Kurds in the new Syria want to preserve the cultural rights they gained in years of war
Kurds in Syria were marginalized during five decades of Assad family rule, with many denied citizenship and wrongly described ...
In Syria, the fighting is over, but a resource-rich province is left in limbo
That has irked Turkey, which supported the rebels now controlling Syria. Turkey considers the SDF to be an offshoot of the ...
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Syria’s golden age of art at risk of being forgotten, experts say
Since the Assad regime fell after more than 50 years in power, the extent of Syria’s cultural isolation is becoming clear.
New details of Assad's final 24 hours in Syria before his regime collapsed
Syria's former President Bashar Al-Assad fled to Moscow when rebel forces captured Damascus after a stunning sweep across the ...
Syria through the eyes of the people who live there and their hope for what happens next
The war artist-reporter and founder of Action Syria returns to the streets of Damascus and Aleppo 12 years on from when he was last there. Here, he captures the stories of the people he meets and thei ...
Christians in Syria—Beyond the Assad Regime's Narrative | Opinion
Many Christians across Syria were uncertain about their future under insurgent rule, given the radical history of groups like ...
Bashar al-Assad's strategy of chaos
The hopes of liberalization raised at the start of Hafez al-Assad's son's rule were short-lived. Urged by his family, the ...
Assad cousin notorious for role in suppressing protests in Syria arrested
A cousin of the former Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad who was involved in suppressing the protests that started the 2011 uprising has been detained inside Syria, according to state news agency SANA.
Following the fall of Assad, Syrians are learning how to negotiate complex and contradictory freedoms
The religious volatility that has erupted in Syria is not the first sign of religious authoritarianism — but the consequence ...
Leader of rebels who toppled Syria’s Assad is named country’s interim president
Former rebels now controlling Syria name an interim president and throw out the constitution adopted under Assad, saying a ...
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After the collapse of the Assad regime, Syrians are working to preserve their country's heritage
Local and international experts are filling a government void, and have begun the process of mapping and assessing sites ...