Assad-era conspiracy to hide thousands of dead turned Syria’s remote desert into a mass grave

For two years, Syria’s Assad government secretly trucked thousands of bodies from an exposed mass grave to the desert, trying ...

How Syria Can Forge a Lasting Peace

Deadly clashes this week in the Kurdish-led northeast are a warning of just how fast Syria could slide back into war, writes ...
Yahoo

Syria’s new diplomacy drive: Sharaa courts Arab states, China, and Russia

Syria’s new president, Ahmed al-Shara’a, is stepping up diplomacy, seeking stronger ties with Arab states, China, Russia, and the West while gaining Arab League backing. Syria is increasing its ...

Abandoned Mansions and Facebook Photos: Reporting on the Top Officials Who Fled Syria

New York Times reporters compiled a wide array of clues to uncover what happened to Bashar al-Assad’s key enforcers after the ...
UNHCR

Poor conditions in Iraq drive returned refugees back to Syria

DAMASCUS, Syria, December 21 (UNHCR) - Omar Salman's* Syrian visa expired two weeks ago. A refugee from neighbouring Iraq, he believes his family's residency permits will not be renewed but says that ...