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“The goal that Syrians gave their blood and life for is achieved…” For Syrians, Assad is in the past: ‘The thing we all have now is hope’ Excellent reportage by Dominique Soguel via The Christian Science Monitor csmonitor.com/World/Middle-E…

Reporting from #Syria: “Whatever comes next cannot possibly be worse that what came before...” Waves of joy flood Damascus. But an undercurrent of distrust lingers, by Dominique Soguel & Me via The Christian Science Monitor csmonitor.com/World/Middle-E…

“Give us time, just a little bit of time, to organize things,” one fighter pleaded… Waves of joy flood Damascus. But an undercurrent of distrust lingers. Report from #Syria by Dominique Soguel and me, via The Christian Science Monitor csmonitor.com/World/Middle-E…

#Syria #Sednaya: “I hope he died right away rather than spending a single second in this place. There can be no justice for something like this..." Can Syria heal? For many, Step 1 is learning the difficult truth. Powerful reportage by Dominique Soguel The Christian Science Monitor csmonitor.com/World/Middle-E…

#Syria: “I thought to myself, perhaps God will deliver him back to me,” he says, gripped by emotion. “Dead or alive, the important thing is to know.” Can Syria heal? For many, Step 1 is learning the difficult truth. By Dominique Soguel w/ my images The Christian Science Monitor csmonitor.com/World/Middle-E…

Syria’s Sednaya prison is sealed off from the world by towering brick-and-wire walls that encircle the compound like a noose. tinyurl.com/3bcjjy25

I created a new map for @thestudyofwar and Critical Threats that shows insurgent presence across Syria. The new Syrian interim government faces a nascent insurgency. Link to map below!

#Syria: “What we saw happening over the last few days has a lot to do with justice – people taking justice into their own hands...” Deadly clashes in Syria are precisely what new leaders sought to avert. Excellent by Taylor Luck يوسف لاك Dominique Soguel via The Christian Science Monitor csmonitor.com/World/Middle-E…

“Kurds gained a voice thanks to their alliances with America... For sure there was American pressure for this agreement to take place. Without it, this agreement would have been impossible.” What role for #Kurds in the ‘new’ #Syria? They’re getting mixed messages. My report w/

BREAKING: The unthinkable has just happened in Turkey: Ekrem Imamoglu, Istanbul’s popular opposition mayor and president Erdogan’s key challenger, has been arrested (on corruption charges). Turkey’s politics has stepped onto a new terrain on this day (March 19, 2025) 🧵

#Syria: '“Kill her,” a voice said, followed by the crack of a single shot fired at her chest...' In Syria’s terrorized #Alawite region, competing narratives, mutual suspicions. Powerful reportage from Hama and Latakia Provinces by Dominique Soguel via The Christian Science Monitor csmonitor.com/World/Middle-E…

"Some victims are too traumatized to speak of their ordeal. Others share their experiences in a torrent of tears..." In #Syria’s terrorized #Alawite region, competing narratives, mutual suspicions. By Dominique Soguel via The Christian Science Monitor csmonitor.com/World/Middle-E…

#Ukraine: “It’s the fourth #Easter of this war and everyone asks me, when will this stop? I tell them we are in God’s hands." As bombs fall on Easter, a Ukrainian chaplain ministers to his front-line flock, by Dominique Soguel w/ Oleksandr Naselenko via The Christian Science Monitor csmonitor.com/World/Europe/2…

‘We must hold on.’ #Ukrainians steel themselves amid #Russian barrage. “All our belongings are gone—but thank God we are alive. We are one of the lucky ones.” Excellent report by Dominique Soguel w/ Oleksandr Naselenko The Christian Science Monitor csmonitor.com/World/Europe/2…

#Russian “strikes steadily increased after Trump’s inauguration. They hit new heights after his first phone call with #Putin.” ‘We must hold on.’ #Ukrainians steel themselves amid Russian barrage, by Dominique Soguel w/ Oleksandr Naselenko via The Christian Science Monitor csmonitor.com/World/Europe/2…