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Israel and Turkey: The showdown that could shape Syria’s future

Analysis: Turkey and Israel are the two main players to fill power vacuums in post-Assad Syria, and friction between Ankara and Tel Aviv is intensifying. For many years, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has used powerful rhetoric to condemn Israel. As the then-prime minister of Turkey, Erdogan captured much international …

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Syria’s Druze: Key players caught between local and regional power struggles

In-depth: As the path to a new Syria evolves, the Druze find themselves navigating different pressures amid local and regional power struggles. More than a week after a member of the interim government’s security forces was killed during clashes with Druze armed factions in Jaramana, tensions remain high. The incident …

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Israel has killed dozens of Lebanese civilians since ceasefire. 17-year old Khadija Atwi was one of them

In-depth: Shot while holding her cousin, Khadija Atwi, 17, was left to die in Houla as Israeli forces blocked aid. Her family mourns and demands justice. The last thing young girl Khadija Atwi said before the Israeli bullet hit her was that she wanted to visit her father’s grave. At …

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