As the rebels swept across Syria, symbols that had once seemed omnipresent collapsed. In Aleppo, a statue of one of Mr. al-Assad’s brothers, Bassel al-Assad, […]
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Syrians Wake Up to a New Government
Syrians on Sunday were digesting the overnight announcement of a caretaker government that will be in power for the next five years, accepting with some […]
Syrians Want to Go Home, but Many No Longer Have One to Return To
Lubna Labaad walked among a flattened wasteland that was once her neighbors’ homes. The only building left standing was a mosque, a years-old message scrawled […]
Syrians Demand Better Protection Amid a Spate of Kidnappings
The first ransom demand came in a text message on Sami al-Izoo’s phone 10 days after he witnessed his brother being kidnapped, forced into a […]
As Ramadan Nears, Syrians Feel the Pinch of a Cash Shortage
Days before the start of Ramadan, lines of people snaked down the stairs outside a bank in Syria’s capital, Damascus, waiting for hours to withdraw […]
Syria’s New Rebel Government Orders Changes to School Curriculum, Worrying Some Syrians
References to the ousted President Bashar al-Assad and his father, who ruled Syria before him, have been removed, as have images of pre-Islamic gods. The […]
In Damascus, Syrians Reclaim Spaces and Freedoms After al-Assad’s Fall
For much of her life, Sumaya Ainaya spent weekend and summer nights on Mount Qasioun, which overlooks the city of Damascus, joined by other Syrians […]
Video: On the Ground in Damascus as Syrians Chart a New Path
In a matter of days, Syria’s capital — once the stronghold of Bashar al-Assad’s government — became the epicenter of a new chapter in the […]