A Syrian family recounts the horrors of the 2013 chemical attack near Damascus
A Syrian family that survived a 2013 sarin gas attack that killed hundreds of people near the country’s capital, Damascus, says the ordeal they experienced haunts them to this day. Sarin, an extremely toxic nerve agent,
US concedes it has double the number of troops in Syria as Biden sends officials to Damascus
The Pentagon announced the US currently has “approximately 2,000” troops in Syria, more than double the previously disclosed number of 900, a Defense Department spokesperson said at a press briefing on Thursday.
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Syria: Mass Grave in Damascus Should be Protected, Investigated
The state of a mass grave in Damascus and statements by people living in the surrounding area suggest that the area is a mass crime scene and may have been the site of other summary executions
The road back to Damascus: Syria’s new rulers face challenges in de-weaponizing supply chains
Since 2011, the weaponization of regional and global supply chains through economic sanctions has devastated Syria’s economic and social activities.
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Burning Christmas Tree Images & Protests In Syria End Year On Sour Note
Christian worshippers stage a sit-in inside the Mariamite Church in Damascus early on December 24, 2024 ANWAR AMRO/AFP via Getty A tumultuous year for Syria ended on a sour note with protests ...
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Christians in Damascus celebrate Christmas amid hopes for new era in Syria
After the fall of Syria’s long-standing Baath regime, the country’s Christian community is embracing a new sense of hope as it prepares for Christmas in the capital Damascus. Many are ...
France returns flag to Damascus embassy as new Syria authorities build contacts with West
France raised its flag at its Damascus embassy on Tuesday for the first time in 12 years and European Union officials prepared to engage with the new Syrian leadership, a sign of the growing contacts after Bashar al-Assad was ousted as president.
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Syria – years of reporting, the road to Damascus and the fall of al-Assad
I didn’t believe I was back. December 8, 4am: We made our way from Beirut to the Masnaa border with Syria because reports were coming in that Damascus had fallen. When we reached the crossing ...
From Fighters to Policemen in a Post-Assad Damascus
As the rebels who ousted Syria’s longtime dictator, Bashar al-Assad, transition from insurgents to administrators, maintaining order in the streets of the capital has become a top priority.
For Syria’s Christians, Christmas is a time to grapple with hope and fear
Syria's minority Christians protest in Damascus after Christmas tree set afire
Syrian Christians attend Christmas mass for first time since fall of Assad
Syrian Christians attended Christmas Eve services on Tuesday for the first time since the overthrow of President Bashar al-Assad in early December, in an early test of the new Islamist rulers' pledges to protect the rights of the country's religious minorities.
Syria's Tangled Alliances and Rivalries: A Visual Guide
Assad, old alliances have crumbled, and global powers are figuring out their relationships with Syria’s new de facto leaders.
Sectarian violence in Syria has been less intense than feared since Assad’s ouster
The toppling of Bashar Assad has raised tentative hopes that Syrians might live peacefully and as equals after a half century of authoritarian rule.