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Syria’s New President Talked to The New York Times. Here Are 3 Takeaways.
Ahmed al-Shara said his government was discussing military support with Russia and Turkey, appealed for a lifting of ...
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Syria in maps: Where have anti-Assad rebels taken control?
where they clashed with the Syrian army. Hama's capture could clear a path for a further rebel push on the centrally-located crossroads of Homs and further southwards, including the capital Damascus.
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Congress Members Pay an Unofficial Visit to Syria as US Mulls Sanctions Relief
Two Republican members of the U.S. Congress were in the Syrian capital Friday on an unofficial visit organized by a Syrian-American nonprofit, the first by U.S. legislators since the fall of ...
South Korea establishes diplomatic relations with Syria, a longtime friend of rival North Korea
South Korea has established diplomatic relations with Syria’s new Islamist government months after longtime leader Bashar ...
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U.S. congressmen visit Syria in first trip since Assad's ouster
Mills and Stutzman toured parts of the Syrian capital destroyed by the war, met with Christian religious leaders and plan to meet other Syrian government ministers. “There’s an opportunity ...
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Congress members make unofficial visit to Syria as US mulls sanctions relief
DAMASCUS, Syria — Two Republican members of the U.S. Congress were in the Syrian capital Friday on an unofficial visit organized by a Syrian-American nonprofit, the first by U.S. legislators ...