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          Syria

          Syria's internal security forces and military have stepped up anti-smuggling efforts but illegal traders continue to try to find ways to operate. Lizzie Porter / The National

          ‘Huge returns’ draw smugglers to rugged Syria-Lebanon border

          MENADecember 25, 2025
          Aleppo clashes. Reuters / AFP

          Syrian government and SDF agree to de-escalate after deadly Aleppo clashes

          MENADecember 23, 2025
          Syrian security forces escort a convoy of SDF fighters leaving the city of Aleppo, as part of an agreement with the Syrian government. EPA

          In Kurdish-held areas of Aleppo, Syria’s fractures come into focus

          MENADecember 23, 2025
          Paramedics with body bags at a hospital during fighting between government forces and the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces in the northern Syrian city of Aleppo on December 22. Reuters

          Clashes erupt in Aleppo between SDF and Syrian government

          MENADecember 22, 2025
          Syrian pounds in a money exchange shop in Damascus. Syria plans to issue new bank notes and eliminate two zeroes from its currency. Getty Images

          'No delays' as Syria prepares to launch new currency

          EconomyDecember 22, 2025
          Omar Souleyman is a globally popular Syrian singer who has collaborated with Gorillaz on a new song. Reuters

          Omar Souleyman on Gorillaz’ Damascus and taking dabke to the world

          Music & On-stageDecember 22, 2025
          US forces struck more than 70 ISIS-linked targets in Syria on Friday. AFP

          US has 'no reason to be in Syria', Republican Senator says

          USDecember 21, 2025
          Syrian authorities said seven people were arrested during a raid on an ISIS cell in which weapons and cash were seized. Photo: Syrian Interior Ministry

          Syria 'dismantles' ISIS cell in Damascus suburb

          MENADecember 21, 2025
          Syria's President Ahmad Al Shara makes a speech on the first anniversary of Bashar Al Assad's fall, in Damascus on December 8, 2025. Reuters

          Syria welcomes repeal of sweeping US sanctions

          MENADecember 20, 2025
          US Syria strikes ISIS. AFP / Reuters / Centcom

          Five ISIS fighters killed in US strikes on Syria in response to Palmyra attacks

          USDecember 20, 2025
          Nick Donaldson / Getty

          Will 2026 see the revival of both Syria and Lebanon?

          CommentDecember 19, 2025
          Refreshment stands in the traditional Al Hamidiyah Souq in Damascus during Ramadan this year. Anadolu

          Navigating Syria's new political economy: Rivalry, rising rents and a new elite

          MENADecember 19, 2025
          Sayf Boulad, centre, commander of the Hamzat Division militia group, is among those placed under UK sanctions. Photo: Sana

          UK places sanctions on Syrian military commanders

          MENADecember 19, 2025
          The National

          Shadi's take on US Senate approval to repeal Caesar Act sanctions against Syria

          CartoonDecember 18, 2025
          US President Donald Trump pays tribute to two US soldiers and an interpreter killed by a gunman in Syria. Reuters

          Centcom chief insists US operations in Syria critical to countering ISIS

          MENADecember 18, 2025
          President Donald Trump salutes as troops in Delaware carry the remains of Ayad Mansoor Sakat, a US civilian killed alongside two soldiers in Syria. Getty Images / AFP

          ISIS ambush and extremists in Syrian forces cause alarm in Washington

          USDecember 18, 2025
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