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Social Media Is Navigating Its Sectarian Phase
On September 1st, the author and statistician Nate Silver wrote a post on X diagnosing a new condition: “Blueskyism,” so named for the…
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A Syrian American returned to Syria to aid his ailing father. He was executed in sectarian violence
SWEIDA, Syria — The first video opens with Hosam Saraya, a 35-year-old Syrian American and seven other members of his family, walking in a…
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'Kill them all': Sectarian violence turns Syrian city into a slaughterhouse
SWEIDA, Syria — The last thing Hatem Radhwan heard the fighters say was, “Kill them all. We don’t want them identifying us.” That’s when…
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News Analysis: Syria’s sectarian clashes, Israeli airstrikes and a wary peace: What to know
BEIRUT — More than a week of sectarian bloodshed in Syria has given way to a wary truce, pausing a fight that drew Israel into an…
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Syria leader vows to protect Druze after sectarian violence prompts Israeli strikes
Syria's interim president has said it is his "priority" to protect the country's Druze citizens, after Israel vowed to destroy government…
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Sectarian tension, Israeli intervention: What led to the violence in Syria?
What started as intercommunal violence in southern Syria between local Druze and Bedouin communities over the weekend escalated on…
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Israel bombs Damascus military HQ as sectarian strife rages in Syria
BEIRUT — Israeli warplanes pounded the Syrian capital of Damascus on Wednesday, escalating a monthslong campaign against that government —…
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'There was blood everywhere.' Sectarian killings ravage Syrian villages
AL-SANOBAR, Syria — Mayada pointed to a divot picked out of the pavement in front of her parents’ house — the hole left by the bullet when…
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Syrians recount terror as renewed sectarian violence leaves hundreds dead
BEIRUT — The gunmen were methodical, beginning their rampage from the start of a street in the Qusoor neighborhood in the Syrian coastal…