Syrian leader signs constitution that puts the country under an Islamist group’s rule for 5 years
Syria’s interim president on Thursday signed a temporary constitution that leaves the country under Islamist rule for five ...
A Syrian man barely escaped a wave of sectarian killings. His brothers did not
This past weekend’s sectarian violence was possibly among the bloodiest 72 hours in the modern history of Syria after 14 ...
Trump warns that arrest of Palestinian activist at Columbia will be ‘first of many’
President Donald Trump is warning that the arrest and possible deportation of a Palestinian activist who helped lead protests ...
Druze seek a place in a changing Syria, navigating pressures from the government and Israel
Members of the small religious sect find themselves caught between two forces that many of them distrust: the new, ...
Syria's Druze seek a place in a changing nation, navigating pressures from the government and Israel
Members of the small religious sect find themselves caught between two forces that many of them distrust: the new, ...
Syria’s Interim President Calls for Unity Amid Fresh Fighting
More than 1,000 people have been killed in clashes in the coastal provinces of Syria, according to one war monitoring group.
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Clashes in Syria’s coastal region between Assad loyalists and government forces kill more than 70
where the former insurgents now in power have pledged to unite Syria after 14 years of brutal civil war. Overnight, Damascus ...
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Meet the Syrians behind the music that inspired a revolution
Syrian soccer player Abdel Basset al-Sarout became the poster child for the Syrian revolution with his iconic protest anthems ...
What is Israel doing in Syria, and why?
Israel wants to "defend" minorities in Syria, has moved troops into Syria and is regularly bombing the war-torn country. That's despite the fact that Syria's new rules have said they don't pose a ...
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Syrian Kurdish groups influenced by jailed militant Ocalan
YPG established control in northern Syria during civil war Turkey views YPG as indistinguishable from PKK YPG seeks decentralization, not independence, in Syria Feb 27 (Reuters) - Abdullah Ocalan ...
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Syria’s National Dialogue and Other Headlines of the Day
in a step toward rebuilding the country after fourteen years of civil war. Working groups met to discuss topics like a new constitution, transitional justice, and Syria’s economic model.
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Clearing Syria of unexploded munitions from the civil war
During a brutal 14-year civil war, the regime controlling Syria dropped hundreds of thousands of bombs and other munitions on its own civilians. Now Syria's new government must clear the ...