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UN urges de-escalation, protection of civilians as conflict roils Syria

·July 16, 2025·2 min read

On Sunday, violence erupted between Sunni Bedouin tribal fighters and Druze militias in Sweida, two days after a Druze merchant was abducted on the highway to Damascus. The casualty figures are unclear according to local reports, but the death toll is at least 30, and hundreds have been injured. ...

World News in Brief: Inter-ethnic violence in Syria, Indigenous Peoples’ rights, global information security

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·July 14, 2025·2 min read

The violence erupted two days after a Druze merchant was abducted on the highway to Damascus. The incident marks the latest episode of sectarian bloodshed in Syria, where fears among minority groups have surged since Islamist rebels toppled former dictator Bashar al-Assad in December and installed a new caretaker Government,...

Despite the fall of Assad, the illicit drug trade in Syria is far from over

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·June 26, 2025·3 min read

Despite the current government’s hostility to the trade, the country remains a hub for the production and distribution of the drug. During the country’s long-running civil war, the Assad regime was hit by sanctions and diplomatic isolation, and the trade in Captagon is believed to have brought in billions of...

From Syria, UN refugee chief calls for greater solidarity with displaced people

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·June 21, 2025·1 min read

The UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, sounded the alarm on Friday, World Refugee Day, in a message from Syria. He said the abject failure to end conflicts – including in Sudan, Ukraine, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Gaza – continues to create immense suffering. Difficulty seeking...

Guterres condemns violence against civilians in Syria, urges Israel to stop attacks

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·May 4, 2025·1 min read

UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric said on Friday that the Secretary-General “has been monitoring with alarm the reports of violence in the suburbs of Damascus and in the south of Syria, including reports of civilian casualties and assassination of local administration figures.” More than 100 people have reportedly been killed in...

Security Council debates precarious path forward for a new Syria

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·April 27, 2025·6 min read

Four and a half months after the fall of the Assad regime, the interim authorities have begun taking formal steps towards political reform, the Security Council heard on Friday. These include the formation of a broader, more diverse cabinet and initial plans to establish an interim People’s Assembly. However, the...

Syria is ‘brimming with hope and opportunity’: Senior UN aid official

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·April 22, 2025·3 min read

“Today, we have a new Syria, one that’s brimming with hope and opportunity,” David Carden told journalists at UN Headquarters in New York. He warned, however, that “while the levels of conflict have subsided in many parts of the country, the humanitarian crisis in Syria is far from over,” as...

World News in Brief: Israeli military escalation in Syria, Nicaragua rights probe, South Sudan talks

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·April 4, 2025·2 min read

“Such actions undermine efforts to build a new Syria at peace with itself and the region, and destabilize Syria at a sensitive time,” Geir Pedersen said on Thursday in a statement. He called on Israel to cease these attacks which could amount to serious violations of international law, to respect...

Human Rights Council focuses on Iran, Syria, Venezuela

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·March 18, 2025·3 min read

Council-appointed experts pointed to grave violations of fundamental rights in Iran, linked to popular protests following the death of Mahsa Amini in 2022. Sara Hossein, chair of the Fact-Finding Mission on Iran, said that during peaceful protests, “children were killed and severely injured after being fired at with ammunition containing metal...

Funding shortages risk undermining a ‘watershed moment’ for Syria

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·March 17, 2025·3 min read

In a video message to the conference Standing with Syria: Meeting the Needs for a Successful Transition, organized by the European Union in Brussels, he underlined the gravity of the situation. “This is a watershed moment,” said the UN chief, stressing that the future of Syria depends on ensuring access...

Syria: Relative of Assad regime’s disappeared speaks of anguish in search for truth and justice

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·March 17, 2025·3 min read

Obeida Dabbagh’s brother Mazen, and nephew Patrick – both Syrian-French nationals – were arrested by Air Force Intelligence officials in November 2013. Held for years and tortured, there were falsely declared dead in 2018 “years after they disappeared,” Mr. Dabbagh told the Committee on Enforced Disappearances, which meets at the UN...

‘Brighter future hangs in the balance’ in Syria after 14 years of war

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·March 17, 2025·1 min read

The announcement comes as Syria marks 14 years since peaceful protests were met with brutal repression, igniting a conflict that has displaced millions and left the country in ruins. While the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime in December 2024 initially raised hopes for stability, fresh violence is threatening these fragile...