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What do you do when your country tortures you? Syrian refugees are finding a landmark pathway to justice in German courts.
Former Syrian intelligence officers were convicted in a landmark war-crimes case in Germany. Former…
Charles Davis,Insider staff
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Putin's Ukraine playbook is familiar he used it in Syria
Putin's playbook in Syria and now in Ukraine includes: bombing hospitals, a disinformation campaign…
Mohamad Bazzi
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Dutch police arrest Syrian immigrant accused of war crimes and ties to pro-Assad militias
"Never before has anyone been arrested under these suspicions in the Netherlands who allegedly side…
Azmi Haroun
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Syria secretly stole $100 million from UN donations by manipulating currency exchange rates, report says
Researchers said that Syria made the UN use its official exchange rate for donations, which is more…
Bill Bostock
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Four journalists set up a refugee-led news outlet in Madrid after fleeing Syria
The site, called Baynana, publishes news in both Arabic and Spanish and aims to cater to the growin…
Yelena Dzhanova
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Bashar Assad's inevitable presidential victory is another sign of the limits on the US's power
For the sake of the Syrian people, Assad should go, but that change of regime isn't going to happen…
Bonnie Kristian, Defense Prio…
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Travel influencers are flocking to Syria and hyping the war-torn country for tourists. Critics say they're normalizing the Assad regime and parroting its narrative of the war.
YouTubers are touring Syria, praising its people — and avoiding giving opinions about the ongoing w…
Bill Bostock
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A top White House counterterrorism official reportedly met with the Assad regime in Syria for US hostage talks
The secret negotiations represent the first time such a high-level US official has met with the Ass…
Kelsey Vlamis
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Trump says he wanted to kill Syrian President Bashar Assad but Mattis stopped him before he could 'take him out'
Two years ago, President Donald Trump said killing Syria's authoritarian ruler was never contemplat…
Ryan Pickrell
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In attempt to discourage people from funding the Syrian regime, the US State Department sanctions Bashar al-Assad's son
"Syria sanctions are not intended to harm the Syrian people....or hinder our stabilization activiti…
Sarah Al-Arshani
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Syria's Assad seeks to control economy, goes after cousin
At the same time, the charity's director was being questioned at the palace on suspicion of corrup…
PTI
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The US's latest move to oust Assad from Syria may only help him dig in further
Opinion: By destroying legitimate commerce and immiserating the middle class, sanctions undermine t…
Gil Barndollar, Defense Prior…
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Turkey and the Assad regime kill at least 21, mostly civilians, in northern Syria in airstrikes
The British-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a war monitor, put the number of those kille…
Ellen Ioanes,Ellen Ioanes,Reu…
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The White House is trying to negotiate hostage releases from Syria, but regional officials don't think Assad will take the talks seriously
The White House recently sent an official to Syria to discuss the fate of two American hostages, Ma…
Mitch Prothero
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Meghan McCain calls Tulsi Gabbard an 'Assad apologist' in heated exchange on Syria
In recent weeks, Gabbard has made it clear she opposes the ongoing presence of roughly 2,000 US sol…
John Haltiwanger
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Kurdish forces strike a deal with Assad's army as they battle an intensifying Turkish assault in northern Syria
Turkey's assault on Kurdish-held areas stems from the group's ties to the Kurdistan Workers Party, …
Rosie Perper,Rosie Perper
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Tillerson addresses comparisons of Assad to Hitler: 'The characterization is one that President Assad has brought upon himself'
"This is just the latest in a series of the use of chemical weapons by the Assad regime, notwithsta…
Pamela Engel
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Kamala Harris rips into Tulsi Gabbard for being an Assad apologist and Fox News regular who criticizes her own party
The heated exchange began after Gabbard was asked about her recent criticism of former Secretary of…
John Haltiwanger
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Planes are avoiding Syria in case they get caught in a US airstrike on Assad
Eurocontrol said: "Due to the possible launch of air strikes into Syria with air-to-ground and/or c…
Alexandra Ma
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Assad loves the Iran deal
"For example, even if the Iranians got only $100 billion and used 90% to help the economy, the rema…