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Syria

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Syria
'I'm trying not to lose hope': Irish man's parents stuck in Aleppo amid uprising
A Longford GP and his wife went back to Aleppo to check on their house only to find themselves in the throes of an unexpected uprising.
10 Dec 2024
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Head of transitional Syrian government calls for 'calm' as UN urges Israel to halt attacks
10 Dec 2024
Are you a Syrian living in Ireland? We want to hear your thoughts on the fall of the Assad regime
10 Dec 2024
Syrians rejoice in aftermath of Assad flight, while searches take place for 'underground cells'
9 Dec 2024
Middle East
Head of transitional Syrian government calls for 'calm' as UN urges Israel to halt attacks
The group, Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, is proscribed by many Western governments as a terrorist organisation, though it has sought to moderate its rhetoric.
Updated 10 Dec 2024
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'Pragmatic radical': Who is Abu Mohammed al-Jolani, the leader of the rebels that overthrew Assad?
9 Dec 2024
Syrians rejoice in aftermath of Assad flight, while searches take place for 'underground cells'
9 Dec 2024
Asylum Seekers
'Completely inappropriate' to pause decisions on Syrian asylum applications, says refugee council
Updated 10 Dec 2024
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your stories
Are you a Syrian living in Ireland? We want to hear your thoughts on the fall of the Assad regime
Updated 10 Dec 2024
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Asylum Seekers
Some European countries suspend Syrian asylum decisions after Assad's fall
Updated 9 Dec 2024
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Syria
Thousands break free from brutal military prisons in Syria after flight of Assad
9 Dec 2024
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Syria
'Pragmatic radical': Who is Abu Mohammed al-Jolani, the leader of the rebels that overthrew Assad?
9 Dec 2024
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Gideon Saar
Israel launches over 100 strikes against targets in Syria and occupies buffer zone along border
9 Dec 2024
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Syria
Syrians rejoice in aftermath of Assad flight, while searches take place for 'underground cells'
9 Dec 2024
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Bashar al-Assad
Assad in Moscow after Syrian rebels declared him overthrown with capture of Damascus
It has been reported by Russian media that Assad and his family are now in Moscow, and have been granted asylum on humanitarian grounds.
Updated 8 Dec 2024
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Syria
Taoiseach and Tánaiste among world leaders welcoming end of Assad regime in Syria
Updated 8 Dec 2024
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Damascus
Syria rebels have reached suburbs of Damascus, says opposition as government denies withdrawing
Updated 7 Dec 2024
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Syria
Thousands flee central Syrian city of Homs as insurgents enter two nearby towns
6 Dec 2024
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Syria
Syrian army retreats from city of Hama after insurgents break through defences
5 Dec 2024
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Syria
Rebels take control of Aleppo as UN warns of 'grave threat' to regional and international security
Updated 1 Dec 2024
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Syria
Syrian rebels deal major blow to Assad as they fan out inside Aleppo
Updated 30 Nov 2024
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Civil War
Syrian insurgents reach Aleppo as government forces vow to repel advance
29 Nov 2024
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Lebanon
UNESCO calls for protection of world heritage sites threatened by conflict in the Middle East
31 Oct 2024
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Beit Lahia
At least 93 killed in Israeli strike on residential building in northern Gaza
Updated 29 Oct 2024
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'Starvation as a weapon of war': President Higgins condemns Israeli ban on UN aid agency
29 Oct 2024
Israel parliament approves bill banning UN Palestinian refugee agency
28 Oct 2024
Middle East
Israel strikes Beirut while ordering more Lebanese people to flee
A renewed wave of violence has taken over the Middle East as Israel stages a war with Hezbollah.
Updated 2 Oct 2024
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In the hills of south Lebanon: How Irish troops work to keep the peace along the Blue Line
2 Oct 2024
Hezbollah
Hannah McCarthy in Lebanon: 'Hezbollah and supporters are in shock after death of Nasrallah'
The journalist in Beirut says the population has been left reeling by Israel’s latest attacks.
Hannah McCarthy
30 Sep 2024
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Israel targets Hezbollah headquarters in Lebanon with Netanyahu pledging to continue strikes
27 Sep 2024
Netanyahu tells UN that Israel will continue operations against Hezbollah in Lebanon
27 Sep 2024
Lebanon says 1,540 people have been killed in Israel-Hezbollah conflict since October
26 Sep 2024
overnight attacks
Israeli strikes on Syria kill at least 14
9 Sep 2024
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Syria
Rocket attack kills at least ten people and injures 19 in Israeli-annexed Golan Heights
27 Jul 2024
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Lebanon
Syrian gunman arrested as he launched a lone attack on the US Embassy in Beirut
5 Jun 2024
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peace out
Last Irish troops stationed in Syria as part of UN peacekeeping mission return home
Updated 5 Apr 2024
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Israel
Eight reported killed after Israel strikes Iranian embassy in Syria
1 Apr 2024
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Hezbollah
'More than 40 dead' after Israeli air strike in Syria
Updated 29 Mar 2024
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departing the golan
As Irish soldiers depart, peace looks as remote as ever in the violence-ravaged Golan
The Journal recently travelled to Syria to visit Irish troops peacekeeping on the contested Golan.
Niall O'Connor
9 Mar 2024
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Podcast
The Explainer: What challenges are Irish troops facing in an unstable Middle East?
6 Mar 2024
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Coming Home
'Mammoth task': How Ireland will move €23m of kit back from Syria next month
The Irish Defence Forces is ending its ten year involvement in peacekeeping in Syria next month.
Niall O'Connor
4 Mar 2024
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peace out
Ireland's troops are leaving the Golan - we may see a move to smaller 'more impactful' missions
News Correspondent Niall O’Connor spoke to Major General Adrian Ó Murchú in Syria about the future of peacekeeping.
Niall O'Connor
reports from Syria
1 Mar 2024
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Golan Heights
'I hated every second of my civilian job': Irish troops on what it's like to work on the Golan
Niall O’Connor reports from the Golan Heights, where Irish troops have been receiving their service medals today.
Niall O'Connor
reports from Syria
29 Feb 2024
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Syria
Quick Reaction Force: On patrol with Irish soldiers across Syria's contested Golan Heights
News Correspondent Niall O’Connor is in Syria visiting Irish troops keeping the peace on the contested Golan.
Niall O'Connor
reports from Syria
28 Feb 2024
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irish peacekeepers
Irish Army Major General begins week-long visit to troops in Syria as Ireland ends UN mission
The activities of Israel and Hamas have had “huge implications” for UNDOF peacekeepers in the region since 7 October.
Niall O'Connor
reports from Syria
27 Feb 2024
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US strikes
Damascus says US occupation 'cannot continue' after strikes hit Syria and Iraq, killing civilians
Updated 3 Feb 2024
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Syria
10 killed in Israeli strike on Damascus, including Iran intel chief for Syria
Updated 20 Jan 2024
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Assad
France issues arrest warrant for Syrian President over alleged war crimes
15 Nov 2023
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FactCheck
Debunked: Years-old video of hospital bombing in Syria claimed to show strike on Gaza
9 Nov 2023
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Syria
US military strikes Iran-linked sites in Syria in retaliation for attacks on US troops
27 Oct 2023
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