Syria's Civil War Takes Another Deadly, Dramatic Turn
"To be honest, the Alawites clearly ask for international protection," a former Syrian diplomat told Newsweek.
The Nation23d
What’s Next for Syrian Refugees?
Yet many of his memories of Syria before the civil war are remarkably sweet ... I’ve told Hasan’s story in Map of Hope and Sorrow: Stories of Refugees Trapped in Greece, the book I wrote ...
The Economist11d
Israel’s army adopts a high-stakes new strategy: more terrain
THE SECOND stage of the ceasefire in Gaza, whereby Israel and Hamas were to officially end the war there ... with Lebanon and Syria, and in the West Bank (see map). Map: The Economist The move ...
Council on Foreign Relations1d
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 ...
Syria’s worst violence in months reopens wounds of the country’s 13-year civil war
The attack Thursday near the port city of Latakia reopened the wounds of the country’s 13-year civil war and sparked the ...
The New York Times2d
Syria Violence Marked by Sectarian and Revenge Killings, War Monitor Says
But thousands of Islamist fighters poured into Syria during the civil war, some establishing armed groups of their own opposed to the Assad dictatorship. Though the number has declined in recent ...
ABC News5d
Syria's worst violence in months reopens wounds of the civil war
The attack Thursday near the port city of Latakia reopened the wounds of the country’s 13-year civil war and sparked the worst violence Syria has seen since December, when insurgents led by the ...