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Suicide Bomber in Syria Kills Security Officer in New Year’s Eve Attack

By: Ephrat Livni and Hussam Hammoud —
The attacker likely had links to the Islamic State and was possibly targeting a Christian church in the center of Aleppo, according to a government spokesman.

A view of Aleppo, Syria, where a suicide bomber struck on Wednesday.

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Clashing Visions of Syria’s Future Play Out in Ancient Alleys of Damascus

By: Vivian Yee， Hwaida Saad and Nanna Heitmann —
Many in the capital worry that the secular freedoms they enjoyed under the Assad regime are under threat from the new Islamist government.

A police patrol in the old city of Damascus, Syria, in April. Under the new authorities, some of Syrian society’s most religious people have suddenly come to rule over some of its most socially liberal.

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Negotiation or Capitulation? How Columbia Got Off Trump’s Hot Seat.

By: Sharon Otterman —
The university has largely complied with the administration’s demands, but has adjusted them in meaningful ways. One department offers a window into that effort.

Top academics in the Middle Eastern, South Asian and African Studies Department at Columbia University, including Professors Timothy Mitchell and Gil Hochberg, the department’s chair, say the school is committed to the program’s autonomy.

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Why Trump’s Ultimatum to Columbia Could Upend Higher Education

By: Troy Closson —
A demand for the university’s administration to place the Middle Eastern studies department under receivership could signal a broader crackdown across the United States.

College administrators throughout the country are closely watching whether Columbia responds to the White House with deference or defiance.

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Skirmish in Syrian Capital Raises Fears of Expanding Violence

By: Euan Ward —
The overnight incident in Damascus appeared to have been contained, but it has heightened concerns that the violence sweeping the country’s coastal region could spread.

Members of the Syrian government’s security forces in the capital, Damascus, on Thursday.

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Syrians Demand Better Protection Amid a Spate of Kidnappings

By: Raja Abdulrahim and Kiana Hayeri —
When the new government took over, it dismissed the Assad regime police and other forces, leaving a security vacuum. Now, many residents fear going out after dark.

Members of the new Syrian government set up security checkpoints in Homs in February. Many Syrians are demanding more such controls.

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In Fight for Syria, a Battle for Domination of the Middle East

By: Neil MacFarquhar —
In a region “already on fire,” analysts say, rebels’ advance toward Damascus is a barometer of the shifting power dynamics that also affect nations like Iran, Turkey, Russia and the United States.

Syrian antigovernment fighters pouring into the city of Hama on Friday.

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Syria’s Assad Regime Fights to Survive Rebel Onslaught

By: Raja Abdulrahim —
The longtime Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad is facing threats from rebellions on multiple fronts and his key ally, Iran, is paring back support.

Syrian rebels trying to oust President Bashar al-Assad heading toward the strategic city of Homs.

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Iran Begins to Evacuate Military Officials and Personnel From Syria

By: Farnaz Fassihi and Ronen Bergman —
The withdrawals by one of President Bashar al-Assad’s key backers come amid a resurgent rebel offensive.

An antigovernment fighter covers his ears as a multi-barrel rocket launcher fires against government forces, in the northern outskirts of Syria’s west-central city of Hama on Wednesday.

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