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Israel’s Strike on Hamas in Qatar: What to Know
ByEphrat Livni September 10, 2025September 10, 2025

Why did Israel attack? Who was killed? What has been the Qatari response? Here are answers to those and other key questions.

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Mahmoud Khalil on exile, liberation and Ice detention: ‘It was a clear act of cruelty’
ByOliver Laughland in New York September 8, 2025

His grandparents survived the Nakba and he fled Assad’s Syria. Khalil is no stranger to political persecution, but not even Trump’s crackdown can silence himWhen a history of resistance to the lurching authoritarianism of Donald Trump’s second presiden…

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As Syria Tries to Move Away From Dictatorship, Signs of Authoritarianism Linger
ByRaja Abdulrahim September 7, 2025September 7, 2025

The ex-rebels now in control of Syria say they are ending rule by fear, overhauling the security and prison systems, and holding elections. But concerns over sectarianism and inclusivity remain.

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‘What reconciliation? What forgiveness?’: Syria’s deadly reckoning
ByGhaith Abdul-Ahad September 2, 2025

Over a few brutal days in March, as sectarian violence and revenge killings tore through parts of Syria, two friends from different communities tried to find a way to surviveOn the night of 6 March, Munir, his wife and their two sons, both in their 20s…

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In Syria, a City Shattered by War Asks for Its Sacrifice to Be Repaid
ByNeil MacFarquhar and Sergey Ponomarev August 31, 2025August 31, 2025

Millions of Syrians from destroyed places like Daraya feel they did everything possible to overthrow the Assad government, but they still await reconstruction aid.

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Israeli forces raid former air defence base near Syrian capital
ByWilliam Christou in Beirut August 28, 2025August 28, 2025

Operation at site south of Damascus is deepest into Syrian territory since ousting of Bashar al-Assad last yearIsraeli forces raided a former air defence base in southern Syria on Wednesday during a series of airstrikes in the area – their farthermost …

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Israeli Airstrikes Kill Soldiers in Syria, Officials There Say
ByChristina Goldbaum August 28, 2025August 29, 2025

The strikes near the capital, Damascus, were the latest Israeli military intervention in the country since a new government came to power.

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Lawmakers Visit Syria to Push for Repealing Sanctions Law
ByRobert Jimison August 25, 2025

A bipartisan pair of members of Congress made the first official U.S. visit there since the fall of the Assad government, arguing that it was time to permanently lift American sanctions.

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Lawmakers Visit Syria to Push for Repealing Sanctions Law
ByRobert Jimison August 25, 2025

A bipartisan pair of members of Congress made the first official U.S. visit there since the fall of the Assad government, arguing that it was time to permanently lift American sanctions.

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U.S. Kills Islamic State Operative in Rare Raid in Syria
ByEric Schmitt August 22, 2025

The Pentagon provided few details about the operation. But counterterrorism raids — as opposed to airstrikes — typically involve helicopter-borne commandos.

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