Aleppo residents reflect on former President Assad's destructive regime
Syrian and Russian forces battled to bring Syria's second city of Aleppo under Assad's full control for years, unleashing ...
Syrian liberation cause for celebration in El Cajon
Local immigrants and refugees hopeful for homeland’s future, with some planning a return soon to reunite with family members ...
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Syria's Aleppo set for revival despite war scars to its heritage
The historic Baron Hotel in Syria's Aleppo is dilapidated and damaged by years of war but still standing and ready for a ...
How Syria’s rebels overcame years of a bloody stalemate to topple Assad
The Syrian regime’s collapse came more quickly than the rebels had dreamed — the circumstances were both serendipitous and ...
In Aleppo, Rebels Give a Sense of What May Come in Syria
Rebel fighters who took control of Aleppo about two weeks ago have promised security and continuity. Prices have skyrocketed, ...
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Syrian minorities flee to Lebanese border in fear of retribution from rebels
Syria border for four nights in the dry, bone-chilling mid-December winter, hoping to find a way into Lebanon. The ...
War destroyed and divided Aleppo. Can Assad’s fall unite the city?
The battle for Aleppo fractured the city along social and economic lines. Whether people here can live together again will ...
The Militants Who Took Over Syria Told Me They Captured Austin Tice
We should ask the militants who toppled Bashar al-Assad in Syria what became of missing U.S. reporter Austin Tice and why ...
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The Path to a Better Syria
After public protests and then rebellion erupted in Syria in 2011, Assad’s regime clung to power through systemic torture and ...
Christians in Syria mark country’s transformation with tears as UN envoy urges an end to sanctions
In churches across long-stifled Syria, Christians have marked the first Sunday services since Bashar Assad’s ouster in an air ...
A Visual Guide to Syria’s Long Struggle for Freedom
The Middle Eastern country had been ruled by outside powers and dictators for centuries before its revolution was realized.