The Economist1h
After the bloodshed, can Syria’s president unite his country?
Sharaa, seemed to waver between his jihadist past and his presidential present. After the first day of violence he made a ...
Minority sect of ousted President lives in fear as violence grips Syria’s coast
Authorities have not provided a toll, but the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitor put the number of dead at 1,383 ...
Syria Violence Marked by Sectarian and Revenge Killings, War Monitor Says
The Syrian Network for Human Rights said armed groups and foreign fighters aligned with the government but not integrated ...
Syria flashes signs of peril and promise in a week of violence and diplomacy
After Syria's longtime autocratic ruler was toppled late last year, the man who led rebel groups to victory immediately faced ...
Opinion
Syria shows dangerous signs of Iraq’s post-Saddam chaos
Democracy and peace are not guaranteed when a dictator falls — sometimes, a country’s fate turns uglier and messier.
Khaleej Times on MSN1h
Russia says 9,000 Syrians fleeing violence have taken refuge at its Hmeimim air base
MOSCOW - Russia's air base at Hmeimim in Syria is sheltering about 9,000 people seeking refuge from a wave of sectarian violence, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Thursday. Read ...
Opinion
Is Syria’s new leadership pragmatic or a wolf in sheep’s clothing? | Opinion
Whether Syria’s new leadership is truly seeking reconciliation — or consolidating power under a new flag — will determine whether the country rebuilds ...
Syrian leader signs constitution that puts the country under an Islamist group's rule for 5 years
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Syria's interim president on Thursday signed a temporary constitution that leaves the country under ...
Council on Foreign Relations23h
Syria’s Surge in Violence Does Not Signal a New Civil War—for Now
A spate of attacks involving loyalists to former ruler President Bashar al-Assad has spurred concerns of a return to ...
Foreign powers to drive much of wobbly postwar peace in Syria as sectarian violence continues to rage
Assad’s brutal regime was ousted on Dec. 8. But a Turkish-dominated Syria unsettles some of Ankara’s rivals in the Middle East ...