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The Middle East After the Fall of Assad
Since the beginning of the Syrian civil war in 2011, the nation has become a battleground for competing hegemons. The United ...
Dealing with Assad’s toxic legacy, one secret chemical lab at a time
People in the Jaramana suburb of Damascus always thought something strange was happening at the nearby state security facility. Walled off and heavily guarded, the government compound was off limits ...
Has Assad Been Poisoned in Russia? What We Know
A Russian Telegram channel has claimed that Bashar al Assad may have been poisoned, sparking online speculation about the ...
Fears Grow of Islamic State’s Re-Emergence in Syria
Islamic State militants were already resurgent last year in parts of Syria and Iraq. Then in December, the Assad regime ...
Why Even a Jihadist Syria Is Better Than Assad | Opinion
Yet the world hesitates to rejoice. Why? Because the dominant rebel faction in post-Assad Syria is Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) ...
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Syria Faces Its Past and Its Future
Images taken just after the precipitous end of the civil war reveal a secret legacy that is just becoming visible.
Now Syria’s long-ruling Baath party is collapsing, too
The party that for decades ruled as part of the Assad dynasty is now being blamed for damaging relations with other Arab ...
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Syria official's comments on women spark uproar
Aisha al-Dibs sparked backlash after calling on women to 'not go beyond the priorities of their God-given nature'.
Syria's de facto leader says it could take up to 4 years to hold elections
Syria’s de facto leader has said it could take up to four years to hold elections in Syria, and that he plans on dissolving ...