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By Kardo Roj DEIR EZ-ZOR, Syria (North Press) – Syrian security forces on Wednesday announced the discovery of a weapons cache in the border region near the town of al-Hari, east of Deir ez-Zor and adjacent to the Iraqi frontier. …

DAMASCUS, Syria (North Press) – The United States is set to appoint its current ambassador to Turkey, Thomas Barrack, as its special envoy to Syria, Reuters reported on Wednesday. A diplomatic source in Turkey told Reuters that the…

QAMISHLI, Syria (North Press) – An official of the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria, stated on Wednesday that the recent lifting of U.S. sanctions on Syria has created new political and economic conditions that require the…

DAMASCUS, Syria (North Press) – Lifting European sanctions on Syria could have a more immediate impact than a similar move by the United States, as it would encourage broader international engagement with Syria, a political analyst said on…

DEIR EZ-ZOR, Syria (North Press) – A child died on Wednesday following the explosion of a war remnant he was tampering with in the countryside of Deir ez-Zor, eastern Syria. A local source told North Press that Hazem Abdullah, 9, died…

DAMASCUS, Syria (North Press) – The United States and Turkey have agreed to intensify cooperation on security and stabilization efforts in Syria, according to a joint statement issued late Tuesday after a new round of the bilateral Syria…

DEIR EZ-ZOR, Syria (North Press) – The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) announced on Tuesday that they had thwarted two separate attacks targeting their positions in the countryside of Hasakah and Deir ez-Zor in northeastern Syria. …

By Kardo Roj QAMISHLI, Syria (North Press) – Amnesty International on Tuesday issued a renewed call for the overhaul of detention practices in northeast Syria, highlighting what it described as a deteriorating humanitarian situation…

By Kardo Roj  DAMASCUS, Syria (North Press) – Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shibani on Tuesday described the European Union’s decision to lift all sanctions on Syria as a “historic achievement,” echoing similar sentiments following a…

By Kardo Roj  WASHINGTON, U.S. (North Press) – U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio issued a stark warning on Tuesday regarding the fragility of Syria’s transitional authorities, stating that the country could face a broad civil conflict…