
- Lebanon
- Turkey
- Bashar al-Assad
- Humanitarian response
- US military
- Food security
- Kurds
- Aid
- Jordan
- Religion
- United Nations
- Catholicism
- Julie Bishop
- Australian security and counter-terrorism
- Counter-terrorism policy
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