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As U.S. Warms Ties With Syria, What Does It Expect?
President Trump signed an executive order this week lifting most sanctions on Syria. Ahead of that action, U.S. officials ...
Syrian forces massacred 1,500 Alawites. The chain of command led to Damascus.
A Reuters investigation found 40 distinct sites of killings, looting and arson during three days of sectarian massacres ...
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What the Mar Elias Church Bombing Means for Syria’s Future
The June 22 attack on the Mar Elias Church in Damascus underscores the threat of extremism in Syria even after the fall of ...
Syria says the Islamic State group was behind the deadly attack on a Damascus church
Syria's Interior Ministry says the sleeper cell behind a deadly church explosion near Damascus belonged to the Islamic State ...
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Russia’s military presence in post-Assad Syria: A growing security liability undermining stability
Six months since the collapse of the Assad regime, the Russian military presence in Syria has remained entrenched in strategic locations such as the Hmeimim airbase and Tartous port on the coast, as ...
Syria's Christians ask 'Why us?' after suicide bombing at Damascus church
DAMASCUS (Reuters) -Syrian Christians were struggling on Monday to understand why their community was targeted in a suicide ...
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Churches in Syria resume liturgies amid heightened security and unease
Divine Liturgies were celebrated on Sunday, June 30, in Damascus, Syria — albeit with significantly lower attendance due to a ...
Can Syria’s new leadership be trusted? A closer look at President al-Sharaa
An Abraham Accords-style breakthrough will only be possible between Syria and Israel if one person—President Trump—brings Netanyahu and al-Sharaa together to seal the deal.