What was behind Daraa’s rapid fall, and did HTS participate?
Local armed groups seized control of Syria’s southern Daraa province in a matter of hours on Friday. Why was the fall so sudden, and was HTS involved?
Local armed groups seized control of Syria’s southern Daraa province in a matter of hours on Friday. Why was the fall so sudden, and was HTS involved?
As HTS promises a new approach, Christians in Aleppo city are weighing assurances of protection against difficult memories. As opposition forces took control over the weekend, some fled, fearing the worst from Islamist factions.
In cautious phone calls and coded language, people in northern Syria displaced from East Ghouta reach out to the loved ones they left behind in regime-controlled areas.