U.S. shared secret intelligence with Syria’s new leaders
Sham, which overthrew the Assad regime last month, reflects rising U.S. alarm that ISIS could mount a resurgence.
UN refugee chief calls for more help for Syria as refugees begin to return en masse
The United Nations refugee chief says some 200,000 refugees have returned to Syria from neighboring countries since the government of Bashar Assad was overthrown last month ...
Syria's economic pains far from over despite Assad's ouster
Samir al-Baghdad grabbed his pickax and walked up a wobbly set of stairs made of cinderblocks and rubble. He is rebuilding ...
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Will Damascus-SDF negotiations lead to agreement or escalation?
It is becoming apparent that negotiations between the new leadership in Damascus and the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) face ...
American journalist Austin Tice's mother, in Damascus, hopes to find missing son
The mother of American journalist Austin Tice, who was taken captive during a reporting trip to Syria in August 2012, arrived ...
Austin Tice's mother travels to Syria to search for missing son
Hostage aid group searches Syrian prisons and other locations for the journalist and former US Marine, who has been missing since 2012 ...
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Missing US journalist's mother says new Syria leaders 'determined' to find son
The mother of US journalist Austin Tice, who went missing in Syria in 2012, said on Monday in Damascus that the war-torn ...
Syria's new leaders turn to Islamic law in effort to rebuild Assad's police
Syria's new authorities are using Islamic teachings to train a fledgling police force, a move officers say aims to instil a ...
Saudi FM In Syria For First Visit Since Assad's Ouster
Saudi Arabia's top diplomat said Friday the kingdom was seeking to help Syria's new authorities secure the lifting of ...
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Mother of US journalist missing in Syria urges Trump to help reveal her son's fate
Austin Tice, a freelance journalist for outlets including McClatchy, CBS, and The Washington Post, disappeared in Syria on ...
Austin Tice’s mother returns to Syria, says Trump officials ‘have already reached out’
The mother of U.S. journalist Austin Tice says she has been in contact with incoming Trump administration officials about ...
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Syria's new leaders turn to Islamic law in effort to rebuild Assad's police
DAMASCUS - Syria's new authorities are using Islamic ... a senior fellow at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy. Women were detained for travelling without a male family member or ...