Alison Meuse
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Syrian Christians face new threats from a rebel coalition that is fighting both the self-declared Islamic State and the regime.
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Thousands of people are trapped in the Yarmouk camp, where water and supplies are lacking. The area under Syrian military siege for two years is now threatened by Islamic State militants.
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ISIS militants now control the long-running black market in stolen artifacts. Experts are tracking damage to heritage sites in Iraq and Syria by satellite and doing what little they can to stop it.
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The Syrian town was not seen as militarily important, but Islamic State propaganda bumped it up the list of targets.
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When a general in Iran's elite Revolutionary Guard and several ranking members of Hezbollah were killed Sunday, they were within 10 miles of Israel's northeastern border.
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As the Syrian war nears its fifth year and a bitter storm hits, refugees say this is the worst winter yet. To make matters worse, cash constraints mean they're getting less help from aid groups.
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Rebels say they have agreed to retreat from some areas they control in Homs, a city once known as the capital of the revolution.