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 ...
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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 ...
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 ...
Russian presence in Syria remains. But it’s unclear for how long
Russia’s scorched-earth intervention on behalf of former Syrian President Bashar Assad once turned the tide of the Syrian ...
Falcon drones, rockets and night-vision snipers: How Syria’s rebels planned for years to oust Assad
Locally made weaponry, including night-vision equipment, rocket systems, drones and armoured vehicles, was pivotal in the ...
Assad loyalists kill 14 in clash with Syria's new ruling forces - authorities
Syria's new rebel-led authorities say supporters of ousted President Bashar al-Assad have killed 14 interior ministry troops ...
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Russian military has begun large-scale withdrawal from Syria, US and Western officials say
Russia has begun withdrawing a large amount of military equipment and troops from Syria following the ouster of former Syrian ...
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 ...
Syria's ports working normally as Ukraine looks to supply staple foods
Syria's main ports are working normally after days of disruptions, maritime officials said on Monday, and Ukraine said it was ...
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In Syria's Alawite area, joy at Assad fall but fear of Islamism
In the Assad clan's former heartland of Latakia, many in the toppled president's Alawite minority are relieved that his ...
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Syria’s rebel leaders face critical decisions as they chart new path for the country
For the first time since he fled the country he ruled with an iron fist and a willingness to kill his own people to hold power, Bashar al-Assad was heard from. In a statement from exile in Moscow, ...
"There's no reason for Russian troop presence in Syria" - Syria's new transitional government
Syria’s new transitional government says there is no place for Russian presence in Syria a week after the country’s long-time ...