Syrian conflict
A refugee’s journey from a war zone to helping Australia’s Paralympians
A decade ago, Samer Zakhour was making prosthetics for wounded civilians during the wars in Iraq and Syria. Now, he makes prosthetics for the Australian winter Paralympic team.
- Frances Howe
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Eight killed during prayer in terrorist bombing of Syrian mosque
Images from the Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib Mosque in the city of Homs showed blood on the carpets, holes in the walls, shattered windows and fire damage.
- Ghaith Alsayed and Sally Abou Aljoud
Private yachts and $20,000 hotels: Online posts reveal exiled dictator’s life of luxury
From the moment they fled their Damascus palace via private jets and convoys of cars, the Assad family has maintained an opulent lifestyle.
- Erika Solomon, Christiaan Triebert, Haley Willis and Ahmad Mhidi
The dictator, the rebels – and the father of three who stumbled barefoot into freedom
As Bashar al-Assad fled for Moscow, the doors of his notorious prison flew open. And one man, after six long years behind bars, made his way home, broken but alive.
- Ghaith Alsayed and Abby Sewell
- Opinion
- Islamic State
They’re Australians whose cause was bloodthirsty and lawless. Here’s why we should bring them home
The real reason Australia won’t do the right thing and repatriate its ISIS brides is the prime minister’s increasing habit of jumping at shadows.
- Michael Bachelard
Signs that the arrival of women and children fleeing Syria was not a complete surprise
Little is known about the location or living conditions of the six who returned to Melbourne late last month, after people smugglers helped them flee Syria.
- Michael Bachelard
Heba’s days are spent thinking about a city on the other side of the world
In Sweida, in southern Syria, violence has been raging for weeks, and Syrian-born Sydneysiders are increasingly concerned about an escalation in the conflict.
- Anthony Segaert
- Analysis
- Trump diplomacy
Trump’s Middle East trip has shown he is not Netanyahu’s patsy
Israel and the United States remain close allies. But the president’s visit to the Middle East has exposed previously subterranean tensions with the Israeli leader.
- Matthew Knott
- Updated
- Syria
Syria’s worst violence in months claims an estimated 1000 lives
Syrian officials have acknowledged violations of humanitarian law, which they have blamed on unorganised masses wanting to support official security forces.
- Timour Azhari
Syrian elections could be four years away, says country’s new de facto leader
Ahmed al-Sharaa, the leader of the rebels who ousted the Bashar al-Assad regime, also plans to dissolve the group that took control of the country this month.
- Hatem Maher and Menna AlaaElDin