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1. Shard Calculation

Query:

Response:

Calculated Shard: 16 (from laksa110)

2. Crawled Status Check

Query:

curl -X POST \
  'http://laksa016.int.ahrefs:8124/' \
  -H 'Content-Type: text/plain' \
  -H 'X-ClickHouse-Database: crawler3' \
  -H 'Authorization: Basic YXBpOg==' \
  -d 'SELECT getAhrefsURLFromUnparsed(src_unparsed) AS found_url, ifNull(toUnixTimestamp(download_stamp), 0) AS crawl_time, ifNull(toUnixTimestamp(props_url_first_seen), 0) AS first_indexed_time, download_http_code AS http_code, src_unparsed AS src_unparsed, src_root_hash AS src_root_hash, history_drop_reason AS history_drop_reason, meta_title AS meta_title, meta_descriptions AS meta_descriptions, attrs_boilerpipe_text AS attrs_boilerpipe_text, attrs_markdown AS attrs_markdown, attrs_readable_markdown AS attrs_readable_markdown, meta_canonical AS meta_canonical FROM crawler3.page_info_local FINAL PREWHERE (src_root_hash, src_unparsed) IN ((getAhrefsRootHashFromUnparsed(getAhrefsUnparsedNoserviceFromURL(\'https://www.bbc.com/news/topics/cg41ylwvggnt\')), getAhrefsUnparsedNoserviceFromURL(\'https://www.bbc.com/news/topics/cg41ylwvggnt\'))) FORMAT JSONEachRow'

Response:

{"found_url":"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/topics\/cg41ylwvggnt","crawl_time":1771881754,"first_indexed_time":1598104440,"http_code":200,"src_unparsed":"com,bbc!www,\/news\/topics\/cg41ylwvggnt s443","src_root_hash":"1643509356818581016","history_drop_reason":null,"meta_title":"Syrian civil war - BBC News","meta_descriptions":["All the latest content about Syrian civil war from the BBC."],"attrs_boilerpipe_text":"8 Dec 2025\nWatch: Syrians share their thoughts one year on from the fall of Assad\nThe BBC's Middle East correspondent Hugo Bachega speaks to Syrians about how life has changed since the revolution.\n8 Dec 2025\n7 Dec 2025\n'I escaped Syria like a criminal, and came back a hero'\nImad Alarnab, who fled to London from Damascus in 2015, returned to Syria for the first time last month.\n7 Dec 2025\n20 Oct 2025\n'I need to find my missing children and grandchildren'\nA BBC documentary team follows a Syrian refugee's journey back to his homeland in search of his missing children and grandchildren.\n20 Oct 2025\n15 Oct 2025\nMonths after fall of Assad, families of Syria's missing still seeking justice\nSome are only now coming forward with accounts of loved ones who disappeared during the civil war and are presumed dead.\n15 Oct 2025\n20 Aug 2025\nAid worker tells of humanitarian efforts in Syria\nLucia Gobbi says she will stay in Syria to help with humanitarian projects as long as she is needed.\n20 Aug 2025\n15 Aug 2025\nWar crimes likely committed in Syria coastal violence, UN says\nA UN commission found war crimes were \"likely\" committed by former regime fighters and interim government force members in March.\n15 Aug 2025\n7 Jul 2025\nUS to remove Syria's HTS from list of foreign terror groups\nThe Islamist group led a rebel offensive that toppled Syria's Assad regime in December.\n7 Jul 2025\n2 Jun 2025\nSecret Syrian intelligence files show missing US journalist was imprisoned by Assad regime\nThe BBC has uncovered top secret files that confirm Austin Tice was imprisoned by Syria's Assad regime.\n2 Jun 2025\n20 May 2025\nRubio warns Syria could be weeks away from 'full-scale civil war'\nThe US secretary of state calls for Syria's transitional authorities to be supported to prevent their \"potential collapse\".\n20 May 2025\n1\n2\n3\n4\n5\n...\n29","attrs_markdown":"[Skip to content](https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/topics\/cg41ylwvggnt#main-content)\n\n[Register](https:\/\/session.bbc.com\/session?action=register&userOrigin=BBCS_BBC&ptrt=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bbc.com%2Fnews%2Ftopics%2Fcg41ylwvggnt)\n\n[Sign In](https:\/\/session.bbc.com\/session?userOrigin=BBCS_BBC&ptrt=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bbc.com%2Fnews%2Ftopics%2Fcg41ylwvggnt)\n\n- [Home](https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/)\n- [News](https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news)\n- [Sport](https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport)\n- [Business](https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/business)\n- [Technology](https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/technology)\n- [Health](https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/health)\n- [Culture](https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/culture)\n- [Arts](https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/arts)\n- [Travel](https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/travel)\n- [Earth](https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/future-planet)\n- [Audio](https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/audio)\n- [Video](https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/video)\n- [Live](https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/live)\n\n- [Home](https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/home)\n- [News](https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news)\n  - [US & Canada](https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/us-canada)\n  - [UK](https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/uk)\n    - [UK Politics](https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/politics)\n    - [England](https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/england)\n    - [N. 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He is sat on a sofa in front of a wall, with a painting on the left behind him.](https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/61f2\/live\/2fb28a40-d0ea-11f0-9fb5-5f3a3703a365.jpg.webp) 'I escaped Syria like a criminal, and came back a hero' Imad Alarnab, who fled to London from Damascus in 2015, returned to Syria for the first time last month. 7 Dec 2025](https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/articles\/crexeznnl11o)\n\n[20 Oct 2025 ![A man with a grey baseball cap, green jacket and headphones ](https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/1112\/live\/6cf9bed0-ae87-11f0-ba75-093eca1ac29b.jpg.webp) 'I need to find my missing children and grandchildren' A BBC documentary team follows a Syrian refugee's journey back to his homeland in search of his missing children and grandchildren. 20 Oct 2025](https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/articles\/c1m3lnk5lr4o)\n\n[15 Oct 2025 ![Young woman holds photo of missing man](https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/5b4c\/live\/b752b830-a043-11f0-b741-177e3e2c2fc7.jpg.webp) Months after fall of Assad, families of Syria's missing still seeking justice Some are only now coming forward with accounts of loved ones who disappeared during the civil war and are presumed dead. 15 Oct 2025](https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/articles\/cj07p5zm229o)\n\n[20 Aug 2025 ![Lucia Gobbi, who has long blonde hair, smiles at the camera in a blue polo shirt whilst leaning on a wall of cardboard boxes marked with the World Food Programme logo](https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/23d0\/live\/df38af10-7d13-11f0-affd-3db3a18ad929.jpg.webp) Aid worker tells of humanitarian efforts in Syria Lucia Gobbi says she will stay in Syria to help with humanitarian projects as long as she is needed. 20 Aug 2025](https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/articles\/cq68q8vj9g9o)\n\n[15 Aug 2025 ![Two men walk on the pavement past three burned out cars, in front of a building with graffiti on it.](https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/e16f\/live\/0b1fc9c0-79cb-11f0-8827-ede848a7813c.jpg.webp) War crimes likely committed in Syria coastal violence, UN says A UN commission found war crimes were \"likely\" committed by former regime fighters and interim government force members in March. 15 Aug 2025](https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/articles\/c4gjw13w2x9o)\n\n[7 Jul 2025 ![A fighter with Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, or HTS pauses with a Kalashnikov rifle while standing above the city of Homs on January 20, 2025 in Homs, Syria.](https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/4565\/live\/bba20370-5b4a-11f0-8898-97b22727d290.jpg.webp) US to remove Syria's HTS from list of foreign terror groups The Islamist group led a rebel offensive that toppled Syria's Assad regime in December. 7 Jul 2025](https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/articles\/cj0m194v974o)\n\n[2 Jun 2025 ![File image of Tice in front of a rural background. 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He is sat on a sofa in front of a wall, with a painting on the left behind him.](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/480/cpsprodpb/61f2/live/2fb28a40-d0ea-11f0-9fb5-5f3a3703a365.jpg.webp) 'I escaped Syria like a criminal, and came back a hero' Imad Alarnab, who fled to London from Damascus in 2015, returned to Syria for the first time last month. 7 Dec 2025](https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/crexeznnl11o) [20 Oct 2025 ![A man with a grey baseball cap, green jacket and headphones ](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/480/cpsprodpb/1112/live/6cf9bed0-ae87-11f0-ba75-093eca1ac29b.jpg.webp) 'I need to find my missing children and grandchildren' A BBC documentary team follows a Syrian refugee's journey back to his homeland in search of his missing children and grandchildren. 20 Oct 2025](https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c1m3lnk5lr4o) [15 Oct 2025 ![Young woman holds photo of missing man](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/480/cpsprodpb/5b4c/live/b752b830-a043-11f0-b741-177e3e2c2fc7.jpg.webp) Months after fall of Assad, families of Syria's missing still seeking justice Some are only now coming forward with accounts of loved ones who disappeared during the civil war and are presumed dead. 15 Oct 2025](https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cj07p5zm229o) [20 Aug 2025 ![Lucia Gobbi, who has long blonde hair, smiles at the camera in a blue polo shirt whilst leaning on a wall of cardboard boxes marked with the World Food Programme logo](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/480/cpsprodpb/23d0/live/df38af10-7d13-11f0-affd-3db3a18ad929.jpg.webp) Aid worker tells of humanitarian efforts in Syria Lucia Gobbi says she will stay in Syria to help with humanitarian projects as long as she is needed. 20 Aug 2025](https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cq68q8vj9g9o) [15 Aug 2025 ![Two men walk on the pavement past three burned out cars, in front of a building with graffiti on it.](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/480/cpsprodpb/e16f/live/0b1fc9c0-79cb-11f0-8827-ede848a7813c.jpg.webp) War crimes likely committed in Syria coastal violence, UN says A UN commission found war crimes were "likely" committed by former regime fighters and interim government force members in March. 15 Aug 2025](https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4gjw13w2x9o) [7 Jul 2025 ![A fighter with Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, or HTS pauses with a Kalashnikov rifle while standing above the city of Homs on January 20, 2025 in Homs, Syria.](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/480/cpsprodpb/4565/live/bba20370-5b4a-11f0-8898-97b22727d290.jpg.webp) US to remove Syria's HTS from list of foreign terror groups The Islamist group led a rebel offensive that toppled Syria's Assad regime in December. 7 Jul 2025](https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cj0m194v974o) [2 Jun 2025 ![File image of Tice in front of a rural background. He has mid-length brown hair and a short brown beard and is wearing a khaki green polo shirt.](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/480/cpsprodpb/9536/live/dbfb4fb0-3f4c-11f0-b906-e93fbc929f21.jpg.webp) Secret Syrian intelligence files show missing US journalist was imprisoned by Assad regime The BBC has uncovered top secret files that confirm Austin Tice was imprisoned by Syria's Assad regime. 2 Jun 2025](https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cn84z5e8jjzo) [20 May 2025 ![File photo showing Syrian security forces deployed in the Sahnaya, Syria, following deadly clashes with Druze gunmen (1 May 2025)](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/480/cpsprodpb/ff12/live/f6370900-35b5-11f0-96c3-cf669419a2b0.jpg.webp) Rubio warns Syria could be weeks away from 'full-scale civil war' The US secretary of state calls for Syria's transitional authorities to be supported to prevent their "potential collapse". 20 May 2025](https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c3v553py965o) [1](https://www.bbc.com/news/topics/cg41ylwvggnt?page=1 "Go to page 1") [2](https://www.bbc.com/news/topics/cg41ylwvggnt?page=2 "Go to page 2") [3](https://www.bbc.com/news/topics/cg41ylwvggnt?page=3 "Go to page 3") [4](https://www.bbc.com/news/topics/cg41ylwvggnt?page=4 "Go to page 4") [5](https://www.bbc.com/news/topics/cg41ylwvggnt?page=5 "Go to page 5") ... 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Readable Markdown	[8 Dec 2025 ![Splitscreen image: Hugo Bachega standing and a little girl waving a Syrian flag](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/480/cpsprodpb/c44f/live/940d6210-d407-11f0-a892-01d657345866.jpg.webp) Watch: Syrians share their thoughts one year on from the fall of Assad The BBC's Middle East correspondent Hugo Bachega speaks to Syrians about how life has changed since the revolution. 8 Dec 2025](https://www.bbc.com/news/videos/c3v132eq3vgo) [7 Dec 2025 ![Imad Alarnab, who is bald and wearing a blue shirt, looking at the camera and smiling. He is sat on a sofa in front of a wall, with a painting on the left behind him.](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/480/cpsprodpb/61f2/live/2fb28a40-d0ea-11f0-9fb5-5f3a3703a365.jpg.webp) 'I escaped Syria like a criminal, and came back a hero' Imad Alarnab, who fled to London from Damascus in 2015, returned to Syria for the first time last month. 7 Dec 2025](https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/crexeznnl11o) [20 Oct 2025 ![A man with a grey baseball cap, green jacket and headphones ](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/480/cpsprodpb/1112/live/6cf9bed0-ae87-11f0-ba75-093eca1ac29b.jpg.webp) 'I need to find my missing children and grandchildren' A BBC documentary team follows a Syrian refugee's journey back to his homeland in search of his missing children and grandchildren. 20 Oct 2025](https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c1m3lnk5lr4o) [15 Oct 2025 ![Young woman holds photo of missing man](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/480/cpsprodpb/5b4c/live/b752b830-a043-11f0-b741-177e3e2c2fc7.jpg.webp) Months after fall of Assad, families of Syria's missing still seeking justice Some are only now coming forward with accounts of loved ones who disappeared during the civil war and are presumed dead. 15 Oct 2025](https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cj07p5zm229o) [20 Aug 2025 ![Lucia Gobbi, who has long blonde hair, smiles at the camera in a blue polo shirt whilst leaning on a wall of cardboard boxes marked with the World Food Programme logo](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/480/cpsprodpb/23d0/live/df38af10-7d13-11f0-affd-3db3a18ad929.jpg.webp) Aid worker tells of humanitarian efforts in Syria Lucia Gobbi says she will stay in Syria to help with humanitarian projects as long as she is needed. 20 Aug 2025](https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cq68q8vj9g9o) [15 Aug 2025 ![Two men walk on the pavement past three burned out cars, in front of a building with graffiti on it.](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/480/cpsprodpb/e16f/live/0b1fc9c0-79cb-11f0-8827-ede848a7813c.jpg.webp) War crimes likely committed in Syria coastal violence, UN says A UN commission found war crimes were "likely" committed by former regime fighters and interim government force members in March. 15 Aug 2025](https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4gjw13w2x9o) [7 Jul 2025 ![A fighter with Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, or HTS pauses with a Kalashnikov rifle while standing above the city of Homs on January 20, 2025 in Homs, Syria.](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/480/cpsprodpb/4565/live/bba20370-5b4a-11f0-8898-97b22727d290.jpg.webp) US to remove Syria's HTS from list of foreign terror groups The Islamist group led a rebel offensive that toppled Syria's Assad regime in December. 7 Jul 2025](https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cj0m194v974o) [2 Jun 2025 ![File image of Tice in front of a rural background. He has mid-length brown hair and a short brown beard and is wearing a khaki green polo shirt.](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/480/cpsprodpb/9536/live/dbfb4fb0-3f4c-11f0-b906-e93fbc929f21.jpg.webp) Secret Syrian intelligence files show missing US journalist was imprisoned by Assad regime The BBC has uncovered top secret files that confirm Austin Tice was imprisoned by Syria's Assad regime. 2 Jun 2025](https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cn84z5e8jjzo) [20 May 2025 ![File photo showing Syrian security forces deployed in the Sahnaya, Syria, following deadly clashes with Druze gunmen (1 May 2025)](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/480/cpsprodpb/ff12/live/f6370900-35b5-11f0-96c3-cf669419a2b0.jpg.webp) Rubio warns Syria could be weeks away from 'full-scale civil war' The US secretary of state calls for Syria's transitional authorities to be supported to prevent their "potential collapse". 20 May 2025](https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c3v553py965o) [1](https://www.bbc.com/news/topics/cg41ylwvggnt?page=1 "Go to page 1") [2](https://www.bbc.com/news/topics/cg41ylwvggnt?page=2 "Go to page 2") [3](https://www.bbc.com/news/topics/cg41ylwvggnt?page=3 "Go to page 3") [4](https://www.bbc.com/news/topics/cg41ylwvggnt?page=4 "Go to page 4") [5](https://www.bbc.com/news/topics/cg41ylwvggnt?page=5 "Go to page 5") ... [29](https://www.bbc.com/news/topics/cg41ylwvggnt?page=29 "Go to page 29")
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