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Sectarian violence on Syria’s coast undermines new government
At first glance, Latakia looks to be one of the better places in Syria. Nestled on the Syrian coast, it was spared the worst ...
Syria faces renewed sectarian violence as government fails to deliver inclusivity
A recent surge in violence against Syria’s Druze religious community has reportedly seen over 100 people killed since the ...
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Syria on the brink of a civil war of epic proportions, warns Marco Rubio
Syria may be only weeks away from "collapse and a full-scale civil war of epic proportions", US Secretary of State Marco ...
Armed group attacks Russian base in Syria, say monitor, witness
Around 2,500 people are sheltering at Hmeimim air base, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitor. Read ...
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Historic shifts offer Syria a path forward
Speaking to the Security Council from the capital Damascus on Wednesday, UN Special Envoy for Syria Geir Pedersen called the ...
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".
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Christians in historic town in Syria reflect on new moment in the country
Last December, after more than a decade of fighting, forces opposing President Bashar al-Assad ousted him from power. Some ...
In Syria, a Shiite shrine and community navigate a changed landscape
During Syria’s civil war, protecting the revered Sayyida Zeinab shrine was a rallying cry for some Shiite fighters and groups from beyond the country’s borders backing then-President Bashar Assad ...
Trump’s Syria Reset
When President Donald Trump announced the lifting of US sanctions on Syria during his trip to the Middle East this week, it ...