Security Council meets on Syria as transition faces pressure
The Security Council is meeting on Syria as the country's fragile transition comes under pressure on several fronts. The source says economic hardship is fueling unrest, Israeli incursions continue in the south, and sectarian tensions persist in Sweida. Damascus is also reporting progress on its chemical weapons programme. The text says there are also talks about future elections, indicating that political transition issues remain on the council's agenda. The source adds that millions remain displaced. No further operational details, casualty figures, or specific outcomes from the meeting are provided in the text. #IsraeliIncursions #Sweida #Damascus #chemicalweapons #displaced United Nations News... [Continue Reading]
Breaking-360LiveNews | 13 Oct 2026 07:02 LONDON
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Syrian general Bassam al-Hassan said to be protected in Lebanon amid US-linked arrangement
A former Syrian general wanted for crimes against humanity is being bankrolled and protected in Lebanon under an arrangement involving US and Lebanese authorities, according to a BBC investigation. Bassam al-Hassan, who oversaw Syria's chemical weapons programme and served as a senior adviser to former President Bashar al-Assad, is reported to be staying in Beirut after the collapse of the Assad regime in 2024. The report says the arrangement is linked to intelligence connected with the disappearance of American journalist Austin Tice in Syria in 2012.The investigation, carried out with another US broadcaster, says Hassan has been allowed to remain... [Continue Reading]
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Fear the Shia, Arm the Sunnis: The Uncomfortable Numbers Behind America’s War Narrative
“When fear is managed carefully enough, a nation can be taught to look away from the blood on the floor and stare instead at the shadow on the wall.” A friend of mine, whose name I will not reveal because he asked me not to, sat across from me over dinner and placed a question on the table that would not leave me alone. He was born into a Muslim Shia background, and for the angle of this article, that detail matters, not because I wish to reduce a man to a sect, but because sect has become one of... [Continue Reading]
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