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A delegation from the Turkish parliament will visit the notorious Saydnaya prison in Syria on Dec. 30, following the overthrow of Bashar al-Assad's government.

Syria's security forces launched an operation on Thursday against pro-Assad "militias" in the western province of Tartus a day after deadly clashes with gunmen affiliated with the former government.

The Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan sent a stern message to Kurdish fighters in Syria, urging them to either lay down their arms or be buried alongside them.

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday that Kurdish militants in Syria will either lay down their weapons or "be buried," amid hostilities between Turkey-backed Syrian fighters and the militants since the fall of Bashar al-Assad this month.

Turkish Defense Minister Yaşar Güler and U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin discussed regional defense and security issues, especially Syria, in a phone call on Tuesday, Türkiye's Defense Ministry said on X.

Güler and Austin also discussed bilateral ties during the call, the ministry added.

Syrians living in Türkiye push a cart loaded with their furniture at the Cilvegözü border crossing gate in Reyhanli on Dec. 12, 2024, on their way back to their country following the oust of Syrian president.

Soldiers and security personnel of the ousted regime in Syria have responded to calls by the interim government to lay down their arms and register with the authorities, with scores of former members of the armed forces waiting at the centers every day.

Asma al-Assad, the wife of Syria’s former dictator Bashar al-Assad, has filed for divorce, expressing dissatisfaction with life in Moscow, where she has been residing since the regime’s fall earlier this month.

GAZIANTEP - Turkey gained renown as a haven for refugees by welcoming more than 3 million Syrians fleeing violence between forces from Bashar Assad 's government and a patchwork of rebel groups.

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Thursday underlined Türkiye's important role to address the ongoing crisis in Syria.

Speaking at a news conference at the U.N. headquarters in New York, Guterres emphasized the need for an "inclusive process of dialogue" to create the conditions for a permanent ceasefire in Syria.