Syria, 12-28-24

For today, links to reports from the Associated Press and National Public Radion; others are accessible by clicking on their initials below. (GAZA and UKRAINE entry for this date are HERE and HERE.)

   

FROM DEC. 26  An uneasy calm settles over Syrian city of Homs after outbreak of sectarian violence, by Abby Sewell | AP  HOMS, Syria — Syria’s new security forces checked IDs and searched cars in the central city of Homs on Thursday, a day after protests by members of the Alawite minority erupted in gunfire and stirred fears that the country’s fragile peace could break down. READ MORE . . .

   

FROM DEC. 27  Visiting the market in the old city of Damascus, once inaccessible to many Syrians. Reported by Hadeel Al-Shalchi | NPR  A visit to the souk in the old city in the Syrian capital of Damascus tell us a lot about the state of the country’s current economy. Click HERE to listen and read.