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How A Syrian Teen Triggered Al-Assad's Fall With Graffiti 13 Years Ago
In early 2011, in the streets of Daraa, southern Syria, a teenager's rebellious act against an authoritarian regime triggered a civil war that reshaped the country's destiny.
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Yusra Mardini, Olympian Who Crossed A Sea At 17 To Escape War-Torn Syria
Olympics honour refugee athletes who have overcome incredible obstacles to pursue their dreams. One such athlete is Yusra Mardini, a Syrian refugee who fled her war-torn country as a teenager and went on to compete in the 2016 and 2020 Games.
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UK Teen Who Joined ISIS Moved From Refugee Camp After Threats: Report
Shamima Begum, a British teenager of Bangladeshi descent who ran away in 2015 to become an ISIS bride, has been moved from a Syrian refugee camp she received threats, her family's lawyer has said.
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Family Of ISIS Teen To Fight UK Decision To Revoke Her Citizenship
The family of a London teenager who joined ISIS in Syria said Friday it would challenge the British government's decision to revoke her citizenship.
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Bullied Syrian Refugee Set To Watch Premier League As Huddersfield Footballers Offer Assistance
The video of a teenager attacking a Syrian refugee boy at school has gone viral on social media.
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Assad's Son, 16, Wants "Normal" Treatment At Maths Olympiad In Romania
The teenage son of Syrian president Bashar al-Assad has asked to be treated as a "normal student" while competing in the International Mathematical Olympiad in Romania, an education official said Tuesday.
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Atop Palmyra's Damaged Theatre, Syrian Musicians Sing Of Return
Atop the ruins of Syria's famed Palmyra theatre, recently recaptured from the Islamic State group, teenage musician Angel Dayoub sings an old Arabic favourite: "We're coming back, oh love, we're coming back."
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New ISIS Video Shows Teen Beheading Syrian Rebel
A new video purportedly from the Islamic State jihadist group shows a teenage boy issuing a threat in English to the US and its allies before beheading an unarmed hostage in what is believed to be Syria.
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Working Children Given a Path Off Lebanon's Streets
For two years, Syrian teenager Ibrahim scraped together a paltry living selling lottery tickets and tissues on the crowded streets of Beirut, but that seems like a lifetime ago now.
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Islamic State Video Shows Mass Execution in Ruins of Syria's Palmyra
The Islamic State group on Saturday released a video showing 25 Syrian government soldiers being executed by teenagers in the ancient amphitheatre in the city of Palmyra.
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French Mother Sues Government for Letting Son Join Syria Jihad
A French mother took the government to court today for failing to stop her teenage son leaving the country to join jihadists in Syria.
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Syria Rebels Recruit Teenage Fighters: Human Rights Watch
Human Rights Watch on Monday urged Syrian rebel groups to stop enlisting teenagers in their ranks and warned their foreign backers that they could be implicated in "war crimes".
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Syrian Fire Kills Teen on Israeli-Held Golan
The teenage son of an Israeli defence ministry contractor was killed on the Golan Sunday in the most serious incident on the plateau since the Syrian civil war erupted in 2011.
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From teenage graffiti to a country in ruins: Syria's two years of rebellion
On a cold winter's night in early 2011, some Syrian schoolboys drew a few slogans on a wall in a town the world had barely heard of. Two years on, more than 70,000 people have died in the bitter conflict that ensued, and calls for the West to give more help to the Syrian rebels are rising.
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From teenage graffiti to a country in ruins: Syria's two years of rebellion
On a cold winter's night in early 2011, some Syrian schoolboys drew a few slogans on a wall in a town the world had barely heard of. Two years on, more than 70,000 people have died in the bitter conflict that ensued, and calls for the West to give more help to the Syrian rebels are rising.
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How A Syrian Teen Triggered Al-Assad's Fall With Graffiti 13 Years Ago
In early 2011, in the streets of Daraa, southern Syria, a teenager's rebellious act against an authoritarian regime triggered a civil war that reshaped the country's destiny.
-
Yusra Mardini, Olympian Who Crossed A Sea At 17 To Escape War-Torn Syria
Olympics honour refugee athletes who have overcome incredible obstacles to pursue their dreams. One such athlete is Yusra Mardini, a Syrian refugee who fled her war-torn country as a teenager and went on to compete in the 2016 and 2020 Games.
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UK Teen Who Joined ISIS Moved From Refugee Camp After Threats: Report
Shamima Begum, a British teenager of Bangladeshi descent who ran away in 2015 to become an ISIS bride, has been moved from a Syrian refugee camp she received threats, her family's lawyer has said.
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Family Of ISIS Teen To Fight UK Decision To Revoke Her Citizenship
The family of a London teenager who joined ISIS in Syria said Friday it would challenge the British government's decision to revoke her citizenship.
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Bullied Syrian Refugee Set To Watch Premier League As Huddersfield Footballers Offer Assistance
The video of a teenager attacking a Syrian refugee boy at school has gone viral on social media.
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Assad's Son, 16, Wants "Normal" Treatment At Maths Olympiad In Romania
The teenage son of Syrian president Bashar al-Assad has asked to be treated as a "normal student" while competing in the International Mathematical Olympiad in Romania, an education official said Tuesday.
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Atop Palmyra's Damaged Theatre, Syrian Musicians Sing Of Return
Atop the ruins of Syria's famed Palmyra theatre, recently recaptured from the Islamic State group, teenage musician Angel Dayoub sings an old Arabic favourite: "We're coming back, oh love, we're coming back."
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New ISIS Video Shows Teen Beheading Syrian Rebel
A new video purportedly from the Islamic State jihadist group shows a teenage boy issuing a threat in English to the US and its allies before beheading an unarmed hostage in what is believed to be Syria.
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Working Children Given a Path Off Lebanon's Streets
For two years, Syrian teenager Ibrahim scraped together a paltry living selling lottery tickets and tissues on the crowded streets of Beirut, but that seems like a lifetime ago now.
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Islamic State Video Shows Mass Execution in Ruins of Syria's Palmyra
The Islamic State group on Saturday released a video showing 25 Syrian government soldiers being executed by teenagers in the ancient amphitheatre in the city of Palmyra.
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French Mother Sues Government for Letting Son Join Syria Jihad
A French mother took the government to court today for failing to stop her teenage son leaving the country to join jihadists in Syria.
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Syria Rebels Recruit Teenage Fighters: Human Rights Watch
Human Rights Watch on Monday urged Syrian rebel groups to stop enlisting teenagers in their ranks and warned their foreign backers that they could be implicated in "war crimes".
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Syrian Fire Kills Teen on Israeli-Held Golan
The teenage son of an Israeli defence ministry contractor was killed on the Golan Sunday in the most serious incident on the plateau since the Syrian civil war erupted in 2011.
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From teenage graffiti to a country in ruins: Syria's two years of rebellion
On a cold winter's night in early 2011, some Syrian schoolboys drew a few slogans on a wall in a town the world had barely heard of. Two years on, more than 70,000 people have died in the bitter conflict that ensued, and calls for the West to give more help to the Syrian rebels are rising.
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From teenage graffiti to a country in ruins: Syria's two years of rebellion
On a cold winter's night in early 2011, some Syrian schoolboys drew a few slogans on a wall in a town the world had barely heard of. Two years on, more than 70,000 people have died in the bitter conflict that ensued, and calls for the West to give more help to the Syrian rebels are rising.
