Syrian president al-Sharaa fostered a 'genocidal culture' against minorities, former hostage says
• Dec 8, 2025, 10:03 PM
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Speaking with FRANCE 24's Sharon Gaffney, Theo Padnos, a journalist who was captured and held for nearly two years in a series of prisons run by Jabhat al-Nusra, the Syrian branch of al-Qaeda, says that the current Syrian leadership is like 'a fox in the henhouse' and that Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa fostered a 'genocidal culture' against minorities, pursuing indiscriminate killings during his years leading jihadist groups.
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Syrian who killed Americans was part of security forces, interior ministry says
• 3:30 PM
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Syria's interior ministry said Sunday the gunman who killed three Americans in the central Palmyra region the previous day was a member of the security forces who was to have been fired for extremism. Two US troops and a civilian interpreter died in what
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Syrian who killed Americans was part of security forces, interior ministry says
• 2:33 PM
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Syria's interior ministry said Sunday the gunman who killed three Americans in the central Palmyra region the previous day was a member of the security forces who was to have been fired for extremism. Two US troops and a civilian interpreter died in what
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Israel blames Australia for ignoring antisemitism over Bondi Beach shooting
• 11:42 AM
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Israeli leaders on Sunday “loudly blamed” the Australian government for ignoring warnings of antisemitic threats, FRANCE 24’s Noga Tarnopolsky reported, noting that Tel Aviv has offered little condolence to Australia’s Jewish community. Tarnopolsky also
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Syrian gunman who killed three Americans was to be fired from security forces for 'extremist views'
• 10:42 AM
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Syria said on Sunday that the gunman who killed three Americans in the central Palmyra region was a member of its own security forces who was due to be dismissed for extremist views, a day after the deadly attack blamed by Washington on the Islamic State
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