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May 26
Fires, reduced prices disappoint northern Syria’s hopes for record harvest
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May 14
On the anniversary of the peace deal in Southern Damascus “there is no amnesty,...
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May 06
“Where is there left to go?” Three Clinics are hit in regime strikes in Northwe...
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April 10
The politics of return: Refugees, NGOs navigate increasingly fraught climate in...
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LATEST Reports
Between bread queues and shifting red lines, war-weary Damascus residents navigate a city in flux
April 01
A crowded bus station in downtown Damascus in January. Photo courtesy of Lens Young Dimashqi.
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As displaced East Ghoutans mark one year in exile, tales of arrests and forced conscriptions reverberate from back home
March 28
From his life of exile in rebel-held Idlib province, Muhammad al-Hassan clings to any news that slips through the state security net back home in East Ghouta.
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Suspected IS sleeper cells step up assassinations, attacks in eastern Syria after SDF ‘victory’ in Baghouz
March 27
Islamic State sleeper cells are assassinating local officials and laying roadside bombs across eastern Syria, where the militant group is exploiting a fragile security situation ...
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Desert meeting over fate of Rukban camp points to mounting pressure from Russia, Syria
March 26
There were no details in the announcement on where the supposed meeting would take place, or even if American officials had been notified ahead of time.Either way, that meeting we...
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Afrin’s Kurds fear echoes of historic discrimination, as Turkish-backed authorities forbid traditional Nowruz celebrations
March 21
The spring equinox celebration of Nowruz is usually marked by Kurdish communities with massive public feasts, ceremonial leaps over beds of flames and theatrical performances in t...
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‘Where are you from?’ Facing fines and bureaucracy, refugee children in Jordan go undocumented
March 21
Children playing in the Zaatari refugee camp in November 2017. Photo by Khalil Mazraawi/AFP. AMMAN: Located off the highway in the southern Amman suburbs, the Syrian embassy in J...
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Final IS territory reduced to ragged strip of Euphrates river bank as SDF closes in
March 19
Backed by warplanes from the US-led anti-IS coalition, the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) advanced on a long-besieged pocket of territory held by fighters from the Islamic State (...
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‘Is it safe to go home?’ Amid promises of amnesty in Syria, defectors abroad weigh their options
March 18
One chilly night in recent months, a group of former Syrian army defectors gathered in an apartment in one of Syria’s neighboring countries.
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Billions pledged in Syria aid at ‘Brussels III’ conference, but few signs of political solution in sight
March 14
International donors pledged $6.75 billion in humanitarian assistance for Syria and neighboring countries at the “Brussels III” conference on Thursday, following days of talks tha...
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Turkey attempts to salvage Sochi agreement as bombing devastates Idlib
March 13
Explosion after explosion rocked the southern Idlib city, where shelling has become an almost daily feature of life.
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PHOTO BRIEFS
Photo essay: Displaced Syrians in Rukban camp build an education system from scratch
In a city buried by rubble, Raqqa residents work to restore ‘life’ to ancient heritage sites
Photo Essay: Everyday Jordanians send mattresses, bread, water to Daraa displaced as border remains shut
Photo Essay: A look inside Islamic State schoolbooks in southern Syria
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