Victor in Syria’s War, Bashar al-Assad Faces Economic Meltdown
BEIRUT, Lebanon — President Bashar al-Assad, who has mostly won Syria’s civil war, now faces an acute economic crisis that has impoverished his people, brought...
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His Family Fled Syria. He Didn’t Cry Until He Heard About His Sisters.
This is the third dispatch from a project following a family of five who fled Syria in 2015 and are now rebuilding their lives spread...
ISIS Prisoners Threaten U.S. Mission in Northeastern Syria
WASHINGTON — A year after American-backed forces seized the last remnant of territory under Islamic State rule in Syria, some 10,000 captured ISIS fighters in...
Idlib Was Their Last Refuge. They Couldn’t Hide From the Bombs.
Idlib Province, in the northwest corner of Syria, is home to one of the biggest displacement crises in the world. In March, a small window...
Germany Takes Rare Step in Putting Syrian Officers on Trial
BEIRUT, Lebanon — After her arrest for protesting against the government in Syria in 2011, Nouran Alghamian landed in a notorious interrogation center, locked in...
Syria Used Chemical Weapons 3 Times in One Week, Watchdog Says
BEIRUT, Lebanon — An investigative team with the international group that monitors compliance with the chemical weapons ban accused the Syrian government on Wednesday of...
U.N. Inquiry Into Syria Bombings Is Silent on Russia’s Role
A United Nations investigation into attacks on humanitarian sites in Syria concluded in a report released on Monday that the Syrian government or its allies...