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Azerbaijanis on Both Sides of Syrian Conflict

It has emerged that Azerbaijani nationals are among the foreigners fighting in the Syrian conflict. Video footage shows Azerbaijanis among the rebel forces, and a number have been reported killed. While most seem to come from Azerbaijan’s Sunni Muslim minority, and gravitate towards...

63 dead from hunger, medical shortages in Damascus camp: NGO

A Syrian monitoring group said Friday it has documented the deaths of 63 people, including women and children, in the besieged Yarmuk Palestinian refugee camp in Damascus because of food and medical shortages, AFP reported. Yarmuk in southern Damascus has been under a choking army...

Syria peace talks could drag on for months

The moment the eyes of the warring Syrian delegations met in Switzerland was historic. But peace talks between representatives from Syria’s government and opposition could still drag on for weeks, if not months. During the preliminary session at the Fairmont Le Montreux Palace on the...