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Pressure on Syria to quell extremists after killing of US troops
Renegade member of Syria's security forces killed two US soldiers and an interpreter in Palmyra
Syrian pound strengthens after US vote to lift sanctions
Business leaders welcome 'positive news' after US House moves to scrap Caesar Act
Bashar Al Assad's cousin admits 'not being an angel' during Syria's civil war
Waseem Al Assad, who faces trial, denies killings but admits making money from conflict in televised clips of interrogation
AnalysisA year on from Assad, Syria seeks consolidation at home and pragmatism abroad
The National explores the plans of the country's authorities and the three main categories of their governing structure
Israel unswayed by US peace efforts as it pursues expanded Syria buffer zone
Air strikes and raids aim to add hundreds of square kilometres to zone established under 1974 armistice, experts say
TimelineThe fall of the Assad regime and the year that redrew Syria
The defining moments - from the rebel takeover and Ahmed Al Shara's rise to lifted sanctions and sectarian violence - that shaped Syria's fragile first year
Syria steps up counter-terrorism raids after deal with US
Ahmad Al Shara's government joined American-led anti-ISIS coalition last month
Incursions into Alawite coastal areas of Syria raise sectarian tension
Gunmen drive into Alawite districts as Interior Minister signals sect's fears have been heard
'Outlaw' brothers killed after using mother as human shield in Jordan
Pair barricade themselves inside house in centre of northern city on border with Syria
Syria lifts curfew in Homs after Alawite areas come under attack
Calm returns to city after killings spark violence against minority community
Alawite homes set on fire in sectarian attacks in Syria
Curfew ordered in Homs after Bedouin gunmen avenge murder of tribal couple
Jordan, Syria and Lebanon seek to revive dormant energy deals
Israel-Gaza war had halted US-backed proposals, but a new political landscape has now emerged
Syrian Kurdish leader insists on decentralised governance as pressure mounts
SDF militia is not finished as fighting force but will have to relinquish territory to the new government in Damascus, sources say
Fourteen on trial over violent Syrian offensive in Alawite heartland
Government campaign in March marred ties between minorities and country's new Sunni order
Syria arrests security staff for 'violations' during unrest in Druze heartland
Authorities have committed to prosecuting perpetrators of violence against minority sect in Sweida
