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Dec 21, 2024
The Israeli military said several people were slightly injured after its air defenses failed to intercept the projectile.
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Dec 21, 2024
Years of strife ruined the energy sector, battered the currency and strangled growth. The West must ease financial controls to help the economy, experts say.
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Dec 20, 2024
In Syria, women begin to pick up the pieces of a broken nation.
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Dec 20, 2024
The U.S. officials in Damascus are also looking for signs of Austin Tice, a missing American journalist, as well as other U.S. citizens.
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Dec 20, 2024
The U.S. officials planned to discuss governance and look for signs of Austin Tice, a missing American journalist, as well as other U.S. citizens.
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Dec 20, 2024
In 2014, Sawsan Abou Zainedin left Syria during a civil war, while Bashar al-Assad was in power. Now, with rebel militants in control, Ms. Abou Zainedin is working on the country's delicate political transformation.
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Dec 20, 2024
The U.S. officials plan to look for signs of Austin Tice, a missing American journalist, as well as other U.S. citizens.
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Dec 19, 2024
A Libyan officer said the stepped-up flights from Russia and Syria delivered military gear.
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Dec 19, 2024
Israeli fighter jets have launched hundreds of airstrikes, while soldiers have seized a buffer zone and captured military posts in territory formerly under Syrian control.
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Dec 19, 2024
The Houthis have been attacking ships in the Red Sea for more than a year in what they have described as a campaign in solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza.
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Dec 19, 2024
Medical workers at one of the last functioning hospitals in the north of the territory say the facility has come under heavy attack by Israel this week.
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Dec 19, 2024
The ancient city, an early stronghold of opposition to Bashar al-Assad's oppressive regime, was ravaged by a government crackdown. New York Times correspondents in Homs spoke to people who were reacting to his fall with smiles and tears.
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Dec 19, 2024
The Houthis have been attacking ships in the Red Sea for more than a year in what they have described as a campaign in solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza.
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Dec 18, 2024
U.S. officials have given the rebel group in control of Damascus a list of former members of the Assad government who could have information about Austin Tice.
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Dec 18, 2024
A U.S. official announced the move about the truce in Manbij, where Kurdish and Turkish-backed fighters have clashed, as U.S. and other foreign officials try to broker a lasting armistice.
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Dec 18, 2024
The pace of peace talks has picked up, pushed by multiple factors, including wars in Lebanon and Syria that have seriously weakened Hamas's allies and the election victory of Donald J. Trump.
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Dec 18, 2024
Syria's new rulers say they will spare conscripts of Bashar al-Assad and pursue those who oversaw his regime's abuses. Hundreds are lining up to learn which promise applies to them.
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Dec 17, 2024
The previously unannounced trip highlighted Israel's expanded military presence across the de facto border with Syria since the fall of Bashar al-Assad.
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Dec 17, 2024
Major obstacles could stymie Syria's new leaders as they struggle to find some footing and improve the country's living conditions.
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Dec 17, 2024
Ahmed al-Shara said that fighters would be brought under the defense ministry's authority. The announcement came as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel visited captured Syrian territory.
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Dec 17, 2024
The previously unannounced trip highlighted Israel's expanded military presence across the de facto border with Syria since the fall of Bashar al-Assad.
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Dec 17, 2024
The pace of peace talks has picked up, pushed by multiple factors, including wars in Lebanon and Syria that have seriously weakened Hamas's allies, and election victory of Donald J. Trump.
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Dec 17, 2024
As a State Department Arabist, he served as ambassador to three Arab countries and helped broker the end of a 15-year civil war in Lebanon.
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Dec 17, 2024
Nongovernmental workers and journalists have scoured prisons for clues about his fate in the absence of an official American presence in the country.
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Dec 17, 2024
The previously unannounced trip highlighted Israel's expanded military presence across the de facto border with Syria since the fall of Bashar al-Assad.
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Dec 17, 2024
The previously unannounced trip highlighted Israel's military presence across the de facto border with Syria. Israeli forces have seized more Syrian territory since the fall of Bashar al-Assad.
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Dec 17, 2024
In the latest effort to present an image of stability, the leader of the rebel coalition that swept to power over a week ago said armed groups would be dissolved. It was not immediately clear how that would be achieved.
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Dec 17, 2024
The Islamists who now lead Syria have ruled the city of Idlib for years. Residents say they imposed some strict laws, but also heeded some complaints and improved public services.
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Dec 17, 2024
The Islamists who now lead Syria have ruled the city of Idlib for years. Residents say they imposed some strict laws, but also heeded some complaints and improved public services.
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Dec 16, 2024
Ahmed al-Shara urged nations to remove sanctions from Syria and the terrorism designation from his group so Syria could rebuild. Bashar al-Assad also gave his first account of fleeing to Russia.
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Dec 16, 2024
Debra Tice wrote to the Israeli prime minister that her family had "credible information" that Austin Tice may be held in a prison outside Damascus, in an area where Israel had been conducting military operations.
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Dec 16, 2024
A little over a week after taking power, the rebel alliance that led the overthrow of the Assad regime has begun to receive diplomats in the Syrian capital, Damascus.
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Dec 16, 2024
The country's former leader, Bashar al-Assad, appeared to give his first account of his flight from Syria in a statement posted to a Facebook account used by his presidency.
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Dec 16, 2024
A little over a week after taking power, the rebel alliance that led the overthrow of the Assad regime has begun to receive diplomats in the Syrian capital, Damascus.
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Dec 16, 2024
Overnight strikes targeted former army positions, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a war monitor. Israel has said it aims to keep military equipment away from extremists.
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Dec 16, 2024
The Kurds helped the United States contain the Islamic State. Now they fear a resurgent Turkey that has long considered them an adversary. Here's a guide.
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Dec 15, 2024
After five decades under a brutal regime that kept many in fear and poverty, families flooded back from Lebanon, eager to start the slow process of healing.
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Dec 15, 2024
Amid mounting international criticism of its military conduct in Gaza, Israel says it will deepen ties with countries it considers friendly toward it.
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Dec 15, 2024
Israel's military said it carried out strikes and raids against Hamas targets in northern Gaza on Sunday. The actions followed days of deadly attacks across the territory.
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Dec 15, 2024
The Islamist rebels who ousted Syria's dictator ran a pragmatic and disciplined administration in the territory they controlled. They also jailed their critics.
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Dec 15, 2024
The Israeli military hit weapons depots and air defenses, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. Israel has said it aims to keep military equipment out of the hands of extremists after rebels seized power a week ago.
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Dec 15, 2024
Elated residents are trickling home to their shattered Syrian town, a rebel stronghold controlled until recently by the government.
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Dec 14, 2024
Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken said the United States was communicating directly with Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, the dominant rebel faction, despite its designation as a terrorist group.
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Dec 14, 2024
The militant group's leader admits that the toppling of Syria's president, Bashar al-Assad, cut off an important land route from Iran.
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Dec 14, 2024
Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken said the United States was communicating directly with Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, the dominant rebel faction, despite its designation as a terrorist group.
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Dec 14, 2024
Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken said the U.S. was in direct contact with the Syrian faction Hayat Tahrir al-Sham even though it is designated a terrorist group.
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Dec 14, 2024
The authority, which has struggled to crack down on powerful armed groups in the territory, is under pressure from the United States to escalate law-and-order operations.
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Dec 14, 2024
Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken was in Jordan to confer with Arab foreign ministers on the ouster of the longtime Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad.
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Dec 14, 2024
Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken was in Jordan to confer with Arab foreign ministers on the ouster of the longtime Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad.
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Dec 14, 2024
The Authority has struggled to crack down on powerful armed groups in the territory.
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Dec 14, 2024
At the country's most notorious prison, Syrians confront their worst fears: that they will never know what happened to the loved ones who disappeared.
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Dec 14, 2024
Taher al-Zain's father disappeared 12 years ago at the height of Bashar Al-Assad's regime. Now, like thousands of other Syrians, he is trying to find clues about what happened, and whether or not he may still be alive.
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Dec 13, 2024
In an impoverished, war-ravaged country, the first prayers after the fall of a brutal regime drew jubilant crowds, even in areas seen as regime strongholds.
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Dec 13, 2024
The illegal amphetamine, used across the Middle East, became Syria's biggest export during its 13-year civil war.
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Dec 13, 2024
Guided by cellphone flashlights, relatives searched a notorious lockup in Damascus for traces of loved ones who were snatched during the regime of Bashar al-Assad.
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Dec 13, 2024
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan had long worked with the rebels who overtook Damascus. His influence over Syria is now likely to grow.
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Dec 13, 2024
For decades, Iran poured money and military aid into Syria, backing the Assad regime in its ambition to confront Israel. Now many Iranians are openly asking why.
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Dec 12, 2024
In the Middle East for a last-ditch diplomatic effort before leaving office, Jake Sullivan, a top White House official, said the current talks were different than those in the past.
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Dec 12, 2024
As a rebel alliance with a tenuous hold on power struggles to assert control of the fractured country, Israel, Turkey and the United States are trying to influence what Syria will become.
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Dec 12, 2024
After five decades under a regime that had kept many in fear and poverty, families flooded back from Lebanon, eager to start the slow process of healing.
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Dec 12, 2024
After five decades under a regime that had kept many in fear and poverty, families flooded back from Lebanon, eager to start the slow process of healing.
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Dec 12, 2024
The United States and others call Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, now taking power in Syria, a terrorist group, blocking funding and even contact with the group. Experts say that should change.
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Dec 12, 2024
One factor matters most, and it could be a problem in Syria.
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Dec 12, 2024
The man told reporters that his name was Travis Timmerman and that he had entered Syria on a religious pilgrimage. He said he had been detained for months.
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Dec 12, 2024
The secretary of state said the goal of visits to Jordan and Turkey was to unite countries behind a peaceful transition.
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Dec 12, 2024
Mazen al-Hamada spread the word about the plight of Syrians and his own abuse in the Assad regime's prisons. He was found dead in Syria this week.
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Dec 12, 2024
The man told reporters that his name was Travis Timmerman and that he had entered Syria on a religious pilgrimage. He said that he had been detained for months.
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Dec 12, 2024
The man told reporters that his name was Travis Timmerman and that he had entered Syria on a religious pilgrimage. He said that he had been detained for months.
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Dec 12, 2024
It seems unlikely that deposed President Bashar al-Assad, who fled to Russia, will be forced to stand trial. That is not deterring activists who have worked for years to document his government's crimes.
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Dec 11, 2024
Though excitement and frenzy were on full display in some parts of Aleppo, the city is still gripped by uncertainty after the sudden end of a 13-year civil war.
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Dec 11, 2024
The rebels who seized control called for foreign help in prosecuting atrocities, while trying to restore order in a fractured country.
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Dec 11, 2024
Gen. Mazlum Kobani, commander of Kurdish forces in Syria, said recent decisions by the U.S. in Syria potentially "leaves a vacuum behind that can be taken advantage of by ISIS."
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Dec 11, 2024
Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken plans to hold meetings in Jordan and Turkey. Jake Sullivan, the national security adviser, is visiting Israel.
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Dec 11, 2024
Satellite images from last week and this week show that naval vessels docked at the port city of Tartus have left. According to marine tracking data, no cargo ships have entered or left Tartus since Monday.
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Dec 11, 2024
Critics objected to the bidding process, and human rights groups raised concerns about workplace safety for the migrants who will build the stadiums needed to host the event.
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Dec 11, 2024
Mr. al-Bashir previously headed a rebel-led administration in northwestern Syria. He has been tasked with running the country's interim government until March.
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Dec 11, 2024
President Biden says he weakened Russia, Iran and Hezbollah, laying the groundwork for Bashar al-Assad's ouster. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says the Syrian leader would still be in power had he listened to American advice.
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Dec 11, 2024
Rebels are asserting control in Damascus as Israel and other countries carry out military operations.
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Dec 11, 2024
The United Nations and human rights organizations have faced challenges in counting all those killed and missing in the conflict that began in March 2011.
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Dec 11, 2024
Rebel fighters who took control of Aleppo about two weeks ago have promised security and continuity. Prices have skyrocketed, but residents express some hope for the future.
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Dec 11, 2024
Syrians raced to newly emptied prisons to reunite with loved ones snatched away by the brutal regime of Bashar al-Assad, but their quest sometimes took them to the morgue.
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Dec 11, 2024
Syrians raced to newly emptied prisons to reunite with loved ones snatched away by the brutal regime of Bashar al-Assad, but their quest sometimes took them to the morgue.
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Dec 11, 2024
The transport route around the southern tip of Africa was once little used — but freighters are now forced to take it and are charging higher rates.
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Dec 10, 2024
The president-elect faces hard choices about the country's post-Assad future. His vows not to get involved might be hard to keep.
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Dec 10, 2024
The health ministry in Gaza said dozens of patients are at risk of death because the Indonesian Hospital does not have enough water and food to keep them alive.
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Dec 10, 2024
The rebels who seized Damascus are trying to get a new government up and running, even as foreign powers like Israel and Turkey, and armed Syrian groups, fight for power.
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Dec 10, 2024
Thousands of Syrians have been traveling to and from the Lebanese border since the fall of Bashar al-Assad's regime. Some families hoped to reunite with loved ones, while others are leaving amid an uncertain future.
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Dec 10, 2024
The televisions may be stripped away now, but a presidential residence still contains many remnants of a brutal reign.
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Dec 10, 2024
Speaking at a Middle East conference, President-elect Donald J. Trump's son said his family had embraced cryptocurrency because some banks stopped doing business with them after Jan. 6.
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Dec 10, 2024
Critics have objected to the bidding process, and human rights groups have raised concerns about workplace safety for the migrants who will build the stadiums needed to host the event.
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Dec 10, 2024
Amnesty International described it as a "human slaughterhouse," where, other rights groups say, tens of thousands of people were detained, tortured and killed during the 13-year civil war.
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Dec 10, 2024
The fighters shared a desire to topple Bashar al-Assad's government, but they don't share much else.
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Dec 10, 2024
Photographs showed overnight damage at a research center and at a shipyard. The strikes have hit more than 300 targets since the Assad government fell on Sunday, an independent monitor said.
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Dec 10, 2024
The fighters shared a desire to topple Bashar al-Assad's government, but they don't share much else.
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Dec 10, 2024
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel is accused of bribery, fraud and breach of trust in a trial that began four years ago. He has denied the charges.
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Dec 10, 2024
In a matter of days, Syria's capital — once the stronghold of Bashar al-Assad's government — became the epicenter of a new chapter in the country's history after opposition forces overran the city. Christina Goldbaum, a New York Times correspondent, traveled to Damascus to find out how residents were reacting to the sudden breakthrough in the 13-year civil war as more than five decades of brutal rule by the Assad dynasty come to an end.
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Dec 10, 2024
The officials, Jamil Hassan and Abdul Salam Mahmoud, ran an infamous prison in Damascus and "sought to terrify, intimidate and repress any opposition, or perceived opposition, to the regime," according to the indictment.
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Dec 10, 2024
Four Palestinian researchers describe how conflict in Gaza and the West Bank has hindered their careers in science and medicine.
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Dec 10, 2024
Bashar al-Assad is gone, and Russia and Iran have stepped back. But Israel, Turkey and the United States are carrying out airstrikes.
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Dec 10, 2024
A visual timeline of the stunning rebel advance in Syria
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