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The unfathomable toll of the Syrian civil war

World / Books & the Arts / How to make sense of the 13-year conflict? Anand Gopal This essay is adapted from Days of Love and ...

‘Ashes,’ From Oscar-Winning ‘No Other Land’ Producers, Follows a Syrian’s Struggle to Bring War Criminals to Justice

Ashes,' the directorial debut of Syrian journalist Daham Alasaad, follows the dogged efforts to bring Syrian war criminals to ...
Public Broadcasting Service (PBS)

The Syrian Uprising Began 15 Years Ago. Then Came the Regime’s Deadly Crackdown.

The Regime,’ a 2011 documentary on the Assad regime’s rise and its brutal crackdown on Arab Spring protesters, is now streaming on YouTube for the first time.
Cfr.org

Syria’s Continuing Civil War

The pitched battle for Syria’s future could eventually pull the country apart and precipitate a seismic sectarian shift in the region, says Mideast expert Mona Yacoubian. Syria’s nearly two-year-old ...
AOL

They fled Syria's shattering civil war. Now, Syrian refugees in Jordan fear being forced to return

AMMAN, Jordan (AP) — As Jordan hosted regional talks this spring aimed at ending Syria’s isolation after more than a decade of civil war, Syrian refugee Suzanne Dabdoob felt a deep pressure in her ...

Syria sends thousands of troops to Lebanon border, sources say

Syria's defense minsitry said it reinforced its border with Lebanon, and eight Syrian and Lebanese sources said this included ...
Christianity Today

The Syrian Pastors Who Stayed

Most Syrians stay because they don’t have the money or means to emigrate, the assistant pastor in Jaramana said. Others stay ...
IJR

‘Civil War Of Epic Proportions’: Syria Could Be ‘Weeks’ Away From Implosion Despite Sanctions Relief, Rubio Warns

Syria is potentially “weeks” away from collapse, even though the U.S. recently eased longstanding sanctions on the Middle Eastern nation, Secretary of State Marco Rubio told lawmakers Tuesday. The ...
OPB

To rebuild from war, Syrian firefighters work to rebuild trust — in each other

Firefighter Naser Brjas and White Helmet member Kinan Ali respond to an emergency call in Damascus on March 31, 2025. Every morning for 28 years, Haitham Nasrallah has opened his locker and put on his ...
Eater

After Syria’s Civil War, Refugee Chefs Must Decide Where to Make Their Home

Aziz Habesh knows his way around kibbeh. Sitting in Vezir Han, in the shadow of Istanbul’s Fatih Mosque, the maitre d’ begins to list the types on offer at the Syrian restaurant. He starts counting on ...
New York Post

Marco Rubio warns Syria ‘weeks’ away from ‘collapse and full-scale civil war of epic proportions’

Secretary of State Marco Rubio told lawmakers Tuesday that Syria may be weeks away from plunging into another civil war or collapsing altogether. Rubio, who met with top Syrian officials last week ...
Time

Fleeing Civil War, Syria’s Kurds Enter Another Geopolitical Minefield

Samira Selo cradled her 2-year-old on her hip and looked across the low valley toward Syria, a country that until a month ago she called home. Some sheep and goats grazed nearby. Behind her, in the ...