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The death of a commander points to Hizbullah’s involvement in Syria
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The death of a commander points to Hizbullah’s involvement in Syria

LEBANON — The village of Bodai, near Baalbeck in the Beqaa Valley, was in mourning last Wednesday. As the people…
Inside Aleppo: A glimpse of those fighting for Assad’s fall
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Inside Aleppo: A glimpse of those fighting for Assad’s fall

Walking into Syria after an inconspicuous crossing, I met a smiling Abu Tamim waiting past the border. On the way…
Inside Aleppo: Four soldiers of the Free Syrian Army
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Inside Aleppo: Four soldiers of the Free Syrian Army

It takes all sorts to make a revolution, even just to win a war. The four fighters of the Free…
Q&A with Yasser al-Najjar, member of the Free Syrian Army
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Q&A with Yasser al-Najjar, member of the Free Syrian Army

Yasser al-Najjar is a member of the Syrian National Council, and also part of the Free Syrian Army. When he…
Syrian rebels find hostile buffer zone in Lebanon
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Syrian rebels find hostile buffer zone in Lebanon

EAST LEBANON — Abu Fakher Zaarour, a farmer in his 60s, has lived all his life in Masharee al-Qaa, a…
Aleppo dispatch: Among Syria’s internally displaced
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Aleppo dispatch: Among Syria’s internally displaced

The distant thud of an artillery strike breaks the illusion of tranquility in a small village several kilometers to the…
Deadly clashes in Lebanon reflect Syrian divisions
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Deadly clashes in Lebanon reflect Syrian divisions

TRIPOLI, Lebanon — Abou Ahmad has been fighting in Tripoli’s Sunni neighborhood of Bab al-Tabbaneh since he was a teenager.…
Orphans, widows of Syrian conflict victims are refugees in a fragile place
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Orphans, widows of Syrian conflict victims are refugees in a fragile place

WADI KHALED, Lebanon — Since the start of the uprising in March last year, tens of thousands of Syria children…
Kurdish Syria: From cultural to armed revolution
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Kurdish Syria: From cultural to armed revolution

DERIK, Syria — The Kurdish rebellion in northeastern Syria intensified in fighting that erupted Saturday 22 July, as militias raising…
In Lebanon, Syrian uprising shakes social fault lines
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In Lebanon, Syrian uprising shakes social fault lines

BEIRUT — Deeply tucked into the barren hills of Lebanon’s northeastern region of Hermel, the isolated town of Ursal has…
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