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A quarter of the 6 million Syrians who fled the country during the decadelong civil war have returned home in the past 12 ...

For the first time in 16 years, I took the opportunity to go to Damascus, where I was born but have never lived. I was expecting an emotional reckoning of the weight of reconnecting with a heritage ...

Syria is struggling to heal a year after the Assad dynasty's repressive 50-year reign came to an end following 14 years of ...