Syria’s economic pains far from over despite Assad’s ouster
Economy has been battered by corruption and 13 years of civil war. Coupled with international sanctions and mismanagement, ...
Syrian Civil War: What led to the fall of the regime
In the words of Axios ‘ news director, the Syrian Civil War “changed everything,” leading to the climax of the Global War on ...
For Generations, Russia Was Syria’s Main Arms Supplier, That May Be Over
It already appears evident that the days of Russia serving as its leading arms supplier have come to an ignominious end.
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From Aleppo to Damascus: Scenes of a post-Assad Syria
Less than a week after the fall of Bashar al-Assad's regime, FRANCE 24’s Wassim Nasr travelled to Syria to interview ... deployed to Aleppo and Damascus. The city had been almost emptied ...
On the road to Damascus: My trip through a ‘liberated’ Syria
You can’t extinguish fire with fire. You can’t address a mistake with another mistake. You have to correct the situation in ...
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They won the war. Can Syria's new leaders rebuild the country?
Officials in Syria's caretaker government were left with a state in ruins. Some fear they aren't moving fast enough to fix it ...
In the New Syria, Religious Minorities Swing Between Hope and Fear
Syria’s Islamist leaders pledged to respect religious freedom despite their radical past. Many Christians and Shiites are ...
The last Jews of Damascus: A journey through memory and ruins
Inside Syria's ancient capital, a lone Jewish guardian watches over abandoned properties while Islamist rulers patrol the ...
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Syrian Druze fight for rights of all minorities in post-Assad Syria
In Sweida, a stronghold of the Druze community in southern Syria, the community fights to ensure the new regime acknowledges ...
On the ground in Palmyra, where a Syrian archaeological gem hopes for a revival
PALMYRA, Syria — Abdurahman Abu Hamza, a farmer from the Syrian city of Deir Ezzour, last visited the ancient ruins of ...
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What Syria’s secret police saw as the regime crumbled
Days after rebels routed the Syrian army from a major city in the north, a five-page report landed on the desk of military-intelligence officers in Damascus ... The 37-year-old soldier waited ...