Syrian leader signs temporary constitution putting country under Islamist rule
Syria’s interim president signed a temporary constitution on Thursday that leaves the country under Islamist rule for five ...
The Economist32m
After the bloodshed, can Syria’s president unite his country?
Sharaa, seemed to waver between his jihadist past and his presidential present. After the first day of violence he made a video address rich in religious incantations, fanning the flames and praising ...
Turkey says forces killed 24 Kurdish militants in Syria, Iraq in a week
ANKARA - Turkish forces killed 24 Kurdish militants in northern Iraq and Syria over the past week, the defence ministry said on Thursday, continuing attacks in the region after a disarmament call from ...
Tribune Chronicle54m
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 ...