Syria’s Druze seek a place in a changing nation, navigating pressures from the government and Israel
Members of the small religious sect find themselves caught between two forces that many of them distrust: the new, ...
Hundreds reported killed in sectarian violence in Syria’s Alawite heartland
The killings occurred in the heartland of Syria’s Alawite minority, escalating after a nascent insurgency formed against the ...
Syria’s neighboring foreign ministers call for lifting sanctions and reconciliation
Syria’s top diplomat and his counterparts from neighboring countries Sunday called for the lifting of Western-led sanctions ...
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America Can Best Help Syria by Getting Out
Among the uncertainties facing Syria is the future of U.S. involvement in the country. Since 2014, Washington has backed a de ...
American Jews who fled Syria ask White House to lift sanctions so they can rebuild in Damascus
American Jews who fled their Syrian homeland decades ago went to the White House this week to appeal to the Trump ...
Syria’s worst violence in months reopens wounds of the civil war
An ambush on a Syrian security patrol by gunmen loyal to ousted leader Bashar Assad escalated into clashes that a war monitor ...
What We Know About the Unrest in Syria
Scores have been killed in fierce clashes between government forces and gunmen loyal to the Assad regime, in a serious ...
US and EU offer opposing statements on Alawite and Christian pogroms in Syria
The recent killings of Alawite and Christian civilians by the new Syrian government have been condemned by the U.S., while the EU offered a different response.
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Washington coalesces around cautious sanctions relief for new Syrian government
Lawmakers from both parties and policy experts agreed that sanctions should be slowly lifted in exchange for Syrian action on ...
Hundreds killed in Syria as violence threatens new regime’s hopes to ease tensions with US
The new Syrian government has yet to firmly establish a safe foothold in the country and faces threats from Assad sympathizers who supported his decades-long rule.
Exclusive-Israel Lobbies US to Keep Russian Bases in a 'Weak' Syria, Sources Say
The lobbying points to a concerted Israeli campaign to influence U.S. policy at a critical juncture for Syria, as the ...