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Syria: How the 'house of sisters' threat split society

A knock on the door, a muted threat and then they made the decision to leave the country, says Layla, a math teacher and mother-of-three in her 40s. Until recently, Layla — who didn't want DW to use ...
Digital Journal

Al-Qaeda and Syria branch split up

The Syrian branch of Al-Qaeda, Al-Nusra Front, said it was breaking ties with the global terror network, in a video showing its leader Abu Mohamad al-Jolani for the ...
Seattle Times

AP EXPLAINS: Why Syria’s al-Qaida may be considering a split

BEIRUT (AP) — Al-Qaida’s branch in Syria is considering splitting ties with the global terror group, members say. A Nusra Front official told The Associated Press ...
McClatchyDC

Syria, like Iraq and Lebanon, is on path toward sectarian split

Kurds, who make up about 10 percent of Syria’s population and a majority of the people in the northeastern province of Hasaka, also are fleeing to majority Kurdish areas, and a Kurdish enclave with ...
Digital Journal

Kurds, Christians split over Syria school curriculum

Kurdish authorities in Syria’s diverse northeast are facing swelling anger from the area’s Syriac Christians after shutting down more than a dozen schools run by the ancient minority. At the heart of ...