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US and Syrian officials visit each other’s countries as Damascus finds footing on global stage

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The World’s Host Carolyn Beeler speaks with Rep. Marlin Stutzman (R-IN) about his recent trip to Syria, the first visit by US lawmakers since the ouster of former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in December.

Kurds cautiously optimistic about PKK’s ceasefire with Turkey

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‘Thank God, the nightmare is over’: A Syrian returns home to Damascus to witness celebration and struggle

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Exclusive: A conversation with the commander of the US-backed Kurdish Syrian Democratic Forces

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Israel to expand Golan Heights settlements as Syria goes through political transition

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Syrian prison offers a glimpse into Assad’s brutal rule

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Sednaya prison in Damascus was once synonymous with death and disappearance. Yet over the past week, thousands of families rushed to the prison in the hope of finding their missing loved ones. Many left with no answer. 

After Assad’s fall, long-displaced Syrians begin to return home

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Syrians waited in long queues at border gates in southern Turkey this week, preparing to return to their homeland. With a dictator gone and loved ones newly released from prison, many Syrians who have lived in Turkey for years are eager to return. Others say an evolving security situation and financial concerns are giving them pause. 

‘We are experiencing a taste of freedom’: Syrians react to President Bashar al-Assad’s downfall

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Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad has fled the country and, for the first time in two decades, Syrians say they are experiencing a taste of freedom. Assad brutally repressed a popular uprising, which started in 2011. His forces killed, tortured and imprisoned those who spoke out against the government. Some Syrians share about what his departure means to them.

Russia’s military role in Syria

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Russian state news agencies reported on Sunday that Bashar al-Assad and his family fled to Russia where they will be granted asylum. For years, the Kremlin’s political and military support has enabled Assad to cling onto power. Today, Russia’s military still has boots on the ground in Syria — but with the fall of the Assad regime, the Kremlin’s foothold has become uncertain.

The leader behind Syria’s rebel group Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham

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The World’s Host Carolyn Beeler speaks with Martin Smith, the first Western journalist to interview HTS leader Abu Mohammed al-Jolani a few years ago for a Frontline film called “The Jihadist.”

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