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What is Syria's place in the sacred geography of Islam?
Among the sacred places mentioned in Islamic sources are Mecca, Sinai, and Jerusalem, but also Syria (the Shām) and ...
Syria’s dwindling Jewish community can return to one of the world’s oldest synagogues
After 13 years of civil war, Syria’s dwindling Jewish community can return to the Jobar Synagogue in Damascus, one of the ...
Vanished without a trace: Inside the desperate search for US citizens disappeared in Syria
Bel Trew joins those searching Damascus and other sites across the country for journalist Austin Tice and other American citizens who went missing under the brutal regime of Bashar al-Assad ...
CNN27d
The Assad regime ruled Syria for 50 years. Here’s how it fell in less than two weeks
The opposition forces continued their push onwards toward Damascus, seizing the city of ... marks a new chapter in the history of the region.” ...
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'A lot of history yet to play out': Syrian rebels capture Damascus as Assad flees
The Assad Regime has ended in Syria with rebels taking Damascus. NBC News' Richard Engel is on the ground in Damascus and NBC News' Kelly O'Donnell is at the White House with our reporting.
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Rebels Assert Control in Damascus, Their Plans Still Unclear
In recent history, the hoodie’s every-man essence ... Armed rebel fighters walking through the Old City of Damascus on Monday.Credit...Bilal Alhammoud/EPA, via Shutterstock A day after sweeping ...
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Famous Syrian activist Mazen Al-Hamada found dead in Damascus 'slaughterhouse' prison
Syrian Emergency Task Force On Thursday, hundreds gathered in Damascus for Al-Hamada's funeral ... most important moment in recent Middle East history: Reporter's notebook Once abroad, the ...