In Aleppo, Rebels Give a Sense of What May Come in Syria
Rebel fighters who took control of Aleppo about two weeks ago have promised security and continuity. Prices have skyrocketed, ...
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Syria's de facto authorities get to work returning services to Aleppo
Since rebels took Aleppo more than a week ago, its new de facto authorities have been getting on with running Syria's second ...
In Aleppo, Residents Cheer and Refugees Return to a Jubilant but Ravaged City
Though excitement and frenzy were on full display in some parts of Aleppo, the city is still gripped by uncertainty after the sudden end of a 13-year civil war.
Demoralised and abandoned by allies: why Assad’s army failed to fight in Syria
Twenty-three-year-old Syrian military conscript Farhan al-Khouli was badly paid and demoralized. For years, the Islamist ...
How Assad's army collapsed in Syria: demoralised conscripts, absent allies
Twenty-three-year-old Syrian military conscript Farhan al-Khouli was badly paid and demoralized. His army outpost in ...
Christians in Syria are holding their breath
With the Islamic group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) now in control, Syria — especially its minorities — lives in paranoia. The ...
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'Free again': Hope rises from war-scarred streets of Syria's Aleppo
In one of the few open shops on a main street in downtown Aleppo, Syrian shopkeeper Ramadan Dali wields his feather duster ...
Christians in Aleppo fear for their future after Islamist takeover
Qaeda, have sought to soften their image in recent years, many worry they will revert to their repressive roots.
The swift fall of Syria’s Assad brings moments inconceivable under his iron rule
It took barely 10 days for Syria’s insurgents to march from their stronghold in the northwest into Damascus and bring an end ...
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Northeast Syria: Displacement Worsens Aid Crisis
Tens of thousands of civilians seeking safety in Kurdish-controlled northeastern Syria are facing dire conditions due to the ...
Assad is gone. What’s next for Syria?
The rapid fall of Syria’s autocratic ruler, Bashar al-Assad, this past weekend was one of the most consequential developments ...
The Assad regime ruled Syria for 50 years. Here’s how it fell in less than two weeks
After less than two weeks of fighting across Syria’s northwest, rebel groups swiftly seized control of the capital. Their ...