The Economist6d
Syria has got rid of Bashar al-Assad, but not sectarian tensions
Under Mr Assad Syria sank from middle-income status to abject poverty. Women saw branches off trees for heating. Children ...
CNN3d
Syrian government loyalists accused of executing civilians as violence erupts
Syria has seen the worst outbreak of violence since the ousting of former President Bashar al-Assad late last year, after armed men descended on Alawite heartlands on Thursday in what Syrian ...
The New York Times6d
Syria Faces Worst Violence Since Fall of Assad Regime
new video loaded: Syria Faces Worst Violence Since Fall of Assad Regime Deadly fighting has erupted in Syria’s coastal region, a longtime bastion of support for Bashar al-Assad, the ousted ...
UPI4d
More than 1,000 killed in two days amid Syrian conflict
March 8 (UPI) --More than 1,000 have died since Thursday amid fighting between Syrian government forces and supporters of former President Bashar al-Assad, a monitoring organization announced.
CNN3d
Syria’s interim president calls clashes ‘expected challenges’ as death toll tops 600
Syria’s interim leader has called days of violent clashes between pro-government forces and supporters of ousted former President Bashar al-Assad “expected challenges” as a monitor said the ...
Syria’s sectarian violence prompts reckoning for new president
When forces loyal to ousted President Bashar al-Assad launched attacks along Syria’s coast last week, it appeared to realise a fear that had gripped the country since his fall: that former regime ...