6 d. ago Surprising Allies for Syria’s New Leaders: Some Jews Who Fled Long Ago

A group of Jews who left Syria decades ago wants sanctions relief for a government with former ties to Al Qaeda, despite wariness from other Jewish groups and from Israel.

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1 week ago What happened when Syria's conservative new leaders tried to shut 60 Damascus bars

When Syria's new leaders shut 60 Damascus bars, drinkers protested, and the government reversed itself. It's an example of the tussle between secular and Islamist values in the new Syria.

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2 w. ago Syria's transitional leader is a former jihadist. Can he help stabilize the region?

Ahmed al-Sharaa founded the Syrian branch of Al-Qaeda, but is now advocating unity. The Atlantic's Robert Worth discusses al-Sharaa's leadership and the Trump administration's group chat on Signal. 

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3 w. ago As Children, They Fled the Nazis Alone. Newly Found Papers Tell Their Story.

Just under 10,000 Jewish children fled to Britain from Europe from December 1938 to September 1939. Not much was known about their journeys, until recently.

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3 w. ago Syrian Regime Thugs Attack Alawite Civilians, Chanting ‘Ethnic Cleansing’

Syria’s Alawite community continued to huddle in fear over the weekend after hundreds of them were murdered by militants loyal to the Islamist government of former al-Qaeda leader Ahmed al-Sharaa. The post Syrian Regime Thugs Attack Alawite Civilians, Chanting ‘Ethnic Cleansing’ appeared first on Breitbart.

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3 w. ago Senior Islamic State leader killed in Iraq, Trump says his 'miserable life was terminated'

The leader of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria has been killed, with U.S. President Donald Trump saying he was "relentlessly hunted down by our intrepid warfighters."

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4 w. ago Evangelical Leader Urges U.S. to Protect Syrian Christians from Jihadis

Rev. Johnnie Moore, president of the Congress of Christian Leaders, said on Tuesday that the  junta led by former al-Qaeda officer Ahmed al-Sharaa failed to protect over a thousand Syrians from being massacred last week, and the United States should step in to protect Christians from further bloodshed. The post Evangelical Leader Urges U.S. to Protect Syrian Christians from Jihadis appeared first on Breitbart.

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