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Syrian government forces enter Afrin, signaling a change in control
The new Syrian government in Damascus sent a convoy of vehicles from the General Security Department to Afrin, a historically ...
Another car bomb in a northern Syria city kills at least 19, mostly women
Hospitals workers say at least 19 people were killed all but one of them women when a car bomb exploded on the outskirts of a ...
Times Union20d
A train station was once the pride of Syria's capital. Some see it as a symbol of revival after war
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — A train station in Damascus was once the pride of the Syrian capital, an essential link between Europe ... from Europe and Asia via what is now Turkey to the holy city of Medina ...
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In Syria’s ‘barrel bomb capital’ Darayya, housing crisis stalls return
Ghida Matar, 32, knew Darayya was mostly destroyed before she returned from Lebanon on December 31, weeks after the Assad ...
Egypt Fears Syria’s Revolutionary Fervor Could Be Contagious
Since Islamist rebels overthrew the Assad dictatorship in Syria, Egypt, with parallels in its own recent history, has watched ...
Qatar's Emir visits Syria, first head of state to visit Damascus since Assad's fall
Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani visited Damascus on Thursday and met newly declared transitional President Ahmed ...
The American Conservative27d
Iran to Move Capital to Southern Coast
The recent collapse of the Syrian Arab Republic, was caused in part by uprisings in and around the capital city of Damascus, which was far from the Assad regime’s coastal support base around ...
It was once the capital of Iran’s ‘axis of resistance.’ Now a Syrian town grapples with its future
The Syrian shrine of Sayeda Zainab drew Iran-backed militiamen from throughout the region. With Assad's fall, they've fled, raising questions about the future of the area — and of the axis.
ABC News20d
A train station was once the pride of Syria's capital. Some see it as a symbol of revival after war
A train station in Damascus was once the pride of the Syrian capital, an essential link between ... and Asia via what is now Turkey to the holy city of Medina in present-day Saudi Arabia.
New Haven Register20d
A train station was once the pride of Syria's capital. Some see it as a symbol of revival after war
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — A train station in Damascus was once the pride of the Syrian capital, an essential link ... "New Haven has been a welcoming city for decades, and we are proud to do ...