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Residents displaced by conflict face Assad regime plans to knock down homes
How did a mild-mannered eye doctor end up being responsible for the deaths of hundreds of thousands?
Reports of explosions near Damascus International Airport
President Bashar al-Assad’s Russian-backed regime plans full-scale offensive
A Russian-backed offensive on Idlib will provoke a bloodbath or spark an exodus
Putin wants to convince European nations to normalise relations with Assad
Negotiations underline shifting dynamics in 7-year civil war
Supreme leader dubs America ‘a bullying and deceitful regime’
Government flag flies in main square of city that sparked revolt for first time in years
A bon vivant with a love of fine wine and a legal mind as sharp as a razor
Allies and adversaries beat path to Pyongyang in moves to change postwar order
Trump’s preference for posturing over policy has given Putin more leverage
Town retaken from Isis now a symbol of growing influence of Erdogan in region
Watchdog hopes samples prove whether chlorine or nerve agent was used in Syria attack
US has accused Russia and Syria of tampering with site of alleged chemical attack
The regime will probably follow the suspected chemical attack with more barbaric acts
Insouciance after allied strikes fails to mask vulnerable position
The US and its allies are not going to make a concerted effort to displace Assad
Washington was right to intervene, but it sorely lacks a proper plan
The US drew a red line, but its response runs the risk of being seen as weak
Putin warns against further western action in call to Iranian president
Trump says action aimed at deterring further chemical attacks by Damascus regime
US president’s about-turns after alleged chemical attack adds to uncertainty in region
Assad appears with Khamenei adviser in show of solidarity after suspected gas attack
Western governments have hoped for Assad’s demise but without the will to act
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