Can Syria avoid becoming another Libya or Iraq? A week after Assad’s fall, here are 3 possible futures
The country is deeply divided along religious and ethnic lines, which makes continuing violence one likely scenario.
Syria’s New Leader Calls on Countries to Drop Terror Designation and Lift Sanctions
Ahmed al-Shara stressed diplomacy in an interview but criticized Israel’s advance into Syrian territory. A statement said to ...
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Mother of Marine veteran missing in Syria waiting with ‘joy and anticipation’ for son to be found
The family of Marine Corps veteran and journalist Austin Tice, who went missing in Syria more than 12 years ago, continue to ...
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Syria’s new rulers must not repeat the past mistakes of Lebanon and Iraq
On one hand, they are voicing their commitment to preserving Syria’s state institutions, and respecting the diversity of its ...
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A Christmas miracle in Syria
(RNS) — At a time when most of the international news is full of gloom and doom, the fall of the Assad regime in Syria is a ...
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Iraq considers Syria intervention as rebels advance
Iraq weighs intervention amid Sunni rebel push in Syria Baghdad distrusts rebels' claims of no ambitions in Iraq Iraqi ...
Images Suggest Russia Is Packing Up Equipment in Syria
Satellite images reveal military movements that could be a possible prelude to Moscow’s withdrawal. An American found in ...
Trump once stopped Erdogan attacks on US-backed Kurds in Syria, and has opportunity to do it again: Jack Keane
As the conflict expands between pro-Turkey Islamist forces and the pro-American Kurdish forces, there are growing efforts to ...