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‘We were forced to burn bodies’: will survivors of the Tadamon massacres see justice?
ByMelvyn Ingleby November 13, 2025

The Damascus suburb became Assad’s killing field. But some of the perpetrators are still around – and even working with the new governmentAbu Mohammed still remembers the smell. It usually came at dawn, as the mosques sounded the first call to prayer. …

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‘We were forced to burn bodies’: will survivors of the Tadamon massacres see justice?
ByMelvyn Ingleby November 13, 2025

The Damascus suburb became Assad’s killing field. But some of the perpetrators are still around – and even working with the new governmentAbu Mohammed still remembers the smell. It usually came at dawn, as the mosques sounded the first call to prayer. …

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Syria’s Leaders Pledge to Join Fight Against Islamic State
ByCarlotta Gall November 12, 2025

Large parts of Syria were once overrun by the terrorist group Islamic State. The country’s new government has just committed to a global effort to fight the group.

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Syria’s Leaders Pledge to Join Fight Against Islamic State
ByCarlotta Gall November 12, 2025November 13, 2025

Large parts of Syria were once overrun by the terrorist group Islamic State. The country’s new government has just committed to a global effort to fight the group.

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A Syrian Village and the Long Road to the White House
ByRoger Cohen November 11, 2025November 11, 2025

In 2019, President Trump sent U.S. commandos to a small village in Syria to kill the leader of Islamic State. On Monday, Syria’s president, a former associate of that leader, will take another step to strengthen his alliance with the White House.

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US declares partial suspension of sanctions on Syria after historic meeting
ByAndrew Roth in Washington November 10, 2025

Ahmed al-Sharaa and Donald Trump hold first White House summit between a US and Syrian leader since 1946The US has announced a partial suspension of sanctions on Syria after a historic meeting in Washington DC between its new leader, Ahmed al-Sharaa, a…

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US declares partial suspension of sanctions on Syria after historic meeting
ByAndrew Roth in Washington November 10, 2025

Ahmed al-Sharaa and Donald Trump hold first White House summit between a US and Syrian leader since 1946The US has announced a partial suspension of sanctions on Syria after a historic meeting in Washington DC between its new leader, Ahmed al-Sharaa, a…

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How Syria’s President Transformed His Image
ByChristina Goldbaum, Nikolay Nikolov and Claire Hogan November 10, 2025

Syrian President Ahmed al-Shara’s meeting with President Trump in Washington signifies a new turn for al-Shara, a former Islamist rebel leader who was once designated by the United States as a terrorist with a $10 million bounty on his head. Our report…

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How Syria’s President Transformed His Image
ByChristina Goldbaum, Nikolay Nikolov and Claire Hogan November 10, 2025

Syrian President Ahmed al-Shara’s meeting with President Trump in Washington signifies a new turn for al-Shara, a former Islamist rebel leader who was once designated by the United States as a terrorist with a $10 million bounty on his head. Our report…

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Syria’s President Meets Trump at White House for First Time
ByChristina Goldbaum November 10, 2025November 11, 2025

The visit by President Ahmed al-Shara is another step in the transformation of the former rebel leader once wanted by the United States as a terrorist.

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