Following the fall of Syria's President Bashar al-Assad last month, US-backed Kurdish forces have been under mounting pressure by both the new authorities in Damascus and the Turkish government to disarm
Reports say 600 trucks enter Gaza, while 500 arrived daily before conflict began
Hamas says it will release another round of hostages on Saturday, as ceasefire with Israel held into a third day and UN humanitarian agencies moved aid into Gaza to help Palestinian civilians
Three Israeli hostages and 90 Palestinian prisoners freed as deal gets underway
As Syria’s new leadership — Sunni Muslim, like most Syrians — works to consolidate power, many minority groups in the country fear they may be left behind. VOA’s Heather Murdock talks to Armenians, Druze and Alawites in Aleppo, Damascus and Sweida in Syria. Videographer: Yan Boechat
Citing evidence and reports, Human Rights Watch highlights intensified repression of women and girls, a rise in executions, lack of fair trials, harassment of activists, students, journalists, and justice-seeking families as well as discrimination against the LGBTQ+ community by the Islamic Republic
Truce, at least temporarily, ends 15 months of fighting
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