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Languishing in a dungeon cell of Syria’s then-ruler Bashar al-Assad, an unknown prisoner scrawled a verse of Arabic poetry on his cell wall — an expression of pain and love amid his torment. “My country, even if it oppresses me, is dear. My people, even if uncharitable to me, are generous,” …
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U.S. officials will be in Damascus Friday to hold talks with the country’s new leaders, the first group of American diplomats to formally visit Syria in more than a decade since Washington shuttered its embassy in Damascus in 2012. Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs Barbara Leaf, former …
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