Syria flashes signs of peril and promise in a week of violence and diplomacy
After Syria’s longtime autocratic ruler was toppled late last year, the man who led rebel groups to victory immediately faced a new challenge: unifying the country after more than a decade of civil war
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What we know about recent violence in Syria
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Hundreds of civilians reported killed in massacres as violence in Syria spirals
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Syria Violence Marked by Sectarian and Revenge Killings, War Monitor Says
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Hundreds of civilians have been killed in Syria. Here's what we know.
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Hundreds of civilians killed in Syria as clashes erupt in former Assad strongholds
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Syria’s sectarian violence prompts reckoning for new president
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