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Cautious pub owners reopen in Damascus
When Islamists took power in Syria's capital, pubs and liquor stores closed down as a precaution. But now the waterholes are opening again.
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IS attack in Syrian desert – six dead
IS has killed six shepherds in an area in the Syrian desert notorious for extremist attacks, according to the UK-based conflict monitor Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR).
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So the attack that toppled Assad was planned
For several years, the Islamist movement HTS planned how they would overthrow the Assad regime. The only thing they were waiting for was the right moment, according to the military chief Abu Hassan al-Hamwi.
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Wandering around in Syria's desert – American on his way home
An American pilgrim who was imprisoned in Bashar al-Assad's Syria has been freed since the rebels took power. After wandering around barefoot in the desert, he received help from a Syrian family and is now, perhaps, on his way home.
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Tens of thousands celebrate al-Assad's fall in Syria
Tens of thousands of people have gathered at the Umayyad Mosque in Damascus to celebrate. It is the first Friday prayer since the dictator Bashar al-Assad was overthrown and also elsewhere in the country, thousands of people have gathered.
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Kurds in Syria hoist the opposition flag
The Kurdish self-government in northeastern Syria is starting to hoist the Syrian independence flag – the one that Islamist-led rebels have hoisted in the capital Damascus.
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Obama hesitated – USA lost foothold in Syria
The USA's political and military presence in the Middle East has suffered several setbacks. An event eleven years ago may have been decisive in making it difficult for the superpower to regain its old strength.
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Syria's new government: Come home – everyone is welcome
All religious communities will be allowed to exist and operate in Syria, promises the country's new government in a charm offensive. Syrians who fled the bloody war are being urged to return and participate in the reconstruction.
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