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Post-Assad Syria Reeling In Waves Of Ethnic Violence
In July 2025, clashes between the Druze religious minority and Sunni Arabs backed by government-affiliated forces led to ...
Syrian commission of inquiry releases report on mass killings in Alawite regions
The identities of 1,426 victims of the massacres committed in March have been confirmed, and a 'provisional' list of 298 suspects has been drawn up. Yet NGOs fear that the absence of any charges ...
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Amid a violent week in Syria, a look at the stability of the new government
In Syria, violence continued between rival factions even after a ceasefire deal. Government troops withdrew overnight from a ...
The Fallout From Syria’s Massacres
Will the U.S. push the Druze and Kurds to capitulate to Damascus as if nothing has changed?
More than 1,400 killed in sectarian violence in coastal Syria in March, report finds
A Syrian government committee says over 1,400 civilians were killed in sectarian violence on the country’s coast earlier this ...
News Analysis: Syria’s sectarian clashes, Israeli airstrikes and a wary peace: What to know
Syria's new government sent troops to quell fighting between the Druze religious minority and Sunni Muslim tribes. Then ...
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Damascus between the Druze, Alawites, and Kurds
It’s true that Bashar al-Assad left the palace on the evening of Saturday, December 7, and that Ahmad al-Sharaa entered it the next day without a single shot being fired in the capital. It’s a rare ...
Calm reported in Syria's Sweida, Damascus says truce holding
DAMASCUS, July 20 (Reuters) - Residents reported calm in Syria's Sweida on Sunday after the Islamist-led government announced ...