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With only six Jews left in Syria, émigrés now have a chance to return
Thousands of Syria’s Jews left in recent decades. But after Assad’s ouster and easing of sanctions, they can now reconnect ...
IS reawakens in the shadows
MIDDLE Eastern leaders and their Western allies have long warned that Islamic State (IS) could exploit the fall of the Assad ...
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 ...
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 ...
Mountains of rubble in Aleppo threaten public health and recovery
After 14 years of civil war in Syria, and a devastating earthquake, mountains of rubble clog the streets of Aleppo, hindering ...
The mass killings of Alawites and how Syrian government forces and factions are linked to the bloodshed
A pro-Assad uprising in early March in Syria’s coastal regions was the first test of the tenuous unity. A few hours into the insurgency, the new government called for reinforcements to defeat the ...