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Is Kerry's Syrian Aid Shift a Game Changer?
Earlier this week, Moaz al-Khatib, the leader of the Syrian opposition coalition, had no intention of meeting with leaders from the U.S. and Europe at today's "Friends of Syria" gathering in Rome.
February 28, 2013
How Many People Are Dying in Syria?
The U.N. says Syria's rising death toll is approaching a staggering 70,000 people killed since the rebellion broke out almost two years ago. But determining an accurate death count amidst a conflict is fraught with challenges.
February 15, 2013
How To Form a Rebel Battalion in Syria
Reporting from Syria, Ghaith Abdul-Ahad breaks it down in "five easy lessons."
February 14, 2013
Live Chat Wed. 11 A.M. ET: Behind Syria's Front Lines
Join a live chat about “The Battle for Syria” on 9/19 at 11 a.m. ET with Jamie Doran, the film’s producer, and Blake Hounshell, managing editor of Foreign Policy. You can leave a question now.
September 18, 2012
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The Regime Responds
Eighteen months into the rebellion, how is Bashar al-Assad holding on to power?
September 17, 2012
Syria: The Crisis, The Rebels & The Endgame
How organized are Syria’s opposition groups? What dangers might the conflict unleash? And what would it take to end it?
September 18, 2012
Interactive Map: The Battle for Syria
The mass protests that began in the rural farming town of Dara’a in March 2011 have since spiraled into nationwide war. Rebels have won control over much of the nation’s countryside, and taken key neighborhoods in several important cities, including Aleppo, and the capital, Damascus.
September 18, 2012
Behind Rebel Lines: Ghaith Abdul-Ahad on Syria’s "War of Attrition"
"At first, it seems safe and so easy to cross from Turkey into Syria. It’s a 10-minute walk, then you take a [car] ride, then you’re driving throughout all of these towns and villages. Liberated."
September 18, 2012
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The Battle for Syria
FRONTLINE takes you inside the heart of the insurgency, where rebel groups are waging a full-scale assault on the forces of President Bashar al Assad.
September 18, 2012
Syria's Shocking Civilian Death Toll
August was the deadliest month since the Syrian rebellion began a year-and a-half ago — and more deadly for civilians than the bloodiest months in the Iraq and Afghanistan wars, as well as the recent uprisings in the Middle East.
September 14, 2012
What's Known about Syria's "Murky" Opposition
What began as a street uprising among united, angry Syrians has become a sprawling, scattered opposition force trying to bring down the regime of President Bashar al-Assad.
June 22, 2012