Syria's Four Wars Explained 14 Years On
Fourteen years after Syria's civil war began, the nation's new Islamist government faces sectarian conflict on four fronts.
Syria flashes signs of peril and promise in a week of violence and diplomacy
After Syria’s longtime autocratic ruler was toppled late last year, the man who led rebel groups to victory immediately faced ...
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 ...
Investigating massacres in Syria: A step towards justice or a way to avoid sanctions?
Sharaa’s government following massacres over the weekend, Syrian authorities announce the formation of a national ...
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.
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The Arab Conquests: Legends and Historical Reality
In Greater Syria, ancient Aramean kingdoms once dominated the region, and their language had become the international diplomatic lingua franca. Under the Assyrians, Babylonians, Persians ...
Kurdish Fighters Called a Truce, but Turkey Kept Up Lethal Strikes
Turkey is still bombing armed Kurdish insurgents in Iraq and Syria, even after their leader urged them to lay down their arms ...
While Calm Reigns in Damascus, Battles in Syria’s Northeast Rage On
The conflict poses a challenge for the new interim president as he tries to unify Syria and extend his authority over the ...
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Hundreds of civilians have been killed in Syria. Here's what we know.
Hundreds of civilians have been killed in Syria in the last 48 hours, the deadliest eruption of violence since the fall of the Assad regime in December. The U.K.-based Syrian Observatory for Human ...