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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 β€”
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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Skirmish in Syrian Capital Raises Fears of Expanding Violence

By: Euan Ward β€”
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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In Fight for Syria, a Battle for Domination of the Middle East

By: Neil MacFarquhar β€”
In a region β€œalready 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 β€”
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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