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ISIS on the rise: Islamic State plotting resurgence in Iraq and Syria with re-armed fighters and new targets
ISIS is trying to come back in Syria and Iraq by giving weapons, finding new targets, and calling old fighters. They are ...
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Building Syria’s new army: Future plans and the challenges ahead
Assad’s regime on Dec. 8, 2024, after the rebel military operation “Deterrence of Aggression” and the establishment of a ...
In photos: Demining Syria, the ‘most land mine-affected place in the world’
Unexploded ordnance poses an elevated risk in the wake of the collapse of Bashar al-Assad’s regime, as displaced Syrians return home.
"Reactivating Sleeper Cells, Distributing Weapons": How ISIS Is Reemerging In Iraq, Syria
The Islamic State (IS) is reportedly trying to exploit the fall of Bashar al-Assad's regime to stage a comeback in Syria and neighbouring Iraq.
As Syria’s president preaches human rights, new evidence details abuse allegedly carried out under one of his key commanders
A CNN investigation, which draws on interviews with witnesses, exclusive videos and images, gives searing new insight into the scope of abuses allegedly carried out under the command of Sayf Boulad ...
ISIS reactivating fighters, eying comeback in Syria and Iraq
So far, the results of these efforts appear limited. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.
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This family in Syria has kept the centuries-old tradition of Sufi whirling dervishes alive
The Al-Kharrat family in Syria has kept the tradition of Sema, or the dance of the whirling dervishes, alive for decades.
Truthout2d
The Post-Assad Honeymoon Is Over, and Syrians Are Still Waiting for a Reckoning
Six months after the overthrow of Assad, Syrians are protesting for accountability and inclusive democratization.
Foreign Policy2d
Why the West Embraced Syria and Ditched Afghanistan
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Syria’s Islamic State Is Surging
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In Syria, doubts raised about discovery of body said to be that of kidnapped priest
In Syria for decades, priest was forced to leave in 2012 after criticizing then-Syrian President Bashar Assad. After returning in July 2013, he was kidnapped.