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Syrian rebels enter Homs, say they’ll besiege Damascus
If they are able to seize it, it could be a decisive turning point in the battle against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s regime. “If Homs were to fall, Damascus would be cut off from the ...
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Syrian Rebels’ Lightning Offensive Zeroes In on Major City
Syrian rebels were closing in on Homs after ... which have helped keep him in power. The looming battle for Homs could prove decisive to a regime that has so far struggled to muster a response ...
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Four killed in Syria-Lebanon border clashes between HTS and clans: What to know
An offensive launched by Syria along its border with Lebanon on Thursday escalated into intense clashes between Syrian forces ...
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An uneasy calm settles over Syrian city of Homs after outbreak of sectarian violence
HOMS, Syria (AP) — Syria’s new security forces checked IDs and searched cars in the central city of Homs on Thursday, a day after protests by members of the Alawite minority erupted in gunfire ...
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Syrians stuck in camps after finding homes destroyed
Mehdi al-Shayesh thought he would quickly resettle in his central Syrian home town after Bashar al-Assad was ousted, but like many others stuck in camps, he found his home uninhabitable.
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Syrian Civil War: What led to the fall of the regime
One of the war’s largest battles, the Battle of Aleppo, was won by the government in December ... a Syrian boy rides a ...
Hope turns to regret among Syrians returning home from Turkey
Sheikh's excitement at returning to his homeland from neighbouring Turkey after the fall of Bashar al-Assad has turned to ...
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Syrian government forces and rebels battle outside key city of Hama
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s forces are ... the SOHR reported that there had been “major displacement” from Hama, which is home to about 1 million people, after the rebels reached ...
Mission Network News15d
EU suspending sanctions on Syria; dozens executed in Homs over weekend
EU officials agreed to begin easing sanctions on Syria. Dozens of people were executed this weekend in the city of Homs.
Middle East Eye25d
HTS raids and forced disappearances fuel fear in Syria’s Alawi heartlands
In Zahra, an Alawi neighbourhood on the outskirts of Homs in western Syria, an unspoken, organic curfew has taken hold since the fall of Bashar al-Assad. With the rise to power of Hay'at Tahrir al ...
Al Jazeera English23d
Syrians are ready to rebuild their country, but they need solidarity
A colleague who had spent much of his life in Turkiye is excited to return to his home in the Syrian capital and rebuild his life there. One of my close friends who hadn’t seen his family inside ...
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Assad’s fall opens window for Syrian refugees to head home − but for many, it won’t be an easy decision
It also provides an opportunity for migration scholars like ourselves to better understand what happens when refugees finally return home. Previous research has shown that Syrian refugees who are ...