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, it is the 56th-most populous and 87th-largest country. - Source: Wikipedia

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Civil defense workers and a firefighter remove a body from the site of an explosion at what Syria's Defense Ministry said was a warehouse used for the temporary storage of weapons near Sarmada, in Idlib province, Syria, Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Omar Albam)

Warehouse explosion in northwestern Syria kills at least 14

By Omar Albam - Associated Press

International Atomic Energy Agency's director-general Rafael Mariano Grossi, left, and Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shibani attend a press conference in Damascus, Syria, Tuesday Aug. 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Ghaith Alsayed)

Assad-era Syrian reactor was configured for nuclear weapons, IAEA chief says

By Stephanie Liechtenstein - Associated Press

International Atomic Energy Agency's director-general Rafael Mariano Grossi, left, and Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shibani attend a press conference in Damascus, Syria, Tuesday Aug. 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Ghaith Alsayed)

U.N. report finds Syria was building a nuclear reactor in Deir el-Zour under former President Assad

By Stephanie Liechtenstein - Associated Press

A boy walks past murals depicting Kurdish YPG and YPJ fighters battling Islamic State militants in Qamishli, northeastern Syria, Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Baderkhan Ahmad)

Kurds weigh hope and caution as Syria’s SDF dissolves and joins the state military

By Hogir Al Abdo - Associated Press

Syria's former grand mufti under ousted President Bashar Assad, Ahmad Badreddine Hassoun, stands as a court sentences him to life in prison at the Palace of Justice in Damascus, Syria, Monday, Aug. 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Ghaith Alsayed)

Assad-era’s grand mufti sentenced to life in prison by court in Damascus

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Decommissioned Syrian air force planes are seen at the Abu Duhur military air base east of Idlib, following the takeover of the area by Syrian opposition fighters on Saturday, Dec. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Omar Albam, File)

Syria, Israel hold U.S.-mediated talks after strike on air base

By Vaughn Cockayne - The Washington Times

Members of the White Helmets carry the body of Mohammad Ghamira, a former White Helmets volunteer who died shortly after his release from jail, before his burial in the village of al-Haffa, Latakia province, Syria, Monday, Aug. 17, 2026. (AP Photo)

Syrian police investigator will face prosecution after detainee with hemophilia dies

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Decommissioned Syrian air force planes are seen at the Abu Duhur military air base east of Idlib, following the takeover of the area by Syrian opposition fighters on Saturday, Dec. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Omar Albam, File)

Israel’s airstrikes, ground action in Syria escalate tensions with Turkey

By Jacob Wirtschafter and Ahmad Al Kwaider - Special to The Washington Times

Decommissioned Syrian air force planes are seen at the Abu Duhur military air base east of Idlib, following the takeover of the area by Syrian opposition fighters on Saturday, Dec. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Omar Albam, File)

Israeli strikes hit an air base hours after a Turkish delegation visit, Syrian officials say

By Ghaith Alsayed and Suzan Fraser - Associated Press

A funeral procession for Mohammad Ghamira, a former White Helmets volunteer who died shortly after his release from jail, travels through the countryside near the village of al-Haffa, in Latakia province, Syria, Monday, Aug. 17, 2026. (AP Photo)

A detainee’s death revives Syria’s memories of torture and abuse in prisons

By Ghaith Alsayed and Abby Sewell - Associated Press

In this Dec. 9, 2010, file photo, Syrian President Bashar Assad arrives at the Elysee Palace in Paris for his meeting with French President Nicolas Sarkozy. (AP Photo/Remy de la Mauviniere, File)

Former Syrian President Assad sentenced to death in absentia

Associated Press

A Russian helicopter flies over the Hmeimim Air Base, a Syrian airbase currently operated by Russia, located southeast of the city of Latakia in the town of Hmeimim, Syria, on Monday, Dec.16, 2024. (AP Photo/Leo Correa, File)

Syria agrees deal with Russia over future use of 2 key Mediterranean bases

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FILE - A Russian helicopter flies over the Hmeimim Air Base located southeast of the city of Latakia in the town of Hmeimim, Syria, Dec. 16, 2024. (AP Photo/Leo Correa, File)

Syria will take back control from Russia of 2 key Mediterranean bases under a new deal

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Syrian security personnel inspect damaged vehicles at the site of an explosion in the Jaramana suburb, home to a large Druze population, in Damascus, Syria, Thursday, Aug. 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Abdulrahman Shaheen)

Explosion in Damascus suburb kills at least 2 people, wounds several others

By Abdulrahman Shaheen - Associated Press

In this Oct. 20, 2015 file photo migrants cross the Austrian - Slovenian border in Spielfeld, Austria. Austria was among the first countries in Europe to put out the welcome mat to migrants when the first waves of people fleeing war and poverty reached the continent. Now, its focus is showing them the door. Parliament is set to pass a law stripping denied asylum-seekers of pocket money, food and shelter, potentially leaving them on the street. (AP Photo/Christian Bruna, file)

Austria deports more migrants than it takes in asylum seekers

By The Washington Times AI News Desk