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IS attack in Syrian desert – six dead

IS has killed six shepherds in an area in the Syrian desert notorious for extremist attacks, according to the UK-based conflict monitor Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR). .

IS attack in Syrian desert – six dead

USA wants to cooperate with Iraq on Syria

The EU is reported to open up for diplomatic relations with Syria after the fall of the Assad regime. At the same time, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken promises that the US will cooperate with Iraq to achieve stability in Syria.

USA wants to cooperate with Iraq on Syria

Prosecutor demands life imprisonment for IS woman

The prosecutor is seeking a life sentence for the Swedish woman who is on trial for having held Yazidi children and women as slaves in IS's so-called caliphate. The defense wants a complete acquittal.

Prosecutor demands life imprisonment for IS woman

US-backed Kurds forced back in Syria

Kurdish-led forces controlling a large part of northeastern Syria are being pushed back by Islamist rebel forces on several fronts. The USA, which has long armed the Kurdish self-government, says it is working on the situation.

US-backed Kurds forced back in Syria

After the Regime: Hope and Anxiety for Syrians in the EU

Ten years after the major refugee crisis, EU countries are hoping for a stream in the opposite direction. The regime's fall in Syria raises hopes that more will return – but also concern about what the new leadership really means.

After the Regime: Hope and Anxiety for Syrians in the EU

Reports: IS has killed over 50 fleeing soldiers

The terrorist group IS has killed more than 50 soldiers who tried to flee in the central Homs province in Syria, according to the UK-based conflict monitor Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR). .

Reports: IS has killed over 50 fleeing soldiers

Erdogan: Do not divide Syria - but "crush terror"

Syria will never again be "divided", says Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. In a speech, he expresses hope for an end to fighting and conflicts – but at the same time emphasizes that "terror groups like IS and PKK/PYD" must be crushed.

Erdogan: Do not divide Syria - but "crush terror"

Accused Brothers Deny: "Not Under IS Leadership"

First they swore allegiance to IS, then they prepared attacks in Sweden, according to prosecutor Lars Hedvall. Now the trial against four terror-suspected men begins after Säpo's notable raid in Tyresö.

Accused Brothers Deny: "Not Under IS Leadership"

Hunt for secret chemical weapons after Assad's fall

Since the Assad regime was ousted, there are many questions about what will happen in Syria. One of them is what awaits for the country's chemical weapons.

Hunt for secret chemical weapons after Assad's fall

Rapid Political Shifts in Damascus

Discussions about the practical takeover of power in Syria are underway in Damascus, where many former supporters of dictator Bashar al-Assad are quickly switching sides. .

Rapid Political Shifts in Damascus

USA has attacked many IS targets in Syria

The USA has carried out over 75 air strikes against the terrorist group IS in central Syria, according to the American defense department. Several leaders, combatants, and camps were targets for the attacks, writes the USA's military command for the Middle East, Centcom, in a post on [X](https://x.

USA has attacked many IS targets in Syria

Expert: It's not certain that the militia group will succeed

Terror-labelled HTS has overthrown the Syrian dictator al-Assad with the goal of establishing an Islamic state. But it is not certain that they will succeed in doing so at all, says Middle East expert Aron Lund.

Expert: It's not certain that the militia group will succeed

City by city, they fall – this is what has happened in Syria

During the course of just over a week, rebels led by the Islamist group HTS have taken city after city in Syria. Now they are said to have reached the Damascus suburbs.

City by city, they fall – this is what has happened in Syria

Suspected Terror Brothers' Conversations: Must See Blood

Praise for terrorist murders of Swedes in Brussels and discussions about synagogues as suitable targets. The discussions in an Islamic association's premises in Tyresö were wiretapped by Säpo for months.

Suspected Terror Brothers' Conversations: Must See Blood

USA warns: Leave Syria now

The US Department of State is urging American citizens to leave Syria immediately. Jordan has issued a similar appeal to its citizens due to the jihadists' advance.

USA warns: Leave Syria now

Government Forces Lose Ground in Eastern Syria

Syrian regime forces and their allies have "suddenly" withdrawn from eastern Dayr al-Zor (Deir Ezzor) and its surroundings on Friday. .

Government Forces Lose Ground in Eastern Syria

Kurdish commander: IS advances in eastern Syria

The terrorist group IS has retaken areas in eastern Syria, says the commander of the Kurdish-dominated SDF alliance in Syria, reports [Reuters](https://www. reuters.

Kurdish commander: IS advances in eastern Syria

Ranstorp: The Terror Indictment a Vital Reminder

Three young men, including two brothers, are being prosecuted suspected of having planned an Islamist terrorist attack. An important prosecution – and a reminder of the elevated security situation, according to terrorism researcher Magnus Ranstorp.

Ranstorp: The Terror Indictment a Vital Reminder

Brothers charged with terror plans – joined IS

Three young men, including two brothers, are being prosecuted for preparing to commit a terrorist offense after a raid on an Islamic association's premises in Tyresö. The premises were wiretapped by the Security Service, which heard the brothers discussing terrorist plans they allegedly received from IS.

Brothers charged with terror plans – joined IS

Man admits to terror plans against parliament

One of the two men who are on trial in Germany for planning to carry out a terrorist attack on the parliament building in Stockholm admits that he had such plans, reports Ekot on Sveriges Radio. .

Man admits to terror plans against parliament

Expert: Crash could be Russia's way of intimidation

Flammable objects smuggled onto cargo planes can be part of Russia's hybrid warfare, according to former Lieutenant Colonel Jörgen Elfving. This is a way to show that one can, as fear spreads about whether the next target will be a passenger plane.

Expert: Crash could be Russia's way of intimidation

At Least 13 Killed by Militia in Congo-Kinshasa

At least 13 people have been killed in eastern Congo-Kinshasa by an extremist militia with ties to IS. Several more have been kidnapped.

At Least 13 Killed by Militia in Congo-Kinshasa

Received Orders from IS: Kill Ten in Sweden's Parliament

The two men were to open fire in the Swedish Parliament and kill at least ten people. They were prepared to die a martyr's death themselves.

Received Orders from IS: Kill Ten in Sweden's Parliament

Over 100 killed in clashes in Chad

Over 110 people have lost their lives in connection with a Boko Haram attack in western Chad, according to the country's military. More than 90 of the dead belonged to the Islamist group and 17 were soldiers, according to the army.

Over 100 killed in clashes in Chad