EU sanctions Turkish-backed militias for atrocities in Syria amid policy shift
The EU has sanctioned former Turkish-backed militia leaders and their factions for committing atrocities against Alawite civilians during attacks in ...
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Memorials, calls for justice mark 88th anniversary of Turkey’s Dersim massacre
Commemorations were held across Turkey on Saturday to mark the 88th anniversary of the Dersim massacre, a 1937–38 military campaign ...
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Syria on brink of sectarian collapse as Druze, Alawite civilians targeted, writes analyst
Syria is descending into sectarian chaos, with escalating violence revealing the government’s inability to maintain order, according to an analysis ...
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Syrian war crimes submitted to Hague, UN by Turkey’s Kurdish bar association
A Kurdish bar association in Turkey has filed a complaint to the United Nations and the International Criminal Court (ICC), ...
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Attacks on Syria’s Alawites part of broader destabilisation effort, says AANES’s Foza Yusif
Foza Yusif, a senior official of the Kurdish-led Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria (AANES), has claimed that communities ...
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France accepts lawsuit against Syrian interim leader for alleged mass killings
A French court has accepted a lawsuit against Syria’s interim president, Ahmad al-Sharaa (al-Jolani), and several ministers, accusing them of ...
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Öcalan urges democratic organisation, warns of security risks for Syrian Kurds
Following his family visit to imprisoned Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan, Peoples' Equality and Democracy (DEM) Party MP Ömer Öcalan spoke ...
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Syria’s transitional leader attends Turkey forum as Alawite protests erupt nationwide
Ahmed al-Sharaa, head of Syria’s transitional government, attended the Antalya Diplomacy Forum in Turkey on Friday, his first major international ...
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Syria: Militias linked to Alawite massacres redeployed to Kurdish-majority city
Armed groups accused of killing Alawite communities in Syria have been redeployed to Ras al-Ayn (Serêkaniyê), a Kurdish-majority city in ...
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Fate of Syria’s new administration hinges on peace with Kurdish forces, Crisis Group notes
The International Crisis Group (ICG) released a report on 28 March outlining the dire situation facing Syria’s interim government, led ...
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