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Retribution and reconciliation in Syria

Retribution and reconciliation in Syria

Update: 2026-01-03
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Syria’s new rulers are trying to win over the Alawites after months of violence. But the reconciliation effort is controversial. On this episode of On Assignment, Reuters' Timour Azhari travels to Syria’s coastal provinces, the heartland of the Alawite religious minority which counts former President Bashar al-Assad among its number. He reports on the sectarian tensions and threat of violence that still stalk Syria more than a year since Assad's fall.

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Retribution and reconciliation in Syria

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