Syria’s Alawite Minority, Favored by the Assads, Looks Nervously to the Future
Amid an outcry for justice and accountability and threats online, a once-dominant group is feeling deep anxiety after the ...
At least 14 security personnel killed in ‘ambush’ by former Assad forces, new Syrian authorities say
At least 14 law enforcement personnel were killed in western Syria overnight in an “ambush” by the former forces of deposed ...
Russian presence in Syria remains. But it’s unclear for how long
Russia’s scorched-earth intervention on behalf of former Syrian President Bashar Assad once turned the tide of the Syrian ...
With S-400s Out, Russia’s Days Of Controlling Syria’s Airspace Are Over
The transfer marks the end of an era when Russia played an arguably oversized role in determining which countries could ...
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Russian military has begun large-scale withdrawal from Syria, US and Western officials say
Russia has begun withdrawing a large amount of military equipment and troops from Syria following the ouster of former Syrian ...
Falcon drones, rockets and night-vision snipers: How Syria’s rebels planned for years to oust Assad
Bel Trew speaks to commanders of the Islamist Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) – who led the charge to topple Bashar al-Assad – ...
Hoping for religious harmony, Christians in a Syrian town attend Mass
In Syria's northwestern port town of Latakia, Christian worshippers attending Mass on Sunday at St. George Greek Orthodox ...
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Syrian Turkmens hold first Friday prayers in Latakia after regime’s fall
Turkmens in Syria's western province of Latakia gathered for their first Friday prayers following the collapse of the 61-year ...
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Syria’s rebel leaders face critical decisions as they chart new path for the country
For the first time since he fled the country he ruled with an iron fist and a willingness to kill his own people to hold power, Bashar al-Assad was heard from. In a statement from exile in Moscow, ...
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 ...
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In Syria's Alawite area, joy at Assad fall but fear of Islamism
In the Assad clan's former heartland of Latakia, many in the toppled president's Alawite minority are relieved that his ...
"There's no reason for Russian troop presence in Syria" - Syria's new transitional government
Syria’s new transitional government says there is no place for Russian presence in Syria a week after the country’s long-time ...