He risked everything to stand up to Assad, but he never got to see the regime fall
Nobody had heard from Syrian activist Mazen al-Hamada after he was detained in Damascus in 2020. On Tuesday, his family ...
Syria's secret services tactics echo Nazis, Stasi methods
As more is revealed about the notorious Saydnaya Prison, it appears the tactics of the former Assad dictatorship were shaped by Nazi war criminals who fled abroad after World War II, as well as the ...
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The Newark ark and its mysterious creator are revived at Philly’s Theatre Exile
The enigmatic story of Kea Tawana and her visionary, defiant ark is the basis of a poetic theater piece at Theatre Exile.
Ten Years Later, a Political Exile Returns to a Syria in Transition
Sawsan Abou Zainedin left Syria during a civil war, while Bashar al-Assad was in power. Now, with rebel militants in control, Ms. Abou Zainedin is working on the country’s delicate political ...
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Israel Carries Out Heavy Strikes on Syria’s Coast, Monitor Says
Overnight strikes targeted former army positions, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a war monitor. Israel has said it aims to keep military equipment away from extremists.
Syria under Assad: Torment and torture
Now that former President Bashar al-Assad has fled, Syria is looking toward its future. But before the country can plan for ...
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Israeli strikes destroy Syria's weapons of war as ousted Assad laments country's fall into "hands of terrorism"
The Israeli military has pounded Syrian military infrastructure relentlessly since Assad fled to Russia earlier this month — forced out by a shock rebel offensive after a decade of civil war ...
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Syrian rebel leader says rebel factions will be dissolved
Russia’s large military footprint in Syria was significantly expanded after its intervention in the country’s civil war in support of the Kremlin-backed president, Bashar al-Assad. However ...
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Russian presence in Syria remains. But it's unclear for how long
Russia’s intervention on behalf of former Syrian leader Bashar Assad once turned the tide of Syria's civil war HMEIMIM, Syria -- A convoy of Russian military vehicles rolled down the highway ...
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Syria War Monitor Says Israel Struck Military Targets On Syrian Coast
A Syria war monitor said early Monday that Israeli strikes had targeted military sites in Syria's coastal Tartus region, calling them "the heaviest strikes" in the area in more than a decade.
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Syria war monitor says heavy Israeli strikes hit coastal region
Israeli strikes targeted military sites in Syria's coastal Tartus region overnight, a war monitor said Monday, calling them "the heaviest strikes" there in years. "Israeli warplanes launched ...
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Syria War Monitor Reports Israeli Strikes On Military Sites
A Syria war monitor said Israel launched strikes early Saturday targeting military sites in Damascus and its countryside, in the latest such raids since rebels brought down Bashar al-Assad almost ...