Photos: Syrians return to villages destroyed by war
Over 1.87 million Syrians return home after years of displacement, facing the hardship of rebuilding amid devastation.
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Turkiye meeting is second foreign trip by President Ahmed al-Sharaa as he seeks to bolster support for Syria.
Today on The Stream: We ask Syrians what they think the future holds following the fall of the Assad regime.
FM Hakan Fidan says only ‘a matter of time before YPG is eliminated’ in Syria, urges West to cease supporting group.
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Analysts say priorities extend beyond anti-ISIL mission and include keeping leverage as Syria’s future takes shape.
Many who fled the civil war hope to return, as Syrians hold day of remembrance for victims of al-Assad regime.
The fall of al-Assad has set off a new phase of jigsaw puzzling in the region.
Pentagon says the additional forces have been in Syria for ‘a while’, before fall of President Bashar al-Assad.
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Ankara vows to continue operations in northern Syria as fears grow over an assault on the Kurdish-held town of Kobane.
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan tells Al Jazeera the only ‘takeover’ in Syria was ‘the will of the Syrian people’.
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US State Department spokesman says ceasefire between Kurdish armed group and Turkey-backed fighters extended.
