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Southern Syria exploded into the worst violence of post-Assad era. What that means for the region's future

Seven months of relative calm in Syria came to a bloody end last week, when what began as local skirmishes escalated into the ...

Syrian Sectarian Strife Jeopardizes Post-Assad Transition

Assad’s fall, deadly sectarian clashes in southwestern Syria have exposed one of the biggest challenges to the country’s ...

Understanding the violence against Alawites and Druze in Syria after Assad

A scholar of religious minorities and the Middle East explains the historical persecution and marginalization of the Alawite ...
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Syria says meeting with Israeli officials sought to 'contain escalation'

A Syrian diplomatic source said Saturday (July 26) that a US-mediated meeting with Israeli officials in Paris sought to ...

A Syrian American returned to Syria to aid his ailing father. He was executed in sectarian violence

Hosam Saraya, who had returned to Syria to aid his ill father, was executed along with other members of his family. Their ...
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France’s top court annuls arrest warrant against Syria’s al-Assad

Court cancels arrest warrant against Syria’s ex-president over deadly 2013 chemical attacks issued before his removal.

France's Highest Court Rules Arrest Warrant for Ex-Syrian Leader Assad Is Invalid

PARIS (Reuters) -France's Cour de Cassation, the country's highest court, ruled on Friday that a warrant issued for former ...

In Syria’s Sweida, the stench of death still lingers days after sectarian bloodshed

In the aftermath of intense sectarian fighting, the eerily silent streets of Syria's southern province of Sweida are filled ...