Tag: Damascus (Syria)
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Druse Militia Refuse to Join Syria’s New Army
The trainer paced the grounds of a mountain enclave in southwestern Syria, shouting at dozens of new recruits as they drilled sprints between barricades...
A Traditional Ramadan Treat Gets a Modern Remake (but Good Luck Getting It)
As the minutes ticked closer to sundown, the crowd grew more impatient, pressing against the glass display case, shouting and shoving bills toward the...
Syrians Want to Go Home, but Many No Longer Have One to Return To
Lubna Labaad walked among a flattened wasteland that was once her neighbors’ homes.The only building left standing was a mosque, a years-old message scrawled...
Violence Sweeps Coastal Syria, Sowing Chaos: ‘We Have to Get Out of Here’
The gunfire began at dawn on Friday in the town of al-Haffa on Syria’s Mediterranean coast.At first, Wala, a 29-year-old resident of the town,...
Ahmed al-Shara: The Evolution of Syria’s New Leader
As the commander of a rebel group allied with Al Qaeda during Syria’s long civil war, the man known by his nom du guerre,...