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Pro-opposition Syrians in Turkey grapple with losing the war
Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) celebrate the defeat of ISIS in Raqqa, Syria.
Conflict
A Raqqa resident asks why militia had to destroy his city to liberate it
A Syrian civil defence member uses an oxygen mask after a suspected gas attack in the town of Khan Sheikhoun in rebel-held Idlib.
Conflict
‘Shocking’ video shows alleged chemical attack in Syria. But will it have an impact?
Drs. Abdulkhalek (center) and Farida (right)  look on during a Senate Foreign Relations hearing on the conflict in Syria on Capitol Hill in Washington.
Conflict
These two Syrian doctors survived the siege of Aleppo — and helped many others survive, too
A girl carries a bowl filled with water, in the rebel held besieged town of Douma, eastern Damascus.
Conflict
Water is scarce in Damascus, and so is faith in a new ceasefire
Russian President Vladimir Putin shakes hands with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia.
Global Politics
Today’s Kerry-Putin photo op doesn’t mean Moscow is coming in from the cold
Ankara Attack May Complicate U.S.-Turkish Relations, Fight Against ISIS and Assad
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A man sells cotton candy as he pushes his bicycle along a street in the rebel held al-Ghariyah al-Gharbiyah town, in Deraa province.
Conflict
Here’s why the partial truce in Syria has astounded even the experts
US President Barack Obama speaks at a meeting with more than 20 foreign defense chiefs to discuss the coalition efforts in the ongoing campaign against ISIS at Joint Base Andrews in Washington on October 14, 2014.
Conflict
American warplanes have effectively become Assad’s best weapon
Vehicles burn after two car bombs exploded in the Karm al-Louz neighbourhood in Homs.
Conflict & Justice
Why some rebels are ‘determined to make a last stand’ in the Syrian city of Homs
Beirut residents light a lantern during New Year's celebrations at Star Square
Conflict & Justice
Syria’s war is testing the limits of tolerance in neighboring Lebanon
UK surgeon David Nott
Conflict & Justice
How can you help in Syria? Here’s one doctor’s story