Lessons from Syria’s volatile past for its uncertain future
Syria has faced such transitions before. Unless secular, pro-democracy advocates learn from the past, we risk falling into ...
Leaders from rival Kurdish groups look to mend ties during Syria upheaval
The leaders of two previously rival Kurdish groups have met in northern Iraq in an apparent step toward reconciliation at a ...
Syria shouldn’t repeat the mistakes of Iraq’s hasty post-Saddam elections
Inclusivity and moderation are indeed immediate priorities for Syria, but a big national vote is not. Democracy does not ...
Middle East Eye11d
Turkey-backed Syria may be bigger threat than Iran, says Israeli government panel
Turkey could pose a greater threat to Israel than Iran in Syria if it supports a hostile “Sunni Islamist” force in Damascus, ...
Reconstruction of Syria: Where do women and children stand?
Women and children in Syria have been among the worst affected. Prolonged and protracted conflict, mass displacement, ...
Post-Assad Syria faces challenges in building unified military
Fighters of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) walk together during what they said was security checks to find "remnants" of ousted ...
The Nation on MSN10d
The Syrian Diaspora in Germany After Assad
Some refugees may return to Syria because they want to live there again. But many won’t—for the same reasons many refugees ...
Syrian intelligence agency says it thwarted a planned Islamic State attack on a Shiite shrine
Intelligence officials in Syria's new de facto government thwarted a plan by the Islamic State group to set off a bomb at a ...
Boise State Public Radio11d
Syria's interim government faces a new, serious challenge — bread lines
Bread lines have become a feature of the new Syria, posing a critical challenge to the country's rebel rulers who ousted President Bashar al-Assad last month.
The Times of Israel11d
Post-Assad Syria — A Work In Progress
Syria has been a work in progress, a nation to be rebuilt, since the downfall of its autocratic president, Bashar al-Assad, a ...