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French court to decide if Assad can be stripped of immunity and tried for Syrian chemical attacks

France's highest court is ruling on whether it can strip Bashar al-Assad, the former Syrian leader now in exile in Russia, of ...

Southern Syria exploded into the worst violence of post-Assad era. What that means for the region's future

Seven months of relative calm in Syria came to a bloody end last week, when what began as local skirmishes escalated into the ...

Syrian Sectarian Strife Jeopardizes Post-Assad Transition

Assad’s fall, deadly sectarian clashes in southwestern Syria have exposed one of the biggest challenges to the country’s ...
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In Syria’s Sweida, the stench of death still lingers days after sectarian bloodshed

In the aftermath of intense sectarian fighting, the eerily silent streets of Syria's southern province of Sweida are filled ...
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The Fall of Assad: How Syria’s Regime Collapsed in Days

After nearly 14 years of civil war, Syria's Assad regime crumbled in a stunning series of rebel advances culminating in the ...

Understanding the violence against Alawites and Druze in Syria after Assad

A scholar of religious minorities and the Middle East explains the historical persecution and marginalization of the Alawite ...

France's Highest Court Rules Arrest Warrant for Ex-Syrian Leader Assad Is Invalid

PARIS (Reuters) -France's Cour de Cassation, the country's highest court, ruled on Friday that a warrant issued for former ...
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France's top court annuls arrest warrant against Syria's Assad

France's highest court Friday annulled a French arrest warrant against Syria's ex-president Bashar al-Assad -- issued before ...

Syria’s Druze fear for their future after sectarian clashes

Sectarian violence in southern Syria is shattering hopes for a united country among the country's Druze minority ...