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Trump Administration Will End Deportation Protections for Thousands of Syrians
ByHamed Aleaziz and Madeleine Ngo September 19, 2025September 19, 2025

A homeland security official said it was “contrary to our national interest to allow Syrians to remain in our country” through the temporary program.

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Still Divided, a Syrian City Ruined in War Edges Back to Life
ByCarlotta Gall, Saad Alnassife and Nicole Tung September 19, 2025

Battered by years of bombing and shelling, Deir al-Zour remains a frontline, even as its people struggle to rebuild.

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Still Divided, a Syrian City Ruined in War Edges Back to Life
ByCarlotta Gall, Saad Alnassife and Nicole Tung September 19, 2025

Battered by years of bombing and shelling, Deir al-Zour remains a frontline, even as its people struggle to rebuild.

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Still Divided, a Syrian City Ruined in War Edges Back to Life
ByCarlotta Gall, Saad Alnassife and Nicole Tung September 19, 2025

Battered by years of bombing and shelling, Deir al-Zour remains a frontline, even as its people struggle to rebuild.

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Syria’s President Says Border Deal With Israel Could Come ‘Within Days’
ByBen Hubbard September 18, 2025September 20, 2025

Syrian and Israeli officials have been holding talks about security arrangements along their shared border as part of U.S.-mediated efforts to reset decades of hostility.

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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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