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Over 100 Killed as Sectarian Fighting Surrounding Syrian Druze Community Rages

by Jason Ditz | May 1, 2025

Clashes in the Damascus suburb of Jaramana earlier this week centered on Syria’s Druze minority, but like a lot of the sectarian tensions in the country seems to have grown substantially from there, with reports now putting the overall death toll in the anti-Druze...

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Gunmen Attack Druze Group in Damascus Suburb, at Least 18 Killed

by Jason Ditz | Apr 29, 2025

Violent sectarian gunbattles have erupted in the Damascus suburb of Jaramana, when Sunni gunmen from the nearby Maliha suburb attacked Druze groups in the area. At least 18 people have been confirmed killed, including seven Druze fighters. Two security force members...

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14 Alawites Killed in Central Syria as Sectarian Purge Continues

by Jason Ditz | Apr 27, 2025

March saw the beginning of a violent crackdown against Syria’s Alawite minority in the country’s northwest, with well over a thousand people killed in a very short period of time in the Tartus and Latakia Governorates. The slain were overwhelmingly civilians, dragged...

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Syrian Leader Sharaa Says Willing to Normalize Relations With Israel

by Jason Ditz | Apr 24, 2025

Syria’s leader Ahmed al-Sharaa has reportedly expressed openness to normalizing relations with Israel under certain circumstances, ending decades of acrimony between the two neighboring states. Sharaa reportedly discussed the matter with Rep. Cory Mills (R – FL)...

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Syria Detains Top Palestinian Islamic Jihad Leaders After US Demands

by Jason Ditz | Apr 22, 2025

Syria’s Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) government has been unclear about what their position will be on the Palestinians. That’s an important issue because there is a large Palestinian population within Syria. It’s also an important topic because the US has recently...

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Many Iraqis Unhappy With Islamist Syrian President’s Invite to Arab League Summit in Baghdad

by Jason Ditz | Apr 17, 2025

Next month, Iraq will host the Arab League’s 34th summit in Baghdad. This was seen as an exciting opportunity for Iraq after the protracted US invasion and occupation, to finally reclaim some regional influence for themselves. It’s become a source of no small amount...

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Syrian Kurds Fault New ‘Inclusive’ Government After Getting Shut Out of Cabinet

by Jason Ditz | Mar 30, 2025

Syria’s Islamist Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) promised to deliver a diverse, inclusive new government for the nation, and while some media reports are praising the new government unveiled today as mission accomplished, many are extremely unsatisfied at what passes for...

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Iraqi Tribal Council Proposes Volunteer Force to Fight HTS in Syria

by Jason Ditz | Mar 19, 2025

Syria’s Islamist Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS)-led government and its role in the massacre of well over a thousand civilians, mostly Alawites, in the northwest earlier this month continues to loom large not just internally but in Syria’s relationship with the...

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Ceasefire in Doubt as Syrian Troops Occupy Lebanon Border Village, Burn Homes

by Jason Ditz | Mar 18, 2025

Yesterday’s clash at the border between the Lebanese Army and the Syrian Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) government’s forces seemingly ended with a ceasefire overnight. Eight Syrian soldiers were killed in the Monday fighting, along with five (some unconfirmed reports say...

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Syria Placed Under Islamist Rule for Five Years by New Interim Constitution

by Jason Ditz | Mar 13, 2025

In December, the Sunni Islamist Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) took over Syria in an internationally-backed offensive. HTS was formerly known as Jabhat al-Nusra, and al-Qaeda in Iraq (AQI) before that. Today, their leader Ahmed al-Sharaa (formerly known as Abu Mohammad...

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