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Syria’s Islamist-led government declared on Monday that it had completed military operations against a growing insurgency by Bashar al-Assad loyalists, as Western governments called for accountability over reports of hundreds of civilians killed in sectarian violence.
The violence in Syria’s coastal region is the biggest test for interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa since he took power in December. A war monitor reported 973 civilians killed, primarily Alawites, as government forces crushed an insurrection from Assad’s minority sect.
Sharaa, who cut ties with al Qaeda in 2016, accused remnants of Assad’s rule of trying to rekindle civil war. He pledged to hold perpetrators accountable, including members of his own government, and announced a fact-finding committee.
Germany called the reports shocking, while U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio condemned the “radical Islamist terrorists” responsible.
Israel’s Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar said Syria’s rulers remained “jihadists in suits” and urged measures to protect minorities.
The U.N. Security Council met behind closed doors at the joint request of the U.S. and Russia to discuss the escalating violence.
The Syrian defence ministry said it had arrested two men after a video surfaced showing unlawful civilian killings. A spokesperson declared the insurgency neutralized and vowed to prevent future threats.
Russia, which backed Assad militarily and still has bases in Syria, requested the U.N. meeting alongside the U.S..
Israel has urged Washington to keep Syria weak and decentralized, allowing Russia to maintain its presence as a counterweight to Turkey’s growing influence.
The conflict’s aftermath leaves Sharaa grappling with internal unrest, Western scrutiny, and economic challenges, all while seeking legitimacy on the global stage.
Video from the USGS (United States Geological Survey) showed on Friday (19 September) the Kilauea volcano in Hawaii erupting and spewing lava.
At least 69 people have died and almost 150 injured following a powerful 6.9-magnitude earthquake off the coast of Cebu City in the central Visayas region of the Philippines, officials said, making it one of the country’s deadliest disasters this year.
A tsunami threat was issued in Chile after a magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck the Drake Passage on Friday. The epicenter was located 135 miles south of Puerto Williams on the north coast of Navarino Island.
The war in Ukraine has reached a strategic impasse, and it seems that the conflict will not be solved by military means. This creates a path toward one of two alternatives: either a “frozen” phase that can last indefinitely or a quest for a durable political regulation.
A shooting in Nice, southeastern France, left two people dead and five injured on Friday, authorities said.
Israeli air strikes targeted Rafah and Khan Younis in southern Gaza, according to local media, as Israel and Hamas continued to accuse each other of violating the U.S.-brokered ceasefire.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the Rafah border crossing between Gaza and Egypt will remain closed until Hamas returns the bodies of deceased hostages, as both sides traded blame over alleged ceasefire violations.
On Friday, a delegation from the Turkish National Defence Ministry paid an official visit to Damascus, the capital of Syria.
Africa’s trade corridors are opening up major opportunities for investors, serving as strategic routes that unite investment, human resources, expertise, and digital transformation across the continent.
A new multimodal transport corridor linking China, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan has officially opened, marking the completion of the long-planned China–Kyrgyzstan–Uzbekistan railway project, which began construction on 27 December 2024.
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