Syrians mark 14th anniversary of civil war uprising by celebrating the ouster of Bashar Assad
Thousands of Syrians have poured into the streets and public squares to mark 14 years since the country’s civil war began, ...
In Netanyahu’s new Middle East, Syria could become Israel’s biggest strategic gain
Just hours after Islamist rebels ousted longtime Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad in December, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stood at edge of the occupied Golan Heights and looked out over ...
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Violent clashes between Syria's government, Assad loyalists left hundreds dead. Here's what to know
But many Alawites said that they suffered like other Syrians under the rule of Assad and his father, Hafez al-Assad. Eyewitness reports and videos from the coastal region showed houses in ...
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What happens when leaders have loyalists in charge of men with guns: Lessons for the US from Nicaragua, Syria and other authoritarian countries
Take the example of Syria, where President Hafez Assad came to power after a successful military coup in 1971. The country had experienced more than a dozen coup attempts since 1946. The biggest ...
Syria’s government signs a breakthrough deal with Kurdish-led authorities in the northeast
Syria’s interim government has announced the end of a days-long military operation against insurgents loyal to ousted ...
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Is the pro-Assad insurgency a threat to the new Syria?
Syria's interim leader has vowed to hunt down those responsible for violent clashes between government forces and supporters of deposed former leader Bashar al-Assad, which, he said, risk tipping ...
A Syrian man barely escaped a wave of sectarian killings. His brothers did not
This past weekend’s sectarian violence was possibly among the bloodiest 72 hours in the modern history of Syria after 14 ...
Middle East latest: Hamas says it will free a US-Israeli hostage to keep ceasefire talks rolling
Hamas says it has accepted a proposal from mediators to release one living American-Israeli hostage and the bodies of four dual-nationals who had died in captivity.
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Syria flashes signs of peril and promise in a week of violence and diplomacy
BEIRUT (AP) — After Syria’s longtime autocratic ruler was toppled late last year, the man who led rebel groups to victory immediately faced a new challenge: unifying the country after more ...
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Syrian defence ministry says operation against Assad loyalists is over
DUBAI - A Syrian military operation against loyalists of ousted former President Bashar al-Assad has been completed, the defence ministry said on Monday. Clashes between Assad loyalists and the ...