Strategically located Dura-Europos was a ‘forgotten city’ in Syria and neglected by archaeologists who finally identified Iraq’s Anqa as its near-mirror image.
Escalating clashes in the cradle of the Syrian uprising challenge Assad’s hold on the region.
It is important to look back at how various forces involved in the Syrian turmoil go to this point in order to understand this complex conflict.
The protests in Syria are momentous and come after many years where the minority community has suffered in southern Syria.
In July Russia refused to allow UN aid to continue to reach northwest Syria, now that aid is set to resume
Can they move from pushing for stability in Syria to creating real stability in Sudan? Is the region entering a new diplomatic era?
Jordan supported Syria's return to the Arab League but at the same time also wants the war-torn country to crack down on the drug trade.
Syria was suspended from the Arab League in 2011 after cracking down on protests against the regime.
After previous attempts to send aid have been blocked, an aid convoy has made it to earthquake-ravaged northwestern Syria.
Rustam Azhiev, better known by his nom-de-guerre Abdul Hakim al-Shishani, led Ajnad al-Kavkaz in Syria and now leads Chechen fighters in the Ukrainian Foreign Legion.
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