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Netanyahu tells Israeli troops to stay in area of Syria’s Mount Hermon until end of 2025, source says
Middle East
December 19, 2024
Netanyahu tells Israeli troops to stay in area of Syria’s Mount Hermon until end of 2025, source says
CNN — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has instructed the country’s military to remain in the area of Syria’s Mount…
The Assad regime has fallen. Why are foreign powers still targeting Syria?
Middle East
December 19, 2024
The Assad regime has fallen. Why are foreign powers still targeting Syria?
CNN — Syria’s Bashar al-Assad and his years-long regime have fallen, but the country remains a battleground for an array…
Freed prisoner who said he was a victim of the Assad regime was an intelligence officer, locals say
Middle East
December 18, 2024
Freed prisoner who said he was a victim of the Assad regime was an intelligence officer, locals say
CNN — A man who was filmed by CNN being released by rebels from a Damascus jail was a former…
Assad says he didn’t plan to flee Syria, according to presidency Telegram account
Middle East
December 17, 2024
Assad says he didn’t plan to flee Syria, according to presidency Telegram account
CNN — Ousted Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s departure from the country was unplanned, according to a statement posted Monday on…
Hundreds of thousands of bodies could be buried in Syrian mass graves, advocacy group says
Middle East
December 17, 2024
Hundreds of thousands of bodies could be buried in Syrian mass graves, advocacy group says
CNN — Syrians are starting to uncover mass graves across the country, shedding light on the magnitude of atrocities committed…
Facing terror designations and sanctions, Syria’s new rulers push for international legitimacy
Middle East
December 17, 2024
Facing terror designations and sanctions, Syria’s new rulers push for international legitimacy
CNN — Syria’s new regime, led by a group with former ties to al Qaeda, is on a mission to…
For the families of Syria’s disappeared, hope fades but the demand for justice grows
Middle East
December 16, 2024
For the families of Syria’s disappeared, hope fades but the demand for justice grows
CNN — More than a week after Bashar al-Assad fled Syria and his regime collapsed, hundreds of thousands of Syrians…
Memories of a visit to Syria
Opinion
December 15, 2024
Memories of a visit to Syria
Whenever dramatic and bloody events unfold in an Arab nation, a corresponding chain of personal memories associated with that country…
Video points to Assad regime’s involvement in large-scale trafficking of illicit drugs
Middle East
December 15, 2024
Video points to Assad regime’s involvement in large-scale trafficking of illicit drugs
CNN — A social media video surfaced Wednesday allegedly showing a warehouse in Syria stacked with captagon, an illicit drug…
Can Syria’s Islamist rebels govern the country? Their rule in Idlib offers clues
Middle East
December 14, 2024
Can Syria’s Islamist rebels govern the country? Their rule in Idlib offers clues
CNN — When Syria’s rebel-appointed prime minister sat down with officials from the ousted Assad regime for the first time…