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Special As the death toll falls and talks progress, could Syria finally know peace in 2023? photos

As the death toll falls and talks progress, could Syria finally know peace in 2023?

  • Some 3,825 people were killed in the Syrian conflict in 2022, the lowest yearly toll since the war began
  • While violence has subsided across the country, there are still many potential flashpoints and triggers of conflict
By Paul Iddon ·
Update A picture released by the official Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) on December 7, 2021 shows fire near containers of the Syrian port of Latakia. (AFP)

Syrian port ablaze as Israeli airstrikes hit Iran arms cache

By Arab News ·
Assad army steps up offensive in restive southern city

Assad army steps up offensive in restive southern city

By Reuters ·
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Explained: How Hezbollah built a drug empire via its ‘narcoterrorist strategy’

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Special Assad is indulging in ‘sham elections’ as Syrians continue to suffer, UN told

Assad is indulging in ‘sham elections’ as Syrians continue to suffer, UN told

By Ephrem Kossaify ·
Dutch legal challenge against Assad regime gathers momentum

Dutch legal challenge against Assad regime gathers momentum

By Arab News ·
UN fears ‘bloodbath’ in Syria graphic

UN fears ‘bloodbath’ in Syria

By Menekse Tokyay & Randa Takieddine ·
Assad regime forces gain ground in deadly Idlib push

Assad regime forces gain ground in deadly Idlib push

By AFP ·
Analysis Lebanese elections bring Syria’s allies back to Parliament

Lebanese elections bring Syria’s allies back to Parliament

By MOHAMMED CHEBARO ·
UN ‘failed to prevent’ Syria crimes: opposition

UN ‘failed to prevent’ Syria crimes: opposition

By AFP ·
Deaths mount in Eastern Ghouta as world fumbles for response

Deaths mount in Eastern Ghouta as world fumbles for response

By Reuters ·
Update Syrian regime allies, the downing of Israeli F-16 is a strategic shift

Syrian regime allies, the downing of Israeli F-16 is a strategic shift

By Mohamed Chebaro ·
Tests link Assad regime stockpile to largest sarin attack

Tests link Assad regime stockpile to largest sarin attack

By Reuters ·

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