For today, links to reports from the Cradle and National Public Radio; othes are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (IRAN, UKRAINE, WEST BANK, LEBANON, GAZA and MEDIA entries for this date are HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE and HERE, or scroll up or down. SYRIA 3-15-25 entry is HERE, or scroll down.) — MCM

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FROM MARCH 14  Controversy after Syrian Druze clerics visit Israel. From the Cradle. Dozens of Syrian Druze clerics visited Israel for a pilgrimage to a holy site on Friday, sparking controversy and criticism from residents of southern Syria – who rejected the trip as an Israeli attempt to “sow division” and “exploit” the religious minority. READ MORE . . .

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FROM MARCH 11  Hundreds of Syrian children dumped in orphanages during Assad regime can’t be traced. Reported by Diaa Hadid | NPR  An NPR investigation finds that more than 350 Syrian children were secretly placed in orphanages across the capital, Damascus, when the Assad regime was in power. Now, some of them cannot be found. Click HERE to listen and read.

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