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As Damascus continues to rebuild after more than a decade of war - from the recent dissolution of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces to the United States' removal of Syria from its sponsors of terrorism list - a top UN official warned the Security Council on Thursday that international support is key to advance progress to overcome steep challenges. UN News app users can follow here .
What you need to know:
- Opposition forces toppled the regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in 2024 marking the end of nearly 14 years of civil war that killed at least 580,000 people and displaced many more
- The current transitional government under interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa has worked to integrate former opposition forces into the Syrian military
- Israel continues to launch airstrikes and occupy the demilitarised buffer zone in southwestern Syria
- Some 15.6 million people - nearly two thirds of Syria's population - need assistance, while 5.5 million remain internally displaced
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