On May 29, 2025, Irish peacekeepers serving with the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) were subjected to gunfire from the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) while assisting civilians near the village of Yaroun, approximately 10 kilometers from Camp Shamrock, the Irish base along the Blue Line. The joint patrol, comprising six Irish soldiers and members of the Lebanese Armed …
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More than a million people, primarily women and children, have been displaced in Syria following a recent rebel offensive that led to the ousting of President Bashar al-Assad, according to the United Nations humanitarian agency. The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) reported that since the escalation of hostilities on November 27, approximately 1.1 million people have …
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Syria’s newly appointed interim prime minister has committed to protecting the rights of minority groups as the US’s top diplomat arrived in the region to encourage a transition toward an inclusive government following the ousting of President Bashar al-Assad. Assad’s departure came after a rapid offensive by the Islamist group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) and its allies, bringing an end …
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