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Moadamiya

Syrian families were allowed to flee rebel-controlled Moadamiya Tuesday, in a rare instance of coordination between the Syrian government and the opposition.

Syrian regime surrounds rebel neighborhoods with a message: surrender or starve

Conflict & Justice

Syria’s regime is putting the squeeze on the rebel-held communities that ring the capital city Damascus, preventing people and supplies from getting in or out. Wall Street Journal correspondent Sam Dagher describes what it is like in those neighborhoods.

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