As Syria ponders a democratic future: 5 lessons from the Arab Spring
While it’s unclear what exact political path Syria will take, the dilemmas the country faces are similar to the experiences ...
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Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS)
In May 2018, the group was added to the State Department’s existing designation of its predecessor, the al-Qaeda affiliate Jabhat al-Nusra, as a Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO). Today, HTS can be ...
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Southern rebels loom large as Syria’s new rulers try to form a national army
As insurgents raced across Syria in a surprise offensive launched in the country’s northwest late last year, officials from ...
Syria’s economic pains far from over despite Assad’s ouster
Economy has been battered by corruption and 13 years of civil war. Coupled with international sanctions and mismanagement, ...
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Syria’s Alawites, tainted by Assad, fear vigilante violence
In the mountains east of Syria’s Mediterranean coast, armed patrols root out Assad loyalists, masked gunmen monitor checkpoints and residents fret every strange face could be an informer. “See those ...
Chilling images show fighters wearing ISIS symbols returning to the Middle East
EXCLUSIVE Armed men have been wearing emblems used by ISIS and there are reports of beheadings and executions of civilians.
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Syria’s Future Depends On The Kurds
The new Syrian regime can only be trusted if it concedes meaningful decentralization to the country’s minority groups.
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Syrian Christians want freedoms protected
As Syria begins recovering from 50 years of autocratic rule by the Assad family, an international envoy says Christians and ...
Syrian Christians want their identity and freedoms protected in any new constitution, envoy says
As Syria begins recovering from 50 years of autocratic rule by the Assad family, an international envoy says Christians and ...