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Join our chat with "Syria's Second Front" correspondent Muhammad Ali, McClatchy reporter Roy Gutman and guest questioner David Kenner from Foreign Policy Magazine. You can leave a question now.
February 11, 2014
In Fight Against ISIS, a Controversial Rebel Takes Command
With extremists in Syria threatening to take hard-won rebel territory, Jamal Maarouf has emerged as a key, albeit controversial, figure during an increasingly pivotal phase of the war.
February 11, 2014
What's Happened to the Rebels in Aleppo?
Abu Ali, the rebel commander, was abducted in December; the fight against ISIS and the government continues.
February 11, 2014
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Children of Aleppo
A startling portrait of everyday life in a war zone, through the eyes of children.
February 11, 2014
Witnessing Syria's War Through the Eyes Of Its Children
Amid the turmoil of Syria's seemingly endless civil war, the notion of a normal childhood has all but disappeared.
February 11, 2014
Map: Syria's Shifting Battle Lines
Since the uprising began nearly three years ago, the war has become increasingly diffuse. This map shows the most up-to-date regions of control.
February 11, 2014
Tales By Ex-Detainees Raise Questions About Extremists’ Goals in Syria
The accounts of those imprisoned by ISIS reveal torture and abuse, but also a fixation on property and cash that provides insight into the group's finances.
February 11, 2014
In Recent Months, ISIS Targeted Hospitals, Doctors, Journalists
Late last year, the extremist jihadists began attacking "soft" targets in Syria -- a move that has raised questions about its relationship with the Assad regime.
February 11, 2014
Battle Against ISIS May Help Unify Fractured Syrian Rebels
The disparate rebel factions coalesced earlier this year to drive the extremist jihadis from al-Atareb, a strategic town in northern Syria.
February 11, 2014
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Syria's Second Front
Three years in to Syria's civil war, another enemy has emerged: factions aligned with Al Qaeda. Go inside the rebels' new fight with rare, exclusive footage from inside the country.
February 11, 2014
A Syrian Native Reports From Inside the War's Second Front
Journalist Muhammad Ali was seriously injured by government shelling on a reporting trip to Syria one year ago. That didn’t stop him from going back.
February 4, 2014
Inside Kim Jong-un's Military Shake-Up
What happened to top North Korean officials before and after a leadership purge.
January 16, 2014