Courts Become A Battleground For Secularists, Islamists In Syria
In rebel-held parts of Syria, a clash of ideologies is playing out. Powerful Islamist brigades are competing with pro-democracy civilians to shape Syria's future.One battlefront is in the courts. In...
View ArticleSyrian Opposition Poised To Vote On Interim Government
As Syria's revolt enters a third year, Syria's political opposition is meeting in Istanbul this week to choose a rebel government, despite opposition from the Obama administration.Twelve candidates are...
View ArticleSyrian Aid Groups Train An Army Of Activists
At a border crossing, Mulham al-Jundi directs aid vehicles from southern Turkey into Syria.
View ArticleSyrian Financial Capital's Loss Is Turkey's Gain
There is a brain drain in Syria, an exodus of the skilled and the educated as the Syrian revolt grinds into a third year.The health care system is one casualty, as hospitals and clinics are shelled and...
View Article'It's Not Normal': Syrian War Transforms Lives
In November, Razan Shalab Al-Sham, the daughter of a wealthy Syrian family, led the way to the Syrian farming village of Khirbet al-Joz to deliver an unusual kind of aid: police uniforms. A cold winter...
View ArticleSea Of Syrian Refugees Threatens To Overload Jordan
Jordan's fastest-growing city lies in the middle of the desert, where the sand is so white that from a distance it looks like snow. There's little running water and not much electricity.The name of...
View ArticleAs Syria Melts Down, Ice Cream Shop Sets Up In Jordan
Bakdash is a landmark in the Syrian capital, serving the Arab world's most famous ice cream since 1895.
View ArticleSyrians Bused To Jordanian Refugee Camps
Transcript DAVID GREENE, HOST: This is MORNING EDITION from NPR News. Good morning. I'm David Greene.Syria has accused Israel of flagrantly violating international law after a series of airstrikes on...
View ArticleTop U.S. Official Meets With Rebels Inside Syria
Ambassador Robert Ford, the State Department's point man on Syrian policy, crossed into northern Syria on Wednesday. The secret visit was confirmed by Syrian activists at the media office at the Bab...
View ArticleTeaching The Rules Of War In Syria's Vicious Conflict
A new video from Syria is shocking even by the standards of a war that keeps setting new standards for brutality.In the video, a rebel fighter identified as Khalid al-Hamad is shown cutting out and...
View ArticleIn Syria's Bashar Assad Getting The Upper Hand?
After more than a year of military stalemate in Syria between the rebels and the government, President Bashar Assad appears to be making political and military gains and is not likely to be pushed...
View ArticleU.S. War Planes Participate In Exercise In Jordan
Jordan is hosting major military exercises known as Eager Lion 2013. More than 15,000 soldiers from 18 countries, including the U.S., will be participating. The war games kicked off as Syria's civil...
View ArticleJordan Accused Of Targeting Online Dissent
Jordan's King Abdullah vowed to make the desert kingdom a "free Internet" country as he began his rule more than a decade ago. On June 2, when local Internet providers were ordered to block hundreds of...
View ArticleIn A Rough Neighborhood, Jordan Clings To Its Stability
Across the turbulent Middle East, Arab revolts have toppled dictators and strongmen. Jordan remains stable for now but the pressure is mounting.The Syrian war rages right next door, sending a flood of...
View ArticleReversing Direction, Some Syrian Refugees Now Head Home
In the Jordanian desert, the chaos begins at sundown, when the wind whips up the desert sand and the buses arrive. For the past two years, Syrian refugees have been streaming into Jordan, and they now...
View ArticleIn Southern Syria, Rebels Say U.S. Support Is Critical
The battle for the city of Dera'a in southern Syria has become a test of an American pledge to give military support to rebels fighting Syrian President Bashar Assad. After a string of defeats, the...
View ArticleThe Don Who's Taken Charge Of Jordan's Biggest Refugee Camp
In chaotic situations, certain people rise to the top, and that is certainly the case for Mohammed al-Hariri, a former air conditioning repairman who commands enormous deference on the windblown...
View ArticleWho Are The Syrian Rebels?
When it comes to Syria's rebels, the conventional wisdom in Washington has been that there are countless factions with a range of agendas and it's difficult, if not impossible, to know exactly who they...
View ArticleFor Some Syrian Refugees, A New Home In Germany
As a Syrian Christian man rolled the family luggage through Beirut's international airport, he practiced his German: "Thank you, danke, dankeschon."The man, who asked not to be named, is part of a...
View ArticleSmall Syrian Border Town Magnifies Rift Between Rebel Groups
A small town on the Syrian-Turkish border is playing an outsized role in what has become a war within the war in Syria.
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