Syria’s Druze seek a place in a changing nation, navigating pressures from the government and Israel
Syria’s Druze minority is trying to navigate a new, uncertain Syria. Members of the small religious sect find themselves caught between two forces that many of them distrust: the new, Islamist-led ...
Skirmish in Syrian Capital Raises Fears of Expanding Violence
The overnight clash in Damascus appeared to have been contained, but it has heightened concerns that the violence sweeping the country’s coastal region could spread.
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How a small delegation of US Jews got to Syria for the first time in decades
in the historic districts of Damascus, Syria on February 18, 2025. (photo credit: Bakr Al Kasem/Anadolu via Getty Images) Even as tensions between Israel and Syria ramped up in recent days ...
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Syria holds national dialogue to chart a path after Bashar al-Assad
In Mezze 86, a district in the Damascus suburbs that is home to many families from Syria’s now-disbanded military and intelligence services, residents were wary of speaking with reporters about ...
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How a small delegation of US Jews got to Syria for the first time in decades
in the historic districts of Damascus, Syria on February 18, 2025. Yousef Hamra, who was forcibly migrated from Syria in 1992, arrived in the Syrian capital Damascus after 33 years. Credit ...