Damascus, Feb 25, 2025 (AFP) - Syria leader vows state 'monopoly' on weapons at post-Assad dialogue conference

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Syria's interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa pledged Tuesday to ensure a state monopoly on weapons at a national dialogue conference, saying his country was at a "new historic phase" after Bashar al-Assad's overthrow. Hundreds of people are attending the conference at the presidential palace in Damascus, hastily organised by the authorities as part of the war-torn country's post-Assad transition. The event, whose outcome is expected to be advisory r......

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