Latest amnesty decree ‘empty talk’ for Syrian army defectors living in displacement
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Hardline groups within Idlib buffer zone defy withdrawal deadline as rebels, government exchange fire
AMMAN: Hardline militant groups in Syria’s northwest missed a critical deadline on Monday to withdr...
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Hardline groups within Idlib buffer zone defy withdrawal deadline as rebels, government exchange fire
NLF fighters in rural southern Aleppo on Sunday. Photo by Omar Haj Kadour/AFP.
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Jordan reopens vital border crossing with Syria amid talk of diplomatic ‘normalization’
The Naseeb crossing on Monday. Photo courtesy of Damascus Now.
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Ongoing closure of Rukban smuggling route leaves thousands of displaced Syrians fearing ‘siege’-like conditions
Displaced Syrians protest conditions in Rukban on October 10. Photo by Omar a-Shawi.
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Despite revival in smuggling, Rukban’s markets go quiet
A shop in Rukban on Thursday. Photo by Omar a-Shawi for Syria Direct.
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An NLF fighter in southwest Idlib province on Sunday. (Photo by Omar Haj Kadour/AFP)
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