The challenge facing Syria's Alawites
The feeling is a new one for the Alawites, a group that was powerful and influential during the dictator's rule. The Alawites ...
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Security in Alawite regions in post-Assad Syria
Syria’s first post-Assad protests broke out on Dec. 25 after a video claiming to show the destruction of an Alawite shrine ...
Syrian Kurds look for continued US support under Trump
Following the fall of Syria's President Bashar al-Assad last month, US-backed Kurdish forces have been under mounting ...
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Syria’s Future Depends On The Kurds
The new Syrian regime can only be trusted if it concedes meaningful decentralization to the country’s minority groups.
Syrian Christians want their identity and freedoms protected in any new constitution, envoy says
NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — As Syria begins recovering from 50 years of autocratic rule by the Assad family, an international ...
Syria shouldn’t repeat the mistakes of Iraq’s hasty post-Saddam elections
Inclusivity and moderation are indeed immediate priorities for Syria, but a big national vote is not. Democracy does not ...
The Economist6d
A short history of Syria, in maps
In 1982 an uprising in the city of Hama by the Muslim Brotherhood, a Sunni Islamist group originating in Egypt, challenged ...
Opinion - Lessons from Syria’s volatile past for its uncertain future
Syria has faced such transitions before. Unless secular, pro-democracy advocates learn from the past, we risk falling into ...
From Ba’athist rule to uncertainty: Syria’s fragile future – opinion
The Assad dynasty crumbled in mere weeks under a coordinated opposition offensive starting in late November 2024. The ...