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More than 125,000 people have crossed from Lebanon into Syria this month, fleeing escalating violence and returning to a country that’s still struggling to rebuild after more than a decade of civil war. CBC | World News
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Some Syrians are going home a year after the fall of Assad. Others are cautious about a one-way trip
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Read More »Syria’s post-Assad leader vowed the country is for all. Some Syrians have their doubts
Along with signs of progress as Syria emerges from the devastation of a 13-year civil war and more than 50 years of authoritarian rule, there are growing concerns over reports of civil rights violations and the targeting of religious minorities — incidents that officials have characterized as isolated. CBC | World News
Read More »Graffiti left on walls of Assad’s prisons expresses fears, loves of tormented Syrians
As you walk through the cold, dark cells of Assad’s prisons, the graffiti on the walls cry out. They plead to God and yearn for loved ones. Often mysterious, they preserve fragments of what anonymous men were thinking as they faced torture and death. CBC | World News
Read More »Syrians have big plans for life after Assad. But their neighbours might have other ideas
Syrians seeking to chart their own political course, free from outside interference, following the ouster of President Bashar al-Assad may be thwarted by the geopolitical ambitions of their neighbours, who already have a foothold in the country, experts say. CBC | World News
Read More »Syrians celebrate dawn of a new era — with hope and some trepidation
Syrians flooded into streets, markets and mosques on Friday celebrating the recent overthrow of Bashar al-Assad and attending the first Friday prayers since his ouster on Sunday. CBC spoke to people in Damascus about their hopes and fears for the future. CBC | World News
Read More »Curfew lifts in Damascus, Syrians return to work after fall of regime
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Read More »Austria wants to send Syrians home. Refugees and their advocates say it’s too soon
Several European countries that have paused asylum applications from Syria until a clearer picture emerges about the country’s political future. But Austria’s government went a step further, calling for an “orderly return and deportation program.” CBC | World News
Read More »As Syrians celebrate the demise of a tyrant, there may not be an obvious successor to take over
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Read More »Syrians celebrate Assad regime’s fall to rebel factions amid calls for orderly transition
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