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Syria’s Surge in Violence Does Not Signal a New Civil War—for Now
A spate of attacks involving loyalists to former ruler President Bashar al-Assad has spurred concerns of a return to ...
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Celebrate Ramadan in Zaatari, the world’s largest Syrian refugee camp
Karen Fisher, field researcher with the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, shares stories of Ramadan at Zaatari — the world's ...
The last good days in Syria before a new nightmare began
When I interviewed Patriarch Ignatius Aphrem II of the Syriac Orthodox Church in Damascus on Feb. 27, neither one of us knew ...
How do Syria’s Islamists view culture? Unlike Taliban, they see art as ‘part of humanity’
When new rulers with jihadi roots took power in Damascus, artists, singers and dancers held their breath. They can relax, the ...
Syrian Forces Deployed in Majority-Druse Town After Clash
An uneasy calm prevailed in the town on the outskirts of Damascus on Sunday, two days after a gunfight between local men and ...
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Alawite massacres in Syria: Police block protest outside Syrian consulate in İstanbul
The recent attacks on Alawites and other minorities in Syria sparked concerns among Turkey's Alawite community.
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Syrian unity is our priority: Druze leader
The Syrian Druze Sheikh in Suweyda said that there are no desire for separation, emphasizing that "the members of this community are completely Syrian and what they seek is to preserve their ...
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Intensifying violence tests new Syrian government
In Syria, fighting is intensifying as clashes between Syrian security forces and gunmen loyal to former President Bashar Assad have left hundreds of people dead.