Why Even a Jihadist Syria Is Better Than Assad | Opinion
Yet the world hesitates to rejoice. Why? Because the dominant rebel faction in post-Assad Syria is Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) ...
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Rebuilding Syria: Latakia port workers aim to restore the port's former glory
Syria's Latakia port sees renewed activity post-Assad. Workers blame his neglect as the new gov't tackles rebuilding ...
Russia’s fight for Syria isn’t over
The Khmeimim airbase in Latakia has been a lifeline for Russia’s expanding influence in Africa, from Libya to several ...
Syria eyes 'strategic' ties with Ukraine, Kyiv vows more food aid shipments
Israeli forces detained more than 240 Palestinians including dozens of medical staff from a north Gaza hospital they raided ...
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 ...
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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Syria's new forces intensify military operations in former Assad strongholds, Latakia and Tartous
Syria's new forces intensify operations in Latakia and Tartous, former strongholds of the Assad regime. Posted: 29 December ...
They Fought for Assad in Syria. Now They’re Handing in Their Guns.
Across Syria, soldiers tied to the former Assad regime are surrendering their weapons to the interim government. The New York Times spoke to some of these men in Latakia, as they face a new and ...
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Fall of Assad’s regime disrupts Russian army recruitment in Syria
The collapse of the Bashar al-Assad regime in Syria following a lightning rebel offensive in November has shaken Assad-ally ...
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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Syria’s new leaders struggle to contain revenge killings after Assad
Across Syria, the country’s rebel leaders are struggling to contain revenge attacks, as vigilantes seize on the chaos of the moment to settle personal scores.