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Not just Alawites: Syrian Christians ‘hid under furniture’ to escape slaughter in the city of Homs Syria

Not just Alawites: Syrian Christians ‘hid under furniture’ to escape slaughter in the city of Homs

Alawite Syrians, who fled the violence in western Syria, walk in Nahr El Kabir River, after the reported mass killings of Alawite minority members, in Akkar, Lebanon March 11, 2025. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir Over the past week, the largest part of the world’s already scant media attention on the slaughter in…
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March 11, 2025
Despite ceasefires: IDF strikes threatening targets in Lebanon, Gaza, Syria & Samaria in recent days Syria

Despite ceasefires: IDF strikes threatening targets in Lebanon, Gaza, Syria & Samaria in recent days

Smoke rises while Israeli security forces raid the Nur Shams refugee camp, in the city of Tulkarem, March 2, 2025. Photo by Nasser Ishtayeh/Flash90 After almost a year and a half of war, a deceptive quiet has settled over the Israeli home front in recent weeks, as ceasefires have largely…
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March 11, 2025
Harvard Crimson: Former Israeli PM joked about giving exploding pagers to protesters Syria

Harvard Crimson: Former Israeli PM joked about giving exploding pagers to protesters

Local News Former Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett's comment was an apparent reference to the September pager attacks in Lebanon and Syria. Demonstrators display Palestinian flags and banners during a protest against former Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett's campus visit to Harvard University. A coalition of students and community activists…
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March 11, 2025
Syria’s Kurds win big as Sharaa shakes hands with Kobane to save his own skin Syria

Syria’s Kurds win big as Sharaa shakes hands with Kobane to save his own skin

Why AL-Monitor? AL-Monitor is an award-winning media outlet covering the Middle East, valued for its independence, diversity and analysis. It is read widely by US, international and Middle East decision makers at the highest levels, as well as by media, thought and business leaders and academia. Live news & notifications…
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March 11, 2025
In a big step for Syria, U.S.-backed Kurdish forces will merge with government army Syria

In a big step for Syria, U.S.-backed Kurdish forces will merge with government army

The Syrian Democratic Forces, the Kurdish-led coalition that joined with U.S. troops to fight the Islamic State terrorist group, has agreed to integrate with the same interim Syrian government forces that were previously affiliated with Al Qaeda, officials said. The two groups struck the deal Monday after days of deadly sectarian…
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March 11, 2025