Hania Mourtada

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Syria Looks Across Border As Violence Engulfs Iraq

The common belief among Syrian government figures and rebels is that the rise of ISIS stems from America’s inability to react decisively to its civil war

By Hania Mourtada

Syrian Rebels Abandon Stronghold

Syrian opposition fighters have begun to evacuate the old city center of Homs, under siege for two years, back into the control of Syrian President Bashar Assad’s government, in return for safe passage out for 2,200 rebel fighters and their families

By Hania Mourtada / Beirut

Influx of Syrian Refugees Fans Xenophobia Among Some Lebanese

With the conflict in Syria now in its fourth year, some Lebanese are growing increasingly hostile to the million Syrians taking refuge in their country

By Hania Mourtada / Beirut

Syrian Rebels Fight Back in Media War

Kessab, the latest Christian-majority town to fall to rebels, has become the newest focal point of a media war pitting the Assad regime against a splintered opposition, as rebels seek to dispel the perception that they are intolerant of Syria's religious minorities

By Hania Mourtada / Beirut
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