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A young woman in Damascus produced a smart phone from her handbag and asked, “May I show you something?” The…
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The militants of the self-proclaimed Islamic State (Isil) have murdered another western captive, Alan Henning. Henning, like his fellow humanitarian…
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Continue reading →DAMASCUS, Syria – In 2011, Syrian activists were inspired and believed they were capable of ousting President Bashar Assad. Now,…
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Continue reading →This is a bad time to be a Syrian. Will the two sides tearing your country apart meet in Geneva…
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