Syria’s Top Rebel Offers Hint of Timetable for Potetial Elections

Ahmed al-Shara, who led the rebel offensive that toppled Bashar al-Assad, offered little clarity on what the electoral process might look like.

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Syria’s New Government Steps Up Pursuit of Assad Loyalists

Finding the remnants of the old dictatorship and bringing them to justice has emerged as a top priority for the new administration in Syria.

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Syria’s Alawite Minority, Favored by the Assads, Looks Nervously to the Future

Amid an outcry for justice and accountability and threats online, a once-dominant group is feeling deep anxiety after the ouster of Syria’s dictator.

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Top Arab Diplomats, in Syria Visits, Aim to Build Ties With New Leadership

Ministers from Jordan and Qatar were among the first high-ranking Arab diplomats to meet with the leader of the rebel coalition that toppled the Syrian regime, as the Arab world seeks to bring Syria back into the fold.

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Top Arab Diplomats Visit Syria to Build Ties With New Leadership

Ministers from Jordan and Qatar were among the first high-ranking Arab diplomats to meet with the leader of the rebel coalition that toppled the Syrian regime two weeks ago.

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Senior U.S. Diplomats Arrive in Syria to Meet With Governing Militias

The U.S. officials plan to look for signs of Austin Tice, a missing American journalist, as well as other U.S. citizens.

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Limits on Aid to Syria Threaten to Worsen the Country’s Humanitarian Crisis

Major obstacles could stymie Syria’s new leaders as they struggle to find some footing and improve the country’s living conditions.

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Ahmed al-Shara Vows to Disband and Integrate Syria’s Armed Factions

Ahmed al-Shara said that fighters would be brought under the defense ministry’s authority. The announcement came as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel visited captured Syrian territory.

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