Muhamad Yehia BEIRUT — The last time Syrian President Bashar Assad was in serious trouble was 10 years ago, at the height of the country’s civil war, when his forces lost control over parts of the largest city, Aleppo, and his opponents were closing in on the capital, Damascus. Back then, …
Read More »A Syrian family recounts the horrors of the 2013 chemical attack near Damascus
Muhamad Yehia ZAMALKA, Syria — A Syrian family that survived a 2013 chemical weapons attack that killed hundreds of people near the country’s capital, Damascus, says the ordeal they experienced haunts them to this day. The Aug. 21, 2013 attack targeted several Damascus suburbs, including Zamalka, where the Arbeeni family …
Read More »Concern over Syria’s chemical weapons stockpile triggers emergency meeting of global monitor
Muhamad Yehia THE HAGUE, Netherlands — The global chemical weapons watchdog opened an emergency meeting on Thursday to discuss the situation in Syria over concerns about the country’s stockpile of toxic chemicals in the wake of the overthrow of President Bashar Assad. The Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons …
Read More »Alone against a renewed insurgency, Assad faced the end of his rule without his strongest allies
Muhamad Yehia BEIRUT (AP) — The last time Syrian President Bashar Assad was in serious trouble was 10 years ago, at the height of the country’s civil war, when his forces lost control over parts of the largest city, Aleppo, and his opponents were closing in on the capital, Damascus. Back …
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