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Syria
President al-Sharaa may be too weak to protect Alawite women; some of his men may not want to
Paul Wood
Israel having made it impossible for al-Sharaa to establish control south of Damascus, new Iran-backed forces are filling the power vacuum
Fin de Pencier
Ahmed al-Sharaa is the former al-Qaeda and ISIS firebrand turned interim leader of Syria
Owen Matthews
There has been a massacre of Alawites this past week: hundreds of civilians have been killed
Middle East
The country’s massive assault on Syrian sovereignty at a time of crisis is framed as an act of self-defense
Neve Gordon