A tour through northeastern Syria in a moment of uncertainty
The sudden collapse of the Syrian government and President Bashar Assad’s flight to Russia in December marked a dramatic ...
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A short history of Syria, in maps
Our seven maps below illustrate how Syria became a country and the forces that have made it so unstable.
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Syria's political road map backs new president amid reforms
This more detailed road map for Syria's future followed a day after al-Sharaa's first speech at the "Conference for Announcing the Victory of the Syrian Revolution." After he was officially ...
E.U. to Cautiously Pare Back Sanctions on Syria
European foreign ministers agreed on a “road map” to lift financial restrictions, but the change will happen in stages.
In Syria, the fighting is over, but a resource-rich region is left in limbo
Zour, which remains divided between Syria's new government and a Kurdish-backed militia, is a hostage to competing ambitions.
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Syrian government forces enter Afrin, signaling a change in control
By entering Afrin, the new Syrian government continues asserting its control over parts of the country. This development follows a January 29 meeting in Damascus in which a number of armed groups ...