Syria's first women graduate from new police academy

Loading the video No Comment Video. Syria's first women graduate from new police academy Copy/paste the link below: Copy/paste the article video embed link below: Updated: 23/09/2026 - 19:30 GMT+2 Around 150 women have graduated from Syria's new police academy, boosting efforts to rebuild security forces and increase women’s role in policing. Around 150 women have graduated from Syria's new police academy in Al-Tal, north of Damascus, after six months of training. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The ceremony shows them marching and performing exercises. The course covered military and physical skills, as well as police procedures, law and field work. The academy is part of efforts by Syria's new authorities to rebuild the security forces and increase the role of women in policing. One graduate, 22-year-old May Aklajneh, says becoming a policewoman was a childhood dream and that she joined as soon as recruitment opened. The first cohort is expected to join Interior Ministry units across the country. Syria Police Women Top stories Now playing Next Syria's first women graduate from new police academy Now playing Next Giant dancing gorilla becomes hit at Lahore university event Now playing Next Rome’s Colosseum glows pink for breast cancer prevention campaign Now playing Next Latest news bulletin | September 23rd, 2026 – Evening Now playing Next Discover how Qatar is building a future-ready smart city In partnership with Media City Now playing Next Watch: Six-year-old girl breaks women’s Rubik’s Cube world record Now playing Next Humanoid robots join dancers at WorldSkills opening in Shanghai Now playing Next Fuel taxes in Europe: Which country taxes petrol the most? Now playing Next Russians abroad voted overwhelmingly against Putin's party, polls show Now playing Next El Niño transforms Atacama desert as thousands of hectares burst into bloom Now playing Next EU renews Russia sanctions but removes Usmanov at France's request Now playing Next Trump claims Ukraine-Russia deal to end the war could be close Now playing Next Rebalancing of trade with China 'existential' for EU, Commissioner Séjourné tells Euronews Now playing Next Millions in cash found hidden behind walls in anti-mafia raid near Naples Now playing Next One Single Planet: French photographer Yann Arthus-Bertrand on his 'Vivre Ensemble' portraits Now playing Next Higher fuel bills are costing the EU €270 million a day on average, report says ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT No Comment Pope Leo XIV gets the latte art treatment ahead of Latin America visit No Comment Alpaca migration: Woolly travellers make their way down from the Swiss Alps No Comment Lucas Museum opens in Los Angeles with Star Wars treasures on display No Comment Artists protest culture cuts with music, dance and puppets in Bogotá Cult From Classical to Mugham: Montreux hosts Azerbaijan’s musical heritage Modern Nomads From Tian Shan peaks to Silk Road history: A journey through Turkistan Europe News Russia pounds Kyiv with drones, killing two and wounding 23 hours before Zelenskyy's UN address Travel News AI and ski to cruises and Gen Z: dnata’s CEO on the trends driving travel in the UAE and beyond Earth News Capturing the extremes: Meet the photographer that calls the top of Mount Fuji home Europe News Von der Leyen says Hungary 'strengthened rule of law', unlocks €4.2bn in EU funding Tech News Alibaba’s AI push reaches deeper into Europe with new cloud regions and data centres Europe in Motion For the first time in a decade, more Europeans travel by train than by bus ADVERTISEMENT The Cube Fake videos spread fraud claims during German elections Europe Today EU-Morocco migration issue needs a ‘creative solution’, expert says Europe News Israel denounces 'grotesque absurdity' of French president's remarks on West Bank at UN Europe Today Europe Today: Trump sees Ukraine war ending soon as EU drops sanctions on two Russian oligarchs Europe News The Trump-Xi summit: Why Europe has so much at stake World El Niño transforms Atacama desert as thousands of hectares burst into bloom Europe News EU Commission rejects calls to delay phase-out of Chinese power inverters Ukraine Kyiv and Washington want war in Ukraine to end 'before winter,' Zelenskyy says ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT