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Man who allegedly fired grenade into crowd faces war crime charges

Man faces German war crimes charges, after he allegedly launched a grenade into a crowd in Syria.

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Syrians queue to receive free Iftar meals in Damascus

Syrians queue to receive free Iftar meals being distributed by a local charity in the capital of Damascus.

Germany

Four women arrested in Germany after being repatriated from Syria

Germany's foreign minister said 10 women and 27 children were brought home in an "extremely difficult" operation.

Russia

Putin authorises Russia to use volunteer foreign fighters in Ukraine

Moscow says it was aware of 16,000 applications to fight alongside Russian forces.

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Young Syrians practise 'parkour' in war-ravaged town

"We feel re-born when we're practising 'parkour', we're creating something out of nothing," says leader of the 'parkour' team Ahmed al-Sawas.

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Rescue after building collapse in Idlib

The collapse of a building in Idlib, Syria, killed a woman and three of her children, while her husband and three other children survived.

Syria

Leader of so-called Islamic State killed in US operation in Syria

The US announced that Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi was killed during an overnight raid in Idlib province.

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Syria Kurds hold funeral for fighters killed in IS prison attack

Syria Kurds hold a funeral in the northeastern Syrian town of al-Malikiya for members of the Syrian Democratic Forces killed while fighting IS jihadists during their attack on the Ghwayran prison in the Kurdish-controlled northeast Syrian city of Hasakeh, with the aim of freeing fellow jihadists

Syria

Syria prison attack shows need to deal with IS detainees, UN says

The attack by Islamic State militants on a Syrian prison holding around 3,000 of its fighters and about 700 children is a predictable tragedy, the UN counter-terrorism chief said.

Germany

Trial begins of 22-year-old German woman who joined IS group in Syria

The young woman is charged with complicity in crimes against humanity after being repatriated with her two children.

Syria

Aid needed for displaced Syrians in northwest this winter, UN says

“It’s a real disaster zone,” said Mark Cutts, the UN deputy regional humanitarian coordinator for the Syria crisis of the camps in the northwest.

Syria

Syrian doctor goes on trial in Germany accused of torture

It is the second such case in Germany after a former Syrian colonel was sentenced to life imprisonment for crimes against humanity last week.

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Syria: Snowstorm hits displaced people in Afrin.

A snow storm hits a camp for the internally displaced and left some with no shelter after losing their tents, in Syria's town of Afrin

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Aleppo bathhouse boom as Syria crisis turns showers cold

The ancient bathhouses of Syria's second city are filling up again, not because of a revived fad, but as a result of power cuts that have made hot showers a luxury.

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Migrant puppet in London as border control debated

A giant puppet of a Syrian refugee child created to symbolize millions of displaced children arrived on Tuesday in Parliament Square in London, as lawmakers debated a new bill on border control.

Syria

Turkish lira's decline has impact over the border in Syria

The Turkish currency has in turn lost 40% of its value since the start of the year. More than 20% was lost during the last month alone.

Green News

Which country is turning olives into renewable energy?

The plant-based waste is turned into cylindrical pellets which act as biomass fuel to heat homes.

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Syrians hold horse race festival in war-torn Raqa

Syrians hold a horse race festival in the northern Syrian city of Raqa, former capital of the Islamic State (IS) group

Syria

'House of the Child' welcomes Syria's abandoned children

In a conservative society where adulterous relationships are not accepted, the deteriorating economic conditions might also be a reason for children being abandoned, according to Younes Abo Amin, manager of "House of the Child".

Art

Syrian refugee puppet Little Amal arrives in the UK in 8,000km journey

The Walk With Amal initiative encourages people living in Europe to follow the puppet's 8,000km journey to safety, representing millions of young refugees.