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Syria’s interim government has ended a military operation against pro-Assad insurgents. Interim-President Ahmed al-Sharaa has vowed those responsible will be held accountable. Meanwhile, Syria’s presidency has signed a deal with the Kurdish-led SDF to integrate its institutions into the state. If implemented, it would bring the US-backed group's territory under full government control.

Authorities have alleged a purported caravan bomb linked to prominent Jewish sites was faked by a criminal mastermind for their own benefit. NSW Police have made the announcement after several arrests following raids in Sydney, although officers are yet to sweep up the mastermind behind the caravan plot and a series of other apparently antisemitic incidents.

The UN's Volker Turk has condemned days of violence between security forces and fighters loyal to fallen dictator Bashar al-Assad. The United Nations human rights commissioner is calling for an inquiry to investigate the killings of hundreds of civilians in Syria, mostly from the Alawite minority, according to two UK-based monitoring groups. There are also desperate pleas from Syrian-Australian women, thousands of kilometres away - watching, waiting, and hoping for answers. A warning that this content may be distressing for some listeners: