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Inside fallen Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad's now-looted presidential palace
2 weeks ago

Inside fallen Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad's now-looted presidential palace

ABC  

Ousted Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's inner sanctum bore signs of a hasty exit. Now, the presidential palace in the country's capital has been vacated and people have been seen taking selfies and making off with the furniture. The main entrance was littered with torn-down propaganda posters but the red carpet was left intact — as if to welcome those with …

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Biden offers a blueprint for US support in Syria, announces airstrikes against ISIS targets
2 weeks, 1 day ago

Biden offers a blueprint for US support in Syria, announces airstrikes against ISIS targets

CNN  

CNN — President Joe Biden on Sunday called the extraordinary fall of the Assad regime in Syria “a moment of risk” and “historic opportunity” while offering a blueprint for how the US plans to support the region. “The United States will do whatever we can to support them, including through humanitarian relief, to help restore Syria after more than a …

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Is Assad's Rule In Syria At Risk Of Collapse?
2 weeks, 2 days ago

Is Assad's Rule In Syria At Risk Of Collapse?

Huff Post  

Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad in 2008. Pool BENAINOUS/HOUNSFIELD via Getty Images BEIRUT — The last time Syrian President Bashar Assad was in serious trouble was 10 years ago, at the height of the country’s civil war, when his forces lost control over parts of the largest city, Aleppo, and his opponents were closing in on the capital, Damascus. Rebel forces …

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The Pentagon is reinvestigating if troops killed civilians in its 2019 Baghdadi raid
4 months, 2 weeks ago

The Pentagon is reinvestigating if troops killed civilians in its 2019 Baghdadi raid

NPR  

The Pentagon is reinvestigating if troops killed civilians in its 2019 Baghdadi raid toggle caption Omar Haj Kadour/AFP via Getty Images The U.S. is conducting a new investigation into claims that Syrian civilians were killed and maimed in a U.S. strike during its high-profile raid five years ago targeting ISIS founder Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. The first U.S. investigation dismissed accounts …

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The Sunday Story: NPR challenges U.S. denial of civilian harm in raid on ISIS leader : Up First from NPR
1 year, 2 months ago

The Sunday Story: NPR challenges U.S. denial of civilian harm in raid on ISIS leader : Up First from NPR

NPR  

The Sunday Story: NPR challenges U.S. denial of civilian harm in raid on ISIS leader Enlarge this image toggle caption OMAR HAJ KADOUR/AFP via Getty Images OMAR HAJ KADOUR/AFP via Getty Images Today on The Sunday Story, NPR's Daniel Estrin talks about his four-year investigation into the 2019 U.S. raid against ISIS founder Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. Sponsor Message Enlarge this …

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Pentagon files reveal flaws in U.S. claims about Syrian casualties in Baghdadi raid
1 year, 5 months ago

Pentagon files reveal flaws in U.S. claims about Syrian casualties in Baghdadi raid

NPR  

Pentagon files reveal flaws in U.S. claims about Syrian casualties in Baghdadi raid English اللغة العربية Loading. Enlarge this image toggle caption Omar Haj Kadour/AFP via Getty Images Omar Haj Kadour/AFP via Getty Images NPR sued the Pentagon under the Freedom of Information Act to release documentation of the airstrikes, and it obtained a redacted copy of the Defense Department's …

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Cappadocia: One of Turkey’s most spectacular hiking destinations
2 years, 2 months ago

Cappadocia: One of Turkey’s most spectacular hiking destinations

CNN  

CNN — A rich palette of shimmering caramel swirls, ochers, creams and pinks unfolds across the landscape like an enormous handwoven carpet. Here it’s possible to imagine what Cappadocia’s fairy chimneys looked like when Orthodox Christianity was at its height during the medieval Byzantine period. “Zelve was permanently occupied from the sixth century to the 20th century, which is something …

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