Jane Arraf
Stories
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American citizen is now with U.S. forces after being found in Syria
Travis Timmerman, the missing American found wandering barefoot in the Syrian capital after being released from prison - is going home. NPR were there when for the moment he was welcomed home.
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How do the insurgents in Syria plan to resurrect the state?
It's been less than a week since a coalition of opposition fighters overthrew the Syrian regime. Opposition leaders and government workers are rolling back decades of repression and corruption.
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After celebrations, Syria faces an uncertain future
Syrian rebels have overturned one of the oldest dictatorships in the world. It has been a long struggle, including more than a decade of civil war. But it all began in 2011, during the Arab Spring.
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Syrian rebels take over the capital Damascus, forcing government to flee
In a lightning campaign, Syrian rebels seize the capital and end half a century of brutal Assad family rule.
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Syrian rebels make further inroads in major cities
The Assad regime is Syria is looking increasingly fragile as rebels take control of more of the country's territory.
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Syria's president vows to launch counter-offensive after losing Aleppo to rebels
In Syria, where government forces and rebel fighters have essentially been locked in a stalemate for over a decade, an unexpected opposition — a Turkish-backed group — has taken over.
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Israel strikes Beirut apartment building, fires on UN peacekeepers on the border
Israel is ramping up its attacks throughout Lebanon, saying it is striking Hezbollah targets there.
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Israeli strike on a Beirut apartment building kills 22 people
An Israeli strike leveled an apartment building in central Beirut Thursday night, killing at least 22 people and injuring more than 100.
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In north Lebanon, those fleeing Israeli strikes say they have no safe place to go
We look at the uptick in fighting between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon after and overnight Israeli strike in Beirut.
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Israel expands airstrikes to north Lebanon as people try to flee from the south
People in Lebanon are fleeing Israeli airstrikes in the south but Israel has now conducted strikes in the north as well.
