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Half Syria's population was forced to move during the civil war. How many will return home now? And what will they find?
As transitional justice remains out of reach, hundreds of extrajudicial killings—predominantly of Alawites—have taken place in central Syria since the start of the year, with state security forces accused of involvement in some cases.
President Donald Trump announced Tuesday that he plans to lift sanctions on Syria following last year’s fall of the Assad regime, saying the move will “give them a chance at greatness.”
The Syrian civil war has internally displaced 7.2 million people since 2011 while forcing 6.4 million Syrians to flee abroad as refugees. Third-year student Raed Alobeid was born in Homs, Syria and lived there until 2012. Alobeid’s family fled Syria in ...
ALBAWABA-At least 16 members of the Syrian security forces were killed in armed attacks targeting checkpoints in the town of Ashrafieh Sahnaya, southwes
Iran dreamed up a U.S.-style Marshall Plan to rebuild Syria after the civil war. It invested billions to build influence there. Documents from its looted embassy in Damascus reviewed by Reuters show how that plan went spectacularly wrong with the ouster of Bashar al-Assad.
After the overthrow of the Assad regime, Syria’s journey to national harmony may take a decade or more — even once the government has rid itself of its jihadist associates and all groups can trust it to guarantee their security.
Russian Ambassador to Turkey Alexei Yerkhov stated on Tuesday that "Syria's unity is at risk" and emphasized that Moscow is prepared to contribute to efforts aimed at stabilizing the country.
After 13 years of civil war, what awaits Syrians returning to their homes?