Bombing Kills Syrian Cleric Key to Deals With Rebels, State Media Says
No group immediately claims responsibility after Damascus mufti, a key figure in the government's so-called reconciliation deals with rebels, killed
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Turkey Withdraws From Base in Northwest Syria, Sources Say
The dismantling of the base in Morek is being described as Turkish efforts to 'consolidate ceasefire lines' reached in a March agreement with Russia which halted the heaviest fighting in years around Idlib
Analysis War Tore Their Country Apart. Now It's Sending Young Syrians to Fight in Foreign Battlefields
From Libya to Azerbaijan, Syrian mercenaries hired by Russia and Turkey as their homeland sinks into a political stalemate rife with unemployment and few prospects
The World Celebrated Kurdish Women’s Fight Against ISIS. Now It’s Silent as They’re Raped and Tortured
A recent UN report revealed an increase in sexual violence against women and girls since the Turkish military operation began in the Kurdish enclave a year ago. Some Kurds say their current lives are no better than when ISIS was running amok
Analysis How Does Cash-strapped Syria Pay Its Soccer Stars?
The financial bubble enveloping the soccer teams in Syria is no different from the one protecting those close to regime, including middlemen skirting sanctions against the country
At Least 11 Dead in Blast in Northwest Syrian Town, Witnesses Say
The videos and images circulated by activists showed several wounded people being carried away from the blast site, while firefighters tried to put out the fires
Kurdish Official Says Thousands of Syrians to Leave Detention Camp for ISIS Families
Leaders administering Al-Hol cite overcrowding of the camp that houses nearly 65,000 people and inability to hold foreigners indefinitely, despite foreign governments hesitating to repatriate their citizens
Oman Becomes First Gulf State to Reinstate Ambassador in Syria Since Civil War Began
Despite pressure, Oman kept diplomatic relations with Syrian government of President Bashar al-Assad after 2011
Assad Says Russian Bases in Syria Keep Balance of Power in Region
Assad said Russia's two main Syria bases - Hmeimim and Tartus - were important to counter the West's military presence in the region
Chemical Weapons Watchdog Issues Inconclusive Reports on Two Syria Attacks
Two reports into attacks in Saraqib in the Idlib region in 2016 and 2018 'indicated the presence of a substance with an odor similar to that of chlorine'
