Islamic State members held for years in a Syria prison say they know nothing of the world
A prison in Syria holds about 4,500 members of the Islamic State group who have been there for years without trial ...
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Killings in rural Homs mar efforts to instil security in post-Assad Syria
Western rural Homs is a land of breezeblock buildings, green fields and drystone walls. The sky hangs grey over the landscape, as booms from artillery fire mingle with the bleating of sheep. Pick-up ...
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In Syria, a Bittersweet Return to a Damascus Suburb
I had resigned myself to the idea that I’d never see my family or my city again.” In Syria, a Bittersweet Return to a ...
In Aleppo’s Ruins, Vigilantes Help Syria’s New Rulers Keep the Peace
The Islamist former insurgents now in charge need to build popular support and demonstrate rule of law. And they’re finding ...
Russia, Seeking to Salvage Military Bases, Goes Hat in Hand to Syria
The arrival of the first top Russian diplomat in Damascus since Bashar al-Assad’s fall kicks off negotiations over the fate ...
Syria’s Islamist Rulers Overhaul Economy With Firings, Privatization of State Firms
DAMASCUS (Reuters) - Syria's new Islamist leaders are undertaking a radical overhaul of the country's broken economy, ...
Qatar's Emir visits Syria, first head of state to visit Damascus since Assad's fall
Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani visited Damascus on Thursday and met newly declared transitional President Ahmed ...
A new Syrian government struggles to reset its corrupt, besieged economy
With Syria's corruption-ridden economy in shambles after the overthrow of Bashar Assad, the caretaker government’s priority ...