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US aid cuts raise security risk at ISIS holding camps in Syria
The Trump administration’s decision to freeze most US foreign aid risks fuelling an ISIS resurgence, according to authorities ...
Foreign Affairs1d
In Assad’s Fall, an Echo of the Arab Spring
The regime’s collapse should also dispel at last the persistent myth that the Arab Spring was a mirage. The first wave of ...
Syrian Jews' homecoming brings hope for reconstruction and a permanent return after decades in exile
As Rabbi Yusuf Hamra and his son Henry were visiting Damascus this week for the first time since emigrating from Syria to the United States more than three decades ago, they were met by former neighbo ...
Syrian gas attack witnesses coerced into false testimony face new threats at home
In central Damascus, you could be forgiven for doubting that a war had ever occurred. The ancient old city in the Syrian ...
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A voice of the Syrian revolution was killed. But the man who wrote his anthems lives
The Syrian soccer player Abdel Basset Al-Sarout became the poster child for the Syrian revolution with his iconic protest ...
Al-Monitor4d
Syrians return to Homs, 'capital of the revolution'
Assad, Homs saw some of the fiercest fighting in Syria's civil war. Now, displaced people are returning to their ...
CNN22d
Assad cousin notorious for role in suppressing protests in Syria arrested
A cousin of the former Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad who was involved in suppressing the protests that started the 2011 uprising has been detained inside Syria, according to state news agency SANA.
The Economist9d
Homs’s troubles show the challenges facing Syria’s leaders
The mounting chaos in Homs exemplifies the challenge Mr Sharaa faces all over Syria. His government must ensure the safety of ...
The New York Times8d
Tensions Build in Syria Between New Leaders and Kurdish-Led Militia
By Christina Goldbaum A showdown is gathering pace in Syria as the country’s new leaders demand that a powerful Kurdish-led militia backed by the United States disarm and integrate into a ...
The Associated Press on MSN10d
Syria's interim foreign minister says Russia-Iran ties to Assad are an open wound
Syria’s relations with Iran and Russia remain an open wound for the country’s people after the nations backed autocratic ...
The National Interest9d
Can HTS Build A New Syria?
As the de facto ruler of Damascus, HTS has attempted to rebrand itself as a moderate group capable of governance, seeking to distance itself from its history of extremism and terrorism. However, Syria ...
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Striking teachers from Sulaimani blocked from protesting in Erbil
Erbil security forces on Sunday blocked striking teachers flocking to Erbil from Sulaimani to protest the Kurdistan Regional ...